This is, what I feel, a fascinating article by Christina Hoff-Sommers about the United Nations CEDAW (Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination against Women) Treaty. She provides alot of information and background about what is REALLY going on with this treaty.

She discusses how feminists in favor of the treaty publicly say it will have no effect on American laws or policies, that the treaty is only symbolic. Yet, privately, these same feminists say "how American women can use CEDAW to bring about a 'sea change' in our laws." Hoff-Sommers discusses the historical significance of the treaty, including a direct connection to 1970's radical feminists. She talks about how the treaty will likely lead to more intrusion into Americans' personal lives. The legal issues and legal ambiguity is discussed. Overall, the treaty seems to be summarizable as follows: "There are no differences between men and women and they must not be treated differently. Unless, we are giving women advantages." Apparently, methods to get these advantages, at a minmum, include quotas for women and "re-education" for men.

If the United States signs the CEDAW treaty, our country will be regularly reviewed for compliance. Hoff-Sommers discusses how this review process has worked in other countries, including that "Liechtenstein was closely questioned about a 'Father's Day' project."

Here's a quote from the article. The link to the full article is at the bottom.

If the United states ratifies CEDAW there will be a three-ring circus each time we come up for review. American laws, customs, and private behavior will be evaluated by 23 UN gender ministers to see whether they comply with a feminist ideal that is 30 years out of date. The Committee will pounce on all facets of American life that fail to achieve full gender integration. That many American mothers stay home with children or work part-time will be at the top of their list of "discriminatory practices." Committee members like Cuba's Magalys Arocha Dominguez will want to know what our government has done to change our patterns of behavior. The American delegation will then enter a "consultative dialogue" with the Committee to develop appropriate remedies.

They will get plenty of help from organizations like NOW, the Feminist Majority, and the American Association of University Women. Groups of which Americans know little or nothing will take CEDAW as a legal mandate to implement their worldview. If ratified, the treaty would give these organizations a license to sue, reeducate, and resocialize their fellow citizens. Gender quotas, comparable-worth pay policies, state-subsidized daycare, and other initiatives that have failed again and again to win democratic support would instantly be transformed into universal human rights. And the women's groups would have new allies: UN officials and international NGOs would join them in cultivating American pastures under the legal and moral authority of the Women's Treaty.

http://www.aei.org/article/society-and-culture/race-and-gender/feminism-by-treaty/