Women Enabled International’s Post

📢 On October 25, 2024, a groundbreaking step was made for women’s representation: the #CEDAW Committee launched General Recommendation No. 40 (GR40) on the Equal and Inclusive Representation of Women in Decision-Making Systems! Women Enabled International (WEI), in partnership with the Inclusive Generation Equality Collective (IGEC), played a key role in shaping this recommendation, pushing for a disability-inclusive perspective. Our submission highlighted the urgent need to ensure that women with disabilities are not only present in decision-making spaces but also empowered to lead and make their voices heard. 🌍✨ In the words of Gertrude Oforiwa Fefoame, Chair of the CRPD Committee and IGEC member, “We are still fighting to enter decision-making spaces on an equal basis with others, a fight that pulls our attention away from the substantive contributions we can and should make to those spaces.” The GR40 is an extremely valuable tool which women, girls and gender diverse people with disabilities can use to demand for equal, meaningful, and accessible representation. 💪🌍 #GR40 #WomenInLeadership #InclusiveDecisionMaking https://lnkd.in/ehdnNRHz

GR40 Recommendations Download

GR40 Recommendations Download

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