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Convention on the Elimination of all forms of Discrimination Against Women examined

14 November 2018

The Women and Equalities Committee holds a one-off session to examine the review of the UK by the UN Convention on the Elimination of all forms of Discrimination Against Women (CEDAW).

Purpose of the session

MPs will consider the following overarching issues:

  • The government's strategy for implementing CEDAW and accountability for doing so
  • Women's voice to government - including marginalised groups of women and how the government engages with women's equality experts in developing policy
  • Whether data collection is adequate to inform policy on sex discrimination, particularly in relation to intersectional issues for particular groups of women such as minority women, women impacted by religious laws and disabled women.

Witnesses

Wednesday 14 November, Room 15, Palace of Westminster.

At 09.50am:

  • Viv Hayes, Women's Resources Centre
  • Umme Iman, Angelou Centre
  • Andrea Murray, Equality and Human Rights Commission
  • Hayley Willingale, Equality and Human Rights Commission

Further information

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