The authors discuss the right to education
for women as addressed and delineated in
international human rights law and in
particular within CEDAW. They explore what
this right grants to women and why it is
important. The authors argue that bringing
CEDAW into this discussion can be beneficial
in encouraging states to adopt measures that
would promote this right. Currently, states
and other non-state actors are not clear
about the best methods to create equality in
education and the framework provided by CEDAW
in this respect is needed. It is argued that