Migration, Development, and the Promise of CEDAW for Rural Women

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 Article 14.