Category: News
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Briefing a UN Expert on Localizing Housing Rights Through a Gender Lens
CEDAW Rising has briefed the United Nations Special Rapporteur on the right to adequate housing on how cities and counties can respect, protect and fulfill housing rights through a gender-responsive and intersectional approach. Our submission explains how gender and intersecting forms of discrimination shape housing insecurity and why advancing housing…
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CEDAW Rising’s Mary Hansel Joins Foreign Policy for America Panel
On September 14, CEDAW Rising Co-Founder Mary Hansel joined Foreign Policy for America’s panel entitled “The New Human Rights Agenda Is Local.” Mary’s fellow panelists were Occidental College Professor Anthony Tirado Chase and Professor Joshua Cooper of the Hawai‘i Institute for Human Rights and U.S. Human Rights Network. The discussion…
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CEDAW Rising Selected for Third Plateau’s 2026 Resilient Organizations Cohort
CEDAW Rising is honored to join Third Plateau’s 2026 Resilient Organizations cohort, a selective, capacity-building program for gender-focused nonprofits positioned for their next stage of growth. CEDAW Rising is building a new model for advancing intersectional gender justice, with a focus on local adoption and implementation of CEDAW. Our work…
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On Women’s Equality Day, We Highlight San Diego’s Groundbreaking Intersectional Analysis
The following statement is from Professor Amy Nantkes, Member of the CEDAW Rising Advisory Board and the San Diego Commission on the Status of Women and Girls: In May of 2022, San Diego County passed a robust CEDAW ordinance to ensure human rights protections for women, girls, and gender- diverse…
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CEDAW Rising Featured at the 25th Annual “Human Rights on the Hill” Conference
Mary Hansel, Co-Founder of CEDAW Rising, will present on local CEDAW implementation this Friday, July 24, at 3:00 p.m. ET as part of the 25th Annual Human Rights on the Hill program at Howard University’s Ralph J. Bunche Center. The conference focuses on implementing international human rights instruments and strengthening…
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CEDAW Rising to Present at “Women’s Rights and America’s 250th Anniversary”
CEDAW Rising Co-Founder Mary Hansel will join the U.S. Council of Organizations for “Women’s Rights and America’s 250th Anniversary,” a virtual discussion on the local implementation of the Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination Against Women (CEDAW). The panel will explore how local CEDAW measures can advance…
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CEDAW Rising Welcomes UN CEDAW Committee Member Esther Eghobamien-Mshelia
On June 16, CEDAW Rising hosted its Third National Convening, bringing together advocates, government officials, commissioners, scholars and civil society partners from across the United States and around the world to discuss intersectional data collection and analysis in local CEDAW implementation. We were honored to welcome Esther Eghobamien-Mshelia, Member of…
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Our Third National Convening: Intersectional Data Collection and Analysis
📅 June 16, 2026💻 Virtual🕚 11:00 a.m.–1:00 p.m. PT / 2:00–4:00 p.m. ET CEDAW Rising will host its Third National Convening, focused on intersectional data collection and analysis in local CEDAW implementation. We are deeply honored to welcome Esther Eghobamien-Mshelia, a member of the UN CEDAW Committee, who will share…
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CEDAW Rising Urges Emphasis on Local Governments in CEDAW Committee Guidance
CEDAW Rising recently submitted recommendations to the UN Committee on the Elimination of Discrimination Against Women regarding its Draft General Recommendation No. 41 on “Dismantling Gender Stereotypes and the Unequal Power Relations that Sustain Them.” The submission urges the Committee to explicitly recognize the critical role of local governments in…
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Introducing the CEDAW Rising Advisory Board!
CEDAW Rising is delighted to announce the membership of its Advisory Board—a group of exceptional leaders who bring diverse expertise in intersectional gender justice, movement building, legislative advocacy, strategic communications, data-driven systemic change and, of course, local CEDAW implementation. Chelsea Mutual, J.D.Chelsea Mutual is a gender justice attorney with experience…
