Cities for CEDAW

The Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination Against Women

Announcing the 2022-2023 Annual Report—get your copy!

Announcing the 2022-2023 Annual Report—get your copy!

Cities for CEDAW is a human rights movement to promote intersectional gender justice at the local level.

 

The mission of Cities for CEDAW* is to foster gender justice and strengthen the rights of women and girls, in all their diversity, through local adoption and implementation of the principles set forth in the UN Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination Against Women (CEDAW). We strive to ensure our movement is grassroots-driven, intersectional, multigenerational and aligned with human rights standards. 

We provide resources and expertise to support communities, local advocates and government officials in passing and effectuating CEDAW measures in cities and counties across the U.S. CEDAW measures offer evidence-based, data-driven frameworks for asserting and advancing the rights of women and girls within local jurisdictions. They galvanize local policies and practices to dismantle systemic barriers, address intersectional inequalities and ensure equal opportunities for all.

 

* Although our movement is named Cities for CEDAW, we work to promote CEDAW-based legislation at all levels of government. 

[AS OF SEPTEMBER 2023]

Cities and Counties with CEDAW Legislation

 

Map courtesy of
Cities for CEDAW Histories and Futures Project

Take Action in Your City

WIN and its partners have developed an effective campaign to help you take action in your city, town, county, and state…
 
Numerous jurisdictions across the country have been motivated to craft Resolutions and Ordinances to advance human rights for women into public policy, by establishing the principles of CEDAW locally.
From San Francisco CA to Bozeman MT to Toledo OH to Louisville KY to Broward County FL, municipalities large and small, urban and rural, are implementing the CEDAW model for strategies and tools to support women and girls.   CEDAW guides this process with Resolutions, statements of support and endorsement for gender equity, and Ordinances, the legal framework for anti-discrimination policies.
 
Over 15 Ordinances have been approved by local officials, with over 40 Resolutions to date. There are over 50 local coalitions expressing interest in establishing CEDAW locally, and the number continues to grow.

Congratulations to our newest CEDAW City: Washington DC!

On March 15, 2023, Washington DC pass an ordinance making the Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination against Women (CEDAW) city law. 

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