CSW65 Reports
Commission on the Status of Women 65th Session
GWI Reports
Reporting is critical to the legacy of CSW65 and future advocacy work! All GWI representatives to CSW65 are encouraged to submit reports of sessions attended. A thematic summary of reports can be found HERE. This comprehensive summary is available worldwide with Calls to Action for governments, public and private sectors, educational institutions, and other NGOs stemming from CSW65.
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TzazilValencia
MissValencia FEMU Mexico Sharing – to eradicate Poverty, strengthening Institutions, WorldEducation for Reconciliation-Peace. March 13 The Foundation for Subjective Experience and Research S.E.R. Education and training of women SDG4 – Quality Education, SDG5 – Gender Equality Building Peace through Women’s Education (2019) The idea is that if everybody, who has enough, shares his wealth with those, who need help, there will be peace and health on earth, as extreme poverty and hunger will be eradicated then, and with that essential need for gender equality, empowerment of all women and girls, Reconciliation and Health are ensured. The panelists focused on the value of Sharing from different points of view to eradicate extreme poverty through educational, socio-economic, and political reforms, designed to uplift human value, dignity, and equality, geared towards a better world order of tomorrow. Sharing impacts the Power of Empathy for Sustainable Global Health and Reconciliation, which could help so many levels for the GWI members just with a little of empathy. With other approaches to education, an alliance could be made with some of the panelists, like Rev. Dr. Liberato C. Bautista who is the President of CoNGO—The Conference of Non-Governmental Organizations in Consultative Relationship with the United Nations—an international non-governmental...
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MissValencia FEMU Mexico Small Islands Developing States (SIDS) and Gender Equality—Charting the course toward Resilient Prosperity for All using a gender lens. March 12 The UN Women Multi-Country Offices (MCOs) for the Caribbean and the Pacific. Women in power and decision-making, Human rights of women SDG5 – Gender Equality Building Peace through Women’s Education (2019) Pacific Leaders Gender Equality Declaration is anchored in the 2050 Strategy and guides all actions to ensure inclusivity, gender equality, and equity through targeted approaches and mainstreaming. In reflecting on innovative financing mechanisms wich can be replicate in all regions. The event focused on SIDS discussions surrounding the vital importance of recognising the transformative potential of gender equality, social inclusion and women's empowerment in addressing the essential challenges for securing a resilient and prosperous future. The event provided a platform to discuss critical considerations or areas to strengthen gender equality for inclusion within the forthcoming 10-year action plan wich will affect to the women in the small islands where GWI has members. What needs to be done is keep an eye on the 10 year plan that they are doing for the...
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MissValencia FEMU Mexico Affects of Menopause on women's access to work and swocial protection. March 12 The National Council of Women of Canada-NCWC, NGO Committee on the Status of Women Geneva, Europe and North America CSW Caucus Human rights of women, Violence against women, Women and health SDG3 – Good Health and Well-Being, SDG5 – Gender Equality Sexual Health and Reproduction Education (2019) Access to health should be a right globally and access to information about menopause should be basic for education, son this relates to the NFA since a lot of the members are with menopause, and this info should be accessible to every woman. The session addressed the importance of having the right access to information about menopause and how this should be a human right for all women: to know the symptoms is essential for having the right diagnosis for this situation. The session also addressed how the health system is lider by men and there's a gap between the women's health and the patriarchy. This session impacts one more time all the members because we have the right to access to information about what's going on our bodies. The next steps are to have the right access to information and for all women have the right to a good health...
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MissValencia FEMU Mexico "Addressing Gendered Poverty: Best Practices and Lessons Learned" March 11 Soroptimist Education and training of women, Women and poverty SDG4 – Quality Education, SDG5 – Gender Equality Diversity in Teacher Education (2019) This session in very related with my NFA since they addressed education and poverty wich is one of the pillars of the NFA. This session was how Soroptimist’s work in local communities throughout the world Educates, Empowers, and Enables women and girls to lift them from poverty so they can create better lives for themselves and their families. The projects revealed the improvement of the intersecting issues and discrimination affecting women in poverty and how they progress the systemic inequalities surrounding them. The programs that they presented could help as a reference for how as GWI members could replicate in each NFA GWI and Soroptimist could collaborate on some projects since we all have projects addressing...
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MissValencia FEMU March 11 "Life of Afghan Women under the Taliban"- IMS for free media Human rights of women, Violence against women, Women and armed conflict SDG5 – Gender Equality, SDG16 – Peace and Justice Strong Institutions Human Rights for Refugee and Refugee Women and Children (2019) My NFA can relate to this session the importance of women journalists working in war environments. We discussed the current situation of women journalists in Afghanistan need. What support women journalists in Afghanistan need and how can the International community, media support organizations, states and individuals do. All women journalists have an impact globally and their voices need to be heard because the voices of women need to be heard no matter the conflict is happening globally. It can be an opportunity of collaboration with the journalist Wahida...
