That is what I overheard outside the entrance to the UN buildings in New York City on my first day of attending CSW69 in March 2025. It was said half-jokingly by a middle-aged man who worked at the UN to his...
My initial reaction walking into the United Nations building on Day 1 of CSW69 was pure shock, excitement and joy. I’ve never experienced anything quite like it: thousands of women from around the world gathered in one place to have their voices heard, to advocate for meaningful, global change. Coming...
Two official side events during the first two days CSW69 presented an insightful picture of the fluid gender situation in Europe, from the Nordic countries with their enviable track record of gender equality to the countries of Eastern Europe and the Balkans that...
The Commission on the Status of Women (CSW) session takes place annually at the United Nations Headquarters in New York. The 69th session took place March 10 to 21, 2025. Twenty-four FAWCO delegates participated. This session marked the 30th anniversary of the 1995 World Conference on Women and the Beijing Declaration and Platform for...
I had the honor of listening to the work of four different organizations on how they are not only empowering females, but also males.
Nayana Chowdhury (Breakthrough India), Shrinivas Rao (Azad Foundation), Samitha Sugathimala (Foundation for Innovative Social Development and MenEngage Alliance), Wessel van den Berg PhD (Equimundo Center for Masculinities and Social Justice), and...
“...[C]an’t even go outside to walk for exercise by themselves.” “Stoned to death for a ‘mistake’ they (the Taliban) thought was egregious.”
Yesterday I had the honor of meeting Shahla Farid, a former professor at the University of Kabul, and her two daughters. We didn’t have time for Ms. Farid to tell me much about her life.
Posted by Amanda Lane: “Attending #CSW68 with Ruba Hattar, MSc. was an excellent experience that has us thinking of more ways Collateral Repair Project can support women this year. Namely, increasing daycare for parents in our community is becoming a top priority for us as a result...
This year was the largest CSW ever, and it is now the largest women’s international conference by far and the second largest gathering of people at the UN next to the annual UN General Assembly. This year two heads of state, three vice presidents, over 100 ministers and 4,800 representatives of...