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Women:
What would the candidate do to push for Senate ratification of the international convention (CEDAW - Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination against Women) that promotes women's equality in all spheres of life?
Follow-up:
It's not true that U.S. women already enjoy full equality
and do not need CEDAW. The U.S. is the only industrial nation that has not ratified CEDAW, putting it in the company of countries like Iran and Sudan. Ratification of CEDAW would not only afford U.S. women greater rights but would allow the U.S. to demonstrate its commitment to an international human rights system that it claims to believe in.
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Human Rights Watch recommends:
The U.S. government should make sure that U.S. women enjoy the same human rights protections as other women around the globe by ratifying CEDAW.
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