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Dr.Winter CFUW Educating Outside the Classroom: Women’s Museums Empowering Girls and Women Human rights of women, Education and training of women SDG3 – Good Health and Well-Being, SDG4 – Quality Education, SDG5 – Gender Equality, SDG 10 – Reduced Inequality Harassment (2016), Tolerance of Minority Groups (2016), Child Marriage (2016), Diversity in Teacher Education (2019), Building Peace through Women’s Education (2019), Human Rights for Refugee and Refugee Women and Children (2019), Fair and Non-Discriminatory Management of Refugees and Asylum Seekers (2019), Securing increased Domestic Funding for Education to include equal and safe access to Digital Learning (2022), Promoting and defending human rights of women in universities and other post-secondary forms of education (2022), To end under representation of women in media as a positive contribution to improve the status of all women in the world (2022), Violence Against Women in Politics (2022) The presenters at this session clearly outlined actions taken in 5 diverse countries that promote education around gender equality and empowerment, all primary foci of the CFUW. After a brief introduction women in 5 countries presented the establishment and management of museums on women and the social development and benefits brought about by the museums. We are planning to take the messages from this session to local museums in a series of museum visits. By assessing the gender and racial equality messages of at least 7 local museums we will develop our own advocacy action plans in a new and important aspect of society. We are planning to take the messages from this session to local museums in a series of museum visits. We plan to assess the gender and racial equality messages of at least 7 local museums. Where we find room for improvement, we will meet with the museum staff to encourage them to remove outdated language and focus on messages of gender...
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Ms.Skarpnes CFUW Educating Outside the Classroom: Women's Museums Empowering Girls and Women, 12 March 2024 7:30pm(CET) Parallel Event GWI Education and training of women, Women and poverty, Institutional mechanisms SDG4 – Quality Education, SDG5 – Gender Equality, SDG9 – Industry, Innovation and Infrastructure, SDG 10 – Reduced Inequality Diversity in Teacher Education (2019), Building Peace through Women’s Education (2019), Securing increased Domestic Funding for Education to include equal and safe access to Digital Learning (2022) During Women's History Month last October our local club sponsored two female speakers to present on "Museums Then and Now". One presenter was a Snuneymuxw Elder with over 20 years of collaboration with a local museum and the other a recently retired museum curator and university professor. Their message was shared by the presenters today. Who's voice has been missing in recorded history as expressed in museums? How can we promote opportunities to have all voices fairly represented? Shirley Gillet chaired the session giving an overview of the global picture of Women's Museums, both virtual and physical. Museums are a public good. Even so, funding is a perennial challenge. Nesrin Koc from Turkey spoke of how the Istanbul Virtual Women's Museum opened in 2012 has been a counter to male dominated narratives and contributed to the memory of women. She also highlighted the important impact of four other museums and emphasized how vital Women's Museums are for progress. Confidence Dikgole from South Africa spoke of how South Africa has evolved from its pre 1994 era and about the heroines who have contributed to the new SA. She spoke of Voices of Women Museum in Durban, the Living Archive with 3000 embroidered cloths, Women's Living Heritage Monument. Genevieve Adukpo from Ghana spoke of the museums exposing the conditions of the slave trade with an emphasis on the women's shocking experiences. She also spoke of women chiefs and Queens and women's contribution to economic development, transformative leadership and preservation of cultural values. Patricia Galliano from Mexico gave an overview of Mexican women's struggles to gain citizenship and the right to vote and sit in government as represented in the Women's Museum in Mexico City. She gave more highlights on a room by room overview. Shirley Randall from Australia titled her presentation of Her Place. Her Places included house museums of prominent colonial women as well as Fighting with our Tongues by Indigenous women. It was followed by a Q & A. The Canadian Truth and Reconciliation Commission Calls to Action highlights the need to learn more about all peoples history and way of knowing. The session today on Women's Museums advanced a different narrative from the global colonial male dominant point of view. It is a hopeful change for women and girls. Our viewing group from today in partnership with our First Nations colleagues are planning tours of our local museums in the near future to see how they are incorporating the broader human story. We plan to report back to our membership on our findings and lobby for change is...
