The life and times of Leticia Ramos Shahani
Luz Maria Martinez 11 June 2015 http://www.isiswomen.org/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=1769:the-life-and-times-of-leticia-ramos-shahani&catid=196&Itemid=449 Dr Leticia Ramos Shahani, whose life can hardly be categorized into one area of work, was honored on June 9, 2015 by the House of Representatives and the Committee on Women and Gender Equality of the Philippines for her valuable contributions in shaping the women's global agenda and pioneering initiatives for the empowerment of women through a national resolution. For those of who may not know who she is, she is no less than the first co-author of the UN Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination Against Women (CEDAW). The first working draft was known as the Philippine-Soviet Draft, and she is among the top-ranking women of the UN. Shahani, served as Chair of the UN Commission on The Status of Women; Secretary General of both the Third UN World Conference on Women and S...