CEDAW General Recommendation 35 encourages, through the use of incentives and corporate responsibility models and other mechanisms, the engagement of the private sector, including businesses and transnational corporations, in efforts to eradicate all forms of gender-based violence against women and
CEDAW General recommendation No. 23: Political and public life
States parties shall take all appropriate measures to eliminate discrimination against women in the political and public life of the country. Adopted in 1997, CEDAW General Recommendation No. 23: Political and Public Life calls for states parties to ensure that
CEDAW General Recommendation No. 34 on the Rights of Rural Women
Adopted in 2016, CEDAW General Recommendation No. 34 calls for states parties to legally enforce the right to decent work conditions for female agricultural workers. The marginalization of those in the informal sector and the changing of economic policies leave
CEDAW | General recommendation No. 35
CEDAW General Recommendation 35 encourages, through the use of incentives and corporate responsibility models and other mechanisms, the engagement of the private sector, including businesses and transnational corporations, in efforts to eradicate all forms of gender-based violence against women and
Center for Women’s Global Leadership Launches 2019 #Global16DaysCampaign Advocacy Guide
21 October 2019, New York : The Center for Women’s Global Leadership today announced the release of the 2019 Global 16 Days Campaign Advocacy Guide to support and strengthen efforts by advocates worldwide in engaging, mobilizing and scaling up efforts
Clean Clothes Campaign | Tailored Wages
The global garment industry is responsible for millions of people’s well-being around the world. The chains linking high-street stores such as H&M, Zara and Marks & Spencer, and the people who make the clothes these stores sell, stretch across the
Committee to Protect Journalists | Attacks on the Press: Gender and Media Freedom Worldwide
A collection of articles by the Committee to Protect Journalists on violence against women journalists and media workers. They are also available as a collected print edition.
Convention 189 & Recommendation 201 at a glance
Highlights of the provisions of the Domestic Workers Convention No. 189 and Recommendation No. 201. These new standards, adopted in June 2011, are a strong recognition of the economic and social value of domestic work and a call for action
Corena Gonzalez, Administrative Coordinator
Corena Gonzalez serves as the administrative coordinator for the Center for Women’s Global Leadership. She has a Bachelor of Arts in Journalism and Media Studies and is currently completing her Master of Communication and Media, specializing in Digital Media. Corena
Count me In! Research report on violence against disabled, lesbian, and sex-working women in Bangladesh, India, and Nepal
This study serves to quantify levels of violence experienced by marginalized communities within countries in Southeast Asia. Violence against women, lesbian women, and sex workers create issues beyond those in the community. Lack of policy or initiatives to protect these
Counting the Cost: The Price Society pays for violence against women