The DISE Collective would like to congratulate Dr. Eudine Barriteau for her election to the United Nations Committee on the Elimination of Discrimination against Women (CEDAW) on June 7, 2024.

Professor Barriteau is a former principal of the Cave Hill Campus of the University of the West Indies and a world-renowned academic and feminist scholar who was endorsed by CARICOM. She has advocated for women’s rights and gender equality for over thirty-five years, and introduced and institutionalised the Caribbean Institute in Gender and Development Studies - the only one of its kind in the Commonwealth of the Caribbean for 30 years.

Her creation of outreach and academic training programmes to cultivate women’s leadership, coupled with her extensive research and publications on the matter, has inspired a new generation of advocates, shaped and bolstered organisations at all levels, and led to The DISE’s strong support during her bid. We look forward to witnessing her impact on this important United Nations committee.

Dr. Barriteau will serve on the Committee from 2025 until 2028.

“I am humbled and honoured to be elected to the United Nations Committee on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination against Women. This election is testament to the high regard in which Barbados is viewed on the world stage. Barbados and the Caribbean region can be assured that I will continue to devote all my energies to protecting and defending the rights of women everywhere there is a need.”
Dr. V. Eudine Barriteau

The CEDAW is a 23-member body of independent experts on women’s rights from across the globe that monitors the implementation of the UN Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination against Women. The aims of the Convention include the improvement of the civil and legal status of women, securing gender equality and safeguarding human reproduction.

More about CARICOM and Dr. V. Eudine Barriteau here.

Congratulations to Dr. Barriteau