MaureenByrne
Dr.Byrne
GWi Un Rep NY; WG-USA
Review of BPfA+30 (3/6/25)
Un Women; UN; GA
Women and the environment, Women in power and decision-making, The girl child, Women and the economy, Human rights of women, Education and training of women, Violence against women, Women and poverty, Institutional mechanisms, Women and health, Women and armed conflict, Women and the media
SDG5 – Gender Equality, SDG 10 – Reduced Inequality
Harassment (2016), Human Trafficking (2016), Young Members (2016), Women and STEM (2019), Sexual Harassment in Workplace (2019), Promoting and defending human rights of women in universities and other post-secondary forms of education (2022), Workplace Harassment (2022), To end under representation of women in media as a positive contribution to improve the status of all women in the world (2022), Climate Change and Gender (2022)
Strengthens relevance of CEDAW and other conventions/treaties such as the Convention on the Rights of the Child.
Gives ammunition for legal, financial, labor, and tech frameworks and regulations.
Acknowledges the new challenges of climate change, AI, technology.
Continues to emphasize the need to address violence against women and girls.
I did not include much in the report that was unchanged from BPfA+25.
No mention of LGTB+ women and girls.
No mention of women and girls' right to sexual reproductive health.
Little or nothing on migration and displacement.
{How can the session serve GWI members on local. national and/or international levels?:15}
Advocate at local, state, national, and regional levels for gender equality.
