The First CEDAW [Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination Against Women] Impact Study was designed by the International Advisory Committee as a pilot study in ten countries that are Member States of the United Nations, to gather qualitative and quantitative data from the "grassroots" in order to develop better measurements of the implementation of human rights guarantees from the perspective of women's rights activists.

The 232 page study was published by the Centre for Feminist Research and the International Women's Rights Project, York University, Toronto, Canada, with the guidance of the United Nations Division for the Advancement of Women (DAW), UNIFEM and expert members of  an International Advisory Committee. It includes an Introduction by Andrew Byrnes and Jane Connors as well as reports on : Canada, Germany, Japan, Nepal, Netherlands, Panama, South Africa, South Korea, Turkey and Ukraine.

The individual papers are available for viewing by clicking on the titles below. Please note that the files are available in .pdf format, and as such require Adobe software   for viewing:

• Introduction
• Overview
• Canada
• Germany
• Japan
• Nepal
• Netherlands
• Panama
• South Africa
• South Korea
• Turkey
• Ukraine

The Introduction is also available in .doc format.  Please click here for that version.

At present the IWRP does not have any printed copies of the Report available.  For the time being, please direct your order to Women Ink attention Yasna Uberoi.

Director: Susan Bazilli


IWRP
Centre for Global Studies
University of Victoria
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With thanks: original site created by Kelly Mannix. Maintained and updated by Nina Cherington.