CEDAW

November 2009 - Consultation Modules

Four consultation modules to support discussions at the regional consultation meetings and the preparation of submissions are currently being prepared. The first three modules will cover Articles three to sixteen. The fourth module will focus on Article two.

Three of the four consultation modules are set for release before 18 December 2009. The fourth module will be released in June - July 2010.

The consultation modules will have the following structure:

A census form - this will be made available with the modules. This form will gather information on age, geographic location, sexual orientation, socio economics, educational background, ethnicity - a wide range of things that we can use to better identify the populations of women who are experiencing marginalisation, indirect discrimination.

The modules have been compiled when possible, based on commonalities of theme. This is to assist with focusing the input to meeting discussions and to enable specialists in the field to deal with their areas of interest.

Module 1: Social Focus

Article 5 - Social and Cultural patterns

Article 6 - Exploitation of Women

Article 9 - Nationality

Article 13 - Economic and Social life

Article 16 - Marriage and Family

Module 2: Measures of Wellbeing

Article 10 - Education

Article 11 - Employment

Article 12 - Health

Article 15 - Legal

Module 3: Leadership and the rural perspective

Article 3 - Development and Advancement of Women

Article 4 - Positive Discrimination

Article 7 - Political and Public Life

Article 8 - International Representation and Participation

Article 14 - Rural Women

Module 4: Discrimination in law and the application of it

Article 2 - Elimination of Discrimination

For modules 1 - 3, questions will be designed around the following:

Discussion on progress since last report - those key issues under the Articles which featured in the previous report(s) will be reopened for analysis
CEDAW Committee concluding comments - questions on whether the recommendations and comments have been enacted over the reporting period
New or emerging issues as they pertain to the CEDAW Articles
Your personal stories, which exemplify the experience of discrimination

As they come ready, the modules will be posted to the NCWNZ website in word and pdf formats. A notice of their availability will also be dispatched via the CEDAW E-group. You can request hard-copy of the modules; just let us know how many you require.