4.      CEDAW is a thinly veiled "comparable worth" mandate. Even though American women are prevalent in "male-dominated" professions and earn the majority of associate’s and bachelor’s degrees, as well as 40 percent of doctoral degrees and more than 40 percent of law and medical degrees.

5.      Abortion is the driving force behind the CEDAW treaty. Universal access to abortion-on-demand continues to be viewed as essential for women’s equality. Feminists view pregnancy as hampering women’s careers and lessening their ability to compete equally with men. Ratification of CEDAW could easily be used to broaden the scope of abortion in the United States, just as it has and continues to be used for that purpose around the world.

The House hearing “dipped a toe into the waters” testing whether CEDAW can now be ratified. Those who advocate most vehemently for CEDAW don’t need the treaty. They already enjoy abundant materialism, opportunities and negligible inequality. Poor women in developing nations are fighting for the basic needs of everyday life — education and literacy, access to basic medicines, nutrition, etc.

CEDAW advocates in Western nations are using these women’s disadvantages to push an agenda of sexual and reproductive rights for females as young as age 10. Hiding under the guise of "human rights," and veiling their intentions with appeals for needy women in developing nations, these activists insist CEDAW is necessary.

To repeat: The United States has not agreed to the obligations of the UN Security Resolution 1325.

There are many reasons CEDAW has not been ratified and any attempt to get it in through the back door should be stopped.