Bringing Equality Home - Implementing the convention on the elimination of all forms of discrimination against women (UNIFEM, 1998, 45 p.): IV. GOVERNMENT POLICY: (introduction...)

Bringing Equality Home - Implementing the convention on the elimination of all forms of discrimination against women (UNIFEM, 1998, 45 p.)

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ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS:

EXPLANATORY NOTE:

FOREWORD FROM UNIFEM'S EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR

INTRODUCTION

I. CONSTITUTIONS

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Colombia

Uganda

Brazil

South Africa

II. THE COURTS

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India

Botswana

Tanzania

Nepal

Australia

Zambia

Colombia

Costa Rica

III. NATIONAL LAWS

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United States: San Francisco

Hong Kong

Costa Rica

Japan

China

IV. GOVERNMENT POLICY

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South Africa

Colombia

V. THE CEDAW REPORTING PROCESS

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Zimbabwe

Croatia

Mauritius

Morocco

VI. RESERVATIONS

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India

VII. CONTACTS

VIII. REFERENCES

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The introduction of a new Government policy may not be as dramatic an event as constitutional change or a high court victory, but a good policy to which the Government is genuinely committed has great value. It can lead quickly to widespread, concrete changes if, for example, it specifies budget allocations for women's issues or quotas for women's representation at decision-making levels.

Policies are often framed in terms of open-ended or long-term Government commitments. It is important that women's NGOs monitor the Government's progress, measuring it against both the policy's stated goals and the Government's obligations under the Convention.