CITIES FOR CEDAW: Gender Equity Policy Development & Implementation at the Local Level The California Women’s Conference – Advocacy in Action Friday, January 22, 2016 San Francisco Commission and Department on the Status of Women Nancy Kirshner-Rodriguez, Commissioner Emily M. Murase, PhD, Executive Director

Bringing CEDAW to San Francisco Timeline 1974 – SF COSW established 1994 – Permanent COSW and DOSW formed 1995 – UN 4 th World Conference on Women, Beijing 1996 – Coalition Building in SF 1998 – SF CEDAW Ordinance 1998-now – CEDAW Implementation in SF 2

Establishing Infrastructure 3 CEDAW requires concrete steps to integrate gender equity and human rights principles into all aspects of government, including services & programs, employment policies, and budget allocations

Establishing Infrastructure 4 Commission implements and enforces CEDAW

Framework & Outcomes 5 Family Violence Council

44 Months with ZERO Domestic Violence Homicides 6

Framework & Outcomes 7 Mayor’s Taskforce on Anti-Human Trafficking SB 1193

Framework & Outcomes 8 Gender Equity in the Workplace

Framework & Outcomes 9 Girls Report

Cities for CEDAW Update 100 Cities for CEDAW with measures meeting 3 basic requirements: 1.Gender Analysis 2.Oversight Body 3.Funding 10

11 Cities for CEDAW Update 1. San Francisco, CA 2. Los Angeles, CA 3. Berkeley, CA 4. Miami-Dade County, FL 5. Louisville, KY 6. Kansas City, MO 7. Daly City, CA 8. Oakland, CA 9. Cincinnati, OH 10. Santa Monica, CA 11. Minneapolis, MN

RESOURCES San Francisco Department on the Status of Women Cities4CEDAW.org Gender Analysis Reports Human Rights in Action: San Francisco’s Local Implementation of the UN Women’s Treaty (CEDAW) Gender Analysis Toolkit Women’s Intercultural Network CitiesforCEDAW.org Facebook.com/cities4CEDAW #cities4cedaw 12