Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination against Women (CEDAW) - The United Nations

Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination against Women (CEDAW) - Articles 10 and 11.1(c):

CEDAW Country Reports: The countries which have ratified or acceded to the Convention are required to put the provisions for the Convention into practice. They are also required to submit national reports on the measures adopted to meet the obligations.

Article 10

States Parties shall take all appropriate measures to eliminate discrimination against women in order to ensure to them equal rights with men in the field of education and in particular to ensure, on a basis of equality of men and women:

1. The same conditions for career and vocational guidance, for access to studies and for the achievement of diplomas in educational establishments of all categories in rural as well as in urban areas; this equality shall be ensured in pre-school, general, technical, professional and higher technical education, as well as in all types of vocational training;
2. Access to the same curricula, the same examinations, teaching staff with qualifications of the same standard and school premises and equipment of the same quality;
3. The elimination of any stereotyped concept of the roles of men and women at all levels and in all forms of education by encouraging coeducation and other types of education which will help to achieve this aim and, in particular, by the revision of textbooks and school programmes and the adaptation of teaching methods;
4. The same opportunities to benefit from scholarships and other study grants;
5. The same opportunities for access to programmes of continuing education, including adult and functional literacy programmes, particulary those aimed at reducing, at the earliest possible time, any gap in education existing between men and women;
6. The reduction of female student drop-out rates and the organization of programmes for girls and women who have left school prematurely;
7. The same Opportunities to participate actively in sports and physical education;
8. Access to specific educational information to help to ensure the health and well-being of families, including information and advice on family planning.

Article 11

1. States Parties shall take all appropriate measures to eliminate discrimination against women in the field of employment in order to ensure, on a basis of equality of men and women, the same rights, in particular:

   c. The right to free choice of profession and employment, the right to promotion, job security and all benefits and conditions of service and the right to receive vocational training and retraining, including apprenticeships, advanced vocational training and recurrent training.