وتستحدث تدابير خاصة في ميادين المدارس والتعليم والتدريب والحياة العملية والنهوض المهني بالمرأة والتوفيق بين الأسرة والعمل والعنف ضد المرأة.
Article 1 For the purposes of the present Convention, the term "discrimination against women" shall mean any distinction, exclusion or restriction made on the basis of sex which has the effect or purpose of impairing or nullifying the recognition, enjoyment or exercise by women irrespective of their marital status, on a basis of equality of men and women, of human rights and fundamental freedoms in the political, economic, social, cultural, civil or any other field.