The Commission on the Status of Women Has Concluded. What was accomplished? A UN Dispatch Q and A Coby Jones March 25, 2018 The 62nd annual Commission of the Status of Women (CSW) concluded at the United Nations in New York City last week. Tens of thousands of advocates and policy makers from all around the world gathered at the United Nations for two weeks to discuss women's empow...
Amid the #MeToo Moment, Leaders Gather at the UN for the World’s Largest Meeting on Gender Equality Coby Jones March 14, 2018 The 62nd annual Commission of the Status of Women (CSW) kicked off at the United Nations in New York City this week. Tens of thousands of women from all around the world are be gathering at the United Nations for the next two weeks to discuss the ‘challenges a...
At CSW, A Discussion to End to the Harassment of Women Online Mythili Sampathkumar March 25, 2016 In a January 2015 report by UN Women and the UN Broadband Commission, nearly three-quarters of women who were online reported they experienced some sort of online violence, hate speech, or harassment. The number may be staggering, but for any woman in the west...
What The CSW Tells Us About Reproductive Health in the Sustainable Development Goals Mythili Sampathkumar March 27, 2014 The case for including reproductive health rights
Commission on Status of Women takes on “Gender Asbestos” Mythili Sampathkumar March 14, 2014 A subtle kind of discrimination is discussed at the CSW
Map of the Day: Where Parliamentarians are Women Mark Leon Goldberg March 12, 2014 A comprehensive showing of where women serve in government
Commission on Status of Women Kicks Off Amanda Sperber March 4, 2013 The 57th Commission on the Status of Women (CSW), kicks off today. This year's theme: violence against women.
56th Session of the Commission on the Status of Women Alanna Shaikh, MPH March 2, 2012 The 56th meeting of the UN Commission on the Status of Women is going on right now. This year's theme: women in rural areas.