Annotation:
This fact sheet provides information about the creation and significance of CEDAW. The fact sheet sets out to debunk misconceptions about CEDAW and its impact on the US should it be ratified. These misconceptions are: 1) US ratification would give too much power to international community; 2) discrimination is defined too broadly in CEDAW which could cause frivolous lawsuits in US; 3) it redefines family and roles of men and women; 4) CEDAW supports abortion; 5) CEDAW threatens single-sex schools; 6) ratification might lead to sanction same-sex marriages; and 7) CEDAW will require legalization of prostitution.