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We are Proud to share a new online publication on CEDAW’s GR40! 

In a world where women remain underrepresented in most of the international decision-making spaces — from diplomacy and peacebuilding to international tribunals, multilateral organizations and climate forums, CEDAW’s General Recommendation No. 40 (GR40) offers something rare: an international law framework  to demand parity.

Earlier this year, GQUAL and Opinio Juris held an online Symposium inviting experts from different backgrounds and regions to reflect on the potential of GR40 to shape leadership in different fields. The publication compiles all these contributions.

 

The collection includes the following articles, written by global experts and practitioners who explore the legal, political, and practical dimensions of GR40’s implementation:

 

• Transforming Decision-Making – An Introduction to the Symposium on CEDAW’s GR40 – María Noel Leoni, Alejandra Vicente 
• Roadmap to Parity 50/50 – Nicole Ameline
• Reinvigorating Equal and Inclusive Participation of Women in International Decision-making – CEDAW’s General Recommendation 40 and a Renewed Interpretation of Article 8 of the CEDAW Convention – Claudia Martin
• Gendering and Decolonizing Human Rights Bodies – CEDAW GR40’s Impact on Women’s Representation in International Decision-making Organs – Hélène Tigroudja
• Gender Parity in the ICJ and ILC – About Time! – Nilüfer Oral, Rashmi Raman 
• Gender Parity, Power and Influence – The Path Less Taken – Laura Nyirinkindi
• Empowering Equality – How the World Bank’s Women, Business and the Law Index Supports the Monitoring and Implementation of CEDAW GR40 on Equal and Inclusive Representation of Women in Decision-Making Systems – Natália Mazoni, Aylén Rodríguez Ferrari 
• Appointing Madame Secretary-General — A Legal Obligation? – Natalie Samarasinghe
• Gender Parity in Peace Operations – A Receding Goal? – Anne Marie Goetz, Sudarsana Kundu, Foteini Papagioti
• A Catalyst for Gender Equity and Climate Justice – Mamta Borgoyary
• Let’s Close the Gender Leadership Gap in Global Trade – Anoush der Boghossian
• A Catalyst for Gender Equality in International Investment Arbitration – Mairée Uran Bidegain
• Perspectives from the Inter-American Commission of Women of the OAS – Alejandra Mora, Marta Martínez 
• An Opportunity for Asia-Pacific – Build on the Momentum of GR40 – Priya Pillai 
• Having a Seat at the Table Is Not Enough; Women Are Ready to Thrive – Leticia Born 
• The GR40 as a Fundamental Basis for Foreign Policy – Claudia Fuentes Julio , Solange Dufourcq del Canto 
• Conclusion: Charting the Path to Women’s Equal Representation – María Noel Leoni, Alejandra Vicente 

 

Let’s move from commitments to actions, and use GR40 to reshape who holds power globally.