30 years of the CEDAW Women's Rights Convention
The contributions from Deputy Prime Minister Sabine Monauni, CEDAW expert Erika Schläppi and the panel from diplomacy, administration and civil society made it clear: legal equality has been achieved - actual equality remains an ongoing task and needs clear political approval in times of backlash.
As the Liechtenstein Association for Human Rights (VMR), we emphasize the following four fields of action in our CEDAW shadow report together with other organizations:
1) Consistently combating violence against women
- Development of a nationwide strategy for the protection against violence
- Expansion of specialized support services
- Sustainable funding of counseling centers
- Improved data collection on gender-specific violence
2) Accelerate economic equality
- Finally implement equal pay effectively
- Strengthen the compatibility of family and career; motherhood is still a financial risk for women.
- Promote more women in management positions through targeted measures
3) Increase political participation
- Make women more visible and present in political offices
- Reduce structural barriers to candidacies
- Further increase awareness in administration and institutions
4) Reproductive health
- Access to all reproductive health services for women and girls
CEDAW clearly shows us that gender equality is a process. For Liechtenstein to make progress both nationally and internationally, it needs a consistent political will for women's rights.