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Ms.Oudraad GWI-NL Women rising from poverty: strategies, transformative educational projects & empowering initiatives. March 12 Parallel event CFUW, Canadian Center for Women’s Empowerment (CCFWE), Member of Parliament for Labrador, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada , Canadian Teachers’ Federation (CTF) Women and the environment, The girl child, Women and the economy, Education and training of women, Women and poverty SDG 1 – No Poverty, SDG4 – Quality Education, SDG5 – Gender Equality, SDG6 – Clean Water and Sanitation, SDG8 – Decent Work and Economic Growth, SDG13 – Climate Action Bullying (2016), Tolerance of Minority Groups (2016), Diversity in Teacher Education (2019), Securing increased Domestic Funding for Education to include equal and safe access to Digital Learning (2022), Violence Against Women in Politics (2022) Women overcoming poverty. Learn about programs in both developed and developing nations that are: • Using technology to overcome barriers to provide accessible digital education • Empowering women with relevant skills • Overcoming economic abuse and supporting financial success • Enabling full economic participation in Indigenous communities Economic Justice: Navigating Pathways to Women's Economic Safety Through Inclusive Policy: Focuses on the often-overlooked issue of economic abuse and injustice, with a specific emphasis on critical policy gaps for women's economic safety. Navigate through the barriers and best practices to transform policy. Dissect the roles of policymakers, financial institutions and stakeholders, and consumer lawyers in fostering resilience and forging a path toward a future free from economic injustice. Collectively strive to raise awareness and champion policies that shield individuals, especially women, from the insidious impact of economic abuse, ultimately paving the way for a universal right to financial security. Women Rising from Poverty from a ‘Northern Perspective’ : Women across Canada’s north face unique socio-economic challenges compared to their southern counterparts, including limited employment opportunities, social services, insufficient internet access, and mobility hurdles. Furthermore, the impacts of climate change and colonialism remain evident. However, targeted programs exist that address these systemic issues, empowering women in the North to break through the ice and reach their potential. Using Development Cooperation Work to Improve Access, Retention, and Educational Opportunities : Simameni means ‘Stand Up’ in Swahili and is the name of the Canadian Teachers’ Federation’s project aimed at improving access, retention, and educational opportunities for secondary school-aged girls in schools in Uganda. The project addresses two key drivers of poverty: lack of access to education and gender inequality. Heidi Yetman recently visited Uganda and will give a first-hand account of how Simameni works to raise girls and their families out of poverty through education. Realisation that (even in well developed) or underdeveloped countries women ( and girls) need education and work to support them selves wich also gives them confidence to leave poverty behind and be able to fend for them selves. Collaberation with other NGO’s bust also investigate what the situation is in your own...
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Patrice Wellesley-Cole BFWG CSW67 6/3/23 Opening session for delegates; Heads of Government and Ministers 7/3/23 UN Mexican mission for MOU 7/3/23 Canadian Federation 8/3/23 IWD / International Women’s Day Both GWI PEs/ Parallel events Women in power and decision-making, The girl child, Human rights of women SDG5 – Gender Equality, SDG9 – Industry, Innovation and Infrastructure, SDG16 – Peace and Justice Strong Institutions, SDG17 – Partnerships to achieve the Goal Tolerance of Minority Groups (2016), Young Members (2016), Diversity in Teacher Education (2019), Building Peace through Women’s Education (2019), Women and STEM (2019), Climate Emergency – Declarations and Action Plans (2022) All relate to BFWG webinars and talks held regularly . BFWG’s main focus is education through its 2 charities and recruitment and retention of members , concentrating on Young members. At opening session heard from Heads of Government and Ministers mainly women Hungarian President who said there are no just wars. Listened to Vice – Presidents of Sudan and Iran , Prime Ministers of Iceland , Albania and Aruba , Deputy Prime Ministers of Serbia and Slovenia , the latter described herself as a technological optimist It will help to focus on SDG4 and 5 to encourage more women to consider going into public life. Work more closely with global funders and UN agencies and fundraise for...
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Mrs.Koc TAUW Turkish Association of University Women CSW67 Paralel event WOMEN'S EMPOWERMENT THROUGH EDUCATION AND TRAINING IN THE DIGITAL AGE MARCH6 2023 The International Council of Women SPEAKERS Martine Marandel Lopa Banerjee Sergei Zelenev Raguel Lagunas Dr.Sachar Regem Women and the environment, Women in power and decision-making, The girl child, Education and training of women, Women and poverty, Women and the media SDG4 – Quality Education, SDG5 – Gender Equality Young Members (2016), Securing increased Domestic Funding for Education to include equal and safe access to Digital Learning (2022), Promoting and defending human rights of women in universities and other post-secondary forms of education (2022) 1-Factors of the current gender gap in innovation, technology and Education 2-girls and women's empowerment and training in technology This Event convened experts to discuss and showcase factors of the current gender gap in innovation, technology and education , to explore measures and best practices to create an enabling environment to counter gender-stereotypes related to women's empowerment and training in technological fields as well as to devise strategies and share actions that lead to gender equality and to the empowerment of women and girls such as gender responsive vocational training and capacity development programs which are critical for the achievement of gender equality and the empowerment of women and girls The session was very useful about learning the factors of the current gender gap in innovation technology and education Support the countries learning assessments in...
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