Tag: csw67
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A Century of Innovation for Increased Access to Education for Women and Girls
On 15 March 2023, Soroptimist International of the Americas (SIA) hosted a parallel event at CSW67 entitled “A Century of Innovation for Increased Access to Education for Women and Girls”. With a focus on the priority theme of innovation and technological change and education, this session was led by SIA President Stephanie Smith and Immediate…
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Gender Gaps in Cyber Security
The panel discussion hosted by the Alliance of NGOs on Crime Prevention and Criminal Justice, on Thursday 09 March, entitled “Gender Gaps in Cybersecurity”, aimed to analyse current issues within the cyberspace, discuss how cybersecurity failures have become a reflection of offline patterns of abuse, exclusion and discrimination, and better understand how different organisations are…
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Opening Doors to a Bright Future: Educating, Empowering, and Enabling Rural Women
On Tuesday 7 March, Soroptimist International’s (SI) second parallel event was held at CSW67, informing us all on the achievements of President Maureen Maguire’s International Appeal “Opening Doors to a Bright Future”. The panel offered diverse insight into creative ways in which Soroptimists around the world are embracing science and technology to educate, empower, and…
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A New Cybersecurity Treaty
On Monday 6 March, the UN in Vienna was addressing cybersecurity issues even before a sunrise greeted the beginning of the 67th CSW conference at the UN in New York. When it comes to cybercrime, there have always been wide divisions in views on how it should be addressed and investigated. These divisions have largely…
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Recap of the CSW67 Opening Session
CSW67 has officially begun! The opening session, held on Monday 6 March, was Chaired by H.E. Ambassador Mathu Joyini of South Africa. Other keynote speakers included United Nations (UN) Secretary-General António Guterres, UN Secretary-General’s Envoy on Technology, Mr. Amandeep Gill, Executive Director of UN Women, Ms. Sima Sami Bahous, and representatives from Member States. This…
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Achieving Gender Equality and Empowerment through Innovation, Technology and Education
On Monday 6 March, Soroptimist International (SI) President Maureen Maguire introduced SI’s first CSW67 parallel event, highlighting how technology is essential to everyday life. She argued that digital technology is the future, but it needs to be safe to overcome issues of cyberbullying, cybercrime and harassment which disproportionately affect women and girls. The SI President’s…
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Reflection on CSW67 Consultation Day
Consultation Day (Sunday 5 March), which marked the opening of the NGO CSW67 Forum, did not disappoint! As in the past, Consultation Day was nothing short of inspirational, providