Ratify the CEDAW

Celebrate Mother's Day by contacting your senators and urging them to support ratification of the Women's Rights Treaty. Officially named the Convention on the Elimination of all Forms of Discrimination Against Women (CEDAW), this Treaty has been used by women around the world to reduce violence and discrimination.

The U.S. stands alone among industrialized nations in its failure to ratify CEDAW. How can the U.S. maintain that it is a leader in women's rights when it refuses to join the 185 nations who have ratified CEDAW? Do we want our government to stand up for international women's rights or to stand with Sudan , Somalia and Iran , which have also failed to ratify CEDAW?

The Feminist Majority, in coalition with 200 leading organizations across the U.S. , is asking us to contact our senators during the week of May 14 on behalf of women and mothers around the world. Urge your senators to support ratification of the Women's Rights Treaty.