The Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination Against Women, an International human-rights treaty which is structured in six parts with 30 articles total, 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. Described as an international bill of rights for women, it was instituted on 3 September 1981 and has been ratified by 189 states. The United States and Palau have signed, but not ratified the treaty. The Convention is structured in six parts with 30 articles total. 
The Committee on the Elimination of Discrimination Against Women was formed on 3 September 1981 after the CEDAW received the 20 ratifications required for it to enter into force. 20 ratifications 18 December 1979 3 September 1981 The treaty came into force and closed for signature on September 3, 1981 with the ratification of 20 states. On December 18, 1979, the Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination Against Women was opened for signature. 
