Rhoda Reddock

Biography

Rhoda Reddock (born 7 June 1953) is a Trinidadian educator and social activist. She has served as founder, chair, adviser, or member of several organizations, such as the Caribbean Association for Feminist Research and Action (CAFRA), the Global Fund for Women, and the Regional Advisory Committee of the Global Coalition on Women and AIDS established by UNAIDS. In 2002 she received the Seventh CARICOM Triennial Award for Women, was Trinidad and Tobago's nominee for the International Women of Courage Award in 2008, and was honoured in her country's National Honour Awards ceremony in 2012 with the Gold Medal for the Development of Women. In June 2018, Reddock was the first-ever from Trinidad and Tobago to be elected with the highest number of votes among the candidates to serve on the United Nations Committee on the Elimination of Discrimination against Women (CEDAW) for the term 2019 to 2022.

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