THE TIME TO RATIFY THE WOMEN'S HUMAN RIGHTS TREATY IS NOW!

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THE TIME TO RATIFY THE WOMEN'S HUMAN RIGHTS TREATY IS NOW!

WE'VE WAITED LONG ENOUGH:
THE TIME TO RATIFY THE WOMEN'S HUMAN RIGHTS TREATY IS NOW!

Dear Friend,

On December 18th, 1979 the United Nations General Assembly passed the Convention on the Elimination of Discrimination Against Women (CEDAW).  30 years later the United States still has NOT ratified the treaty and is keeping company with known human rights violators including Sudan, Somalia, and Iran.  It's time to say enough is enough and demand that President Obama make this a priority moving forward in 2010.

Friend, Please CLICK HERE to send a strong message to President Obama to prioritize ratifying CEDAW.  The ratification of CEDAW by the United States is both urgent and necessary. Every day women in the international community are denied equal access to the resources and rights to which they are entitled, and the implementation of the treaty seeks to eradicate such inequalities on a global level. CEDAW has broad support from over two hundred leading advocacy organizations, including the AARP, American Association of University Women, and the American Bar Association.

Please also change your Facebook icon and your Twitter picture using the picture on the right to send a strong message to your friends, family and loved ones that this is an issue important to your heart.

The 2008 World Economic Forum Gender Gap Report places the United States 27th in overall gender equity. The United States ranks low among industrialized countries on many comparative measures of women's well-being, such as maternal and infant mortality, health care, and women's political participation, among others. Women who work full time still earn only 87 cents to every dollar men earn, for example. With ratification of CEDAW, the status of women could be improved in many ways.

We can't wait any longer.  Click here to send President Obama a message that you support equal human rights for women and ask him to support CEDAW.

Thanks for all you do,

Anu Joshi
National Outreach Coordinator
Citizens for Global Solutions

P.S. Don't forget to change your Facebook and Twitter icon.  Here' s a smaller version of the icon if that's easier:

 

+ Click Here to Read More about CEDAW

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