Philippine Commission on Women

What rights are guaranteed by CEDAW? E-mail
Friday, 20 March 2009 11:16
  • Right to good quality education (articles 10 to 14)

  • Right to comprehensive health services, including on family planning (articles 11,12 and 14)

  • Right to access loans and other forms of financial credits (articles 13 and 14)

  • Right to join leisure, sports and cultural activities (articles 10, 13 and 14)

  • Right to decide on the number of children and on the number of years between pregnancies (article 16)

  • Right to shared parenting responsibilities (articles 5 to 16)

  • Right to have equal access to jobs, benefits and social security (articles 11 and 14)

  • Right to be paid equally based on the work they do (article 11)

  • Right to be free from all forms of violence whether physical, sexual, emotional,mental or economic (General Recommendation 12 and 19)

  • Right to be free from all forms of slavery and prostitution (article 6)

  • Right to vote, run for election and hold public office (article 7)

  • Right to represent the country internationally (article 8)

  • Right to acquire, change or retain nationality and citizenship (article 9)

 

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