Cities for CEDAW just released their 2022-2023 annual report featuring WomenNC as the lead organization for CEDAW in North Carolina. Within the report, it features the Durham County CEDAW resolution WomenNC helped pass and enshrine into local deliberative process. Read below.
Resolution of the Durham County in Support of the Counties for CEDAW Initiative
The report also features the research of 2022-2023 WomenNC Scholars.
CEDAW (Convention to Eliminate All Forms of Discrimination Against Women) is an international treaty adopted by the UN in 1979 that has yet to be ratified by the U.S Senate. Cities for CEDAW is a campaign to protect the rights of women and girls by passing ordinances establishing the principles of CEDAW in cities and towns across the United States.
WomenNC spearheaded the CEDAW movement in NC. Due in large measure to the organizing and advocacy efforts of WomenNC staff, Board, and volunteers, two municipalities, Durham County and Durham City became the first regions in North Carolina to pass resolutions in support of CEDAW by respectively, creating sustainable mechanisms for ensuring gender equity by requiring them to evaluate their programs and budgets annually to ensure that each addresses barriers to equality faced by women.
Read the 2022-2023 Annual Report below!
Cities for CEDAW 2022-2023 Annual Report