The Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination Against Women, an International human-rights treaty, was introduced in 1979 and ratified in 1995.
The Convention on the Elimination of all Forms of Discrimination Against Women (CEDAW) is an international treaty adopted in 1979 by the United Nations General Assembly. 18 December 1979 Described as an international bill of rights for women, it was instituted on 3 September 1981 and has been ratified by 189 states. 3 September 1981 
