Today, I had time to get my official CSW 58 badge so was able to attend not only Parallel Meetings in the church center but also go "inside" the UN buildings where there were more "Side Meetings". I took full advantage of this and attended two sessions on Human Trafficking, a session on Girls Education in Afghanistan, a session on...

As I walked with Erica Higbie, FAWCO's UN Rep in New York, to the UN area, I was filled with anticipation - nervous and excited, imagining myself in the UN Great Hall / the General Assembly with dignitaries from member states.  However, Erica informed me that the so-called "Paralllel Meetings" put on by NGOs are outside the UN buildings and open...

Monday March 17th
"Data-Revolution" is the CSW58 buzzword and it means doing a better job of capturing gender statistics for the Post-2015 Agenda. Mexico presented a program on making women more visible through indicators and tracking statistics that are gender specific. Governments need to capture disaggregated information on unpaid work, care-giving, access to healthcare and resources, wealth, income, violence, education,

Consultation Day March 9th
Consultation Day is sponsored by NGO CSW (civil society’s Committee of the Status of Women) and traditionally takes place on the Sunday before the Commission on the Status of Women.

This year’s NGO CSW Women of Distinction Award winner was Sharon Bhagwan Rolls for her empowerment of women through radio in Fiji, where women have little...