This article first outlines rural-to-urban
migration in general, then the effect of
migration on rural women specifically, and
finally the effect of CEDAW's Article 14 on the
rights of rural women. The author argues that
migration has some positive effects on rural
women and that CEDAW's Article 14 empowers
rural women. The author documents these effects
by looking at comparative case studies in
China, India, Ghana and South Africa. In these
case studies, the author looks at the successes
achieved and limitations faced by these
countries in realizing the mandates of CEDAW