The United Nation established "The Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination Against Women, known as "CEDAW" in 1946, whose goal is to protect women from any form of discrimination in the U.S. and around the world.
The last attempt for the U.S. to sign the Convention was in the early 1980's when President Carter took the issue to the U.S. Senate Foreign Relations Committee. But it got stuck there for more than 30 years. The U.S. has the obligation to be part of international progress against any form of discrimination against women. Today, only 7 nations have refused to sign the Convention: : : Iran, Palau, Somalia, South Sudan, Sudan, Tonga, and United States.
--petition by National Council of Chinese Americans (myNCCA.org)