The Intricacies of Adopting International “Norms” from the Bottom Up

Authors

Malia L. Womack UC BerkeleyFollow

Abstract

This manuscript examines the socio-political climate that led San Francisco to adopt an ordinance based on the Convention on the Elimination of all Forms of Discrimination Against Women (CEDAW), despite the United States’ failure to ratify the treaty. The publication also investigates the successes and shortcomings of the ordinance’s materialization.

Recommended Citation

Womack, Malia L. UC Berkeley (2015) "The Intricacies of Adopting International “Norms” from the Bottom Up," Wagadu: A Journal of Transnational Women's & Gender Studies: Vol. 13: Iss. 1, Article 9.
Available at: https://digitalcommons.cortland.edu/wagadu/vol13/iss1/9