If news reports are correct, two of the seven U.N. member states that have not ratified the CEDAW (Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination Against Women) are Iran and the United States.
Here are two pieces of writing on it that might be well worth your time (for various reasons):
first, Senate Revisits the ‘Women’s Treaty’, by Amy Lieberman
second, The Case against the U.N. Women’s Treaty by (turncoat?) Christina Hoff Sommers
Apart from the more obviously important issues, was/is it inappropriate for me to include a parenthetical “turncoat” before Christina Hoff Sommers’ name? Does justice/morality/ethics require me to list her name as author just as I list other names as authors? Whether justice/morality/ethics does so or not, what other words might readers use to describe her? Any thoughts to share on this or related matters?