The Convention obliges States parties in constitutions or legislation to take appropriate steps to ensure that women, on the basis of equality with men, enjoy the right to vote in all elections and referendums, and to be elected. These rights must be enjoyed both de jure and de facto.
Legal status
Non-negotiated soft law
Body
Committee on the Elimination of Discrimination against Women
Document type
General Comment / Recommendation
Means of adoption
N.A.
Topic(s)
Civil & Political Rights
Equality & Inclusion
Gender
Governance & Rule of Law
Person(s) affected
Men
Women
Year
1997
Paragraph type
Other
Reference
CEDAW General Recommendation No. 23, Political and public life (1997), para. 18.