The Convention on the Elimination of all Forms of Discrimination Against Women (CEDAW) is an international treaty that … provides universal standards for protecting and promoting women's rights; it was adopted by the United Nations in 1979 and … ratification are far outweighed by the benefits it will bring to women worldwide; and the time is ripe for such action. Caution on …

higher marriage rates for women and lower for men. Land abundance favored higher fertility. The demands of childcare … opportunities outside the home. Frontier women were less likely to report "gainful employment," but among those who did, relatively … more had high-status occupations. Together, these findings integrate contrasting narratives about frontier women …