The review of the fifth national report on the implementation of the U.N. Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination Against Women (CEDAW) is underway in Taipei City, highlighting Taiwan’s commitment to enacting and refining measures that promote gender equality.
Speaking at the opening ceremony of the review meeting, Vice Premier Cheng Li-chiun said that Taiwan passed a CEDAW enforcement act in 2011 and stipulated that every four years a national report on results should be submitted. She added that this year’s five international expert reviewers included Esther Eghobamien-Mshelia, a sitting member of the U.N. Committee on CEDAW.
According to Cheng, the fifth national report showcases the government’s efforts from 2021-2024 to improve gender equality, advance women’s rights and eliminate all forms of discrimination against women. She pointed out Taiwan’s first-place ranking in Asia and sixth in the world on the Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development’s Social Institutions and Gender Index in 2023 as evidence for achievemnets to date.
The vice premier added that the report also highlights progress in areas spanning the protection of gender-related human rights within the judicial system; women’s rights regarding employment, health, economic, and social life; and gender equality in marriage and family relations. The report is also key to identifying points requiring further improvement.
Since the report was finalized, the government has continued to promote measures such as the 2025-2027 national action plan for preventing gender-based violence, Cheng said. A flexible care mechanism allowing applications for parental leave on a daily basis was launched earlier this year, she noted, adding that the aim is to transform caregiving into a responsibility borne not by women alone.
The vice premier concluded by thanking academics, experts, officials and civic groups for their participation. She shared a hope for CEDAW’s implementation across society, ensuring gender equality and a lifestyle with freedom and dignity and fostering the sustainable development of Taiwan’s democracy. (YCH-E)
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Speaking at the opening ceremony of the review meeting, Vice Premier Cheng Li-chiun said that Taiwan passed a CEDAW enforcement act in 2011 and stipulated that every four years a national report on results should be submitted. She added that this year’s five international expert reviewers included Esther Eghobamien-Mshelia, a sitting member of the U.N. Committee on CEDAW.
According to Cheng, the fifth national report showcases the government’s efforts from 2021-2024 to improve gender equality, advance women’s rights and eliminate all forms of discrimination against women. She pointed out Taiwan’s first-place ranking in Asia and sixth in the world on the Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development’s Social Institutions and Gender Index in 2023 as evidence for achievemnets to date.
The vice premier added that the report also highlights progress in areas spanning the protection of gender-related human rights within the judicial system; women’s rights regarding employment, health, economic, and social life; and gender equality in marriage and family relations. The report is also key to identifying points requiring further improvement.
Since the report was finalized, the government has continued to promote measures such as the 2025-2027 national action plan for preventing gender-based violence, Cheng said. A flexible care mechanism allowing applications for parental leave on a daily basis was launched earlier this year, she noted, adding that the aim is to transform caregiving into a responsibility borne not by women alone.
The vice premier concluded by thanking academics, experts, officials and civic groups for their participation. She shared a hope for CEDAW’s implementation across society, ensuring gender equality and a lifestyle with freedom and dignity and fostering the sustainable development of Taiwan’s democracy. (YCH-E)
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