by the Independent Women’s Forum

About the author: The Independent Women’s Forum is a conservative nonprofit organization offering an alternative to the feminist viewpoint.

CEDAW [Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination Against Women] is a U.N. convention that was signed in 1980 by President Jimmy Carter but never ratified by the U.S. Senate—for good reasons. Now Senators Joseph Biden and Barbara Boxer are leading a fight to ratify CEDAW, and it looks like the vote will be close.

Ten Reasons Why This Misnamed Treaty Should Be Rejected

1. CEDAW Assails Our Federal System and National Sovereignty at a Time We Can Least Afford It: Those who support CEDAW say that it won’t affect our states’ laws or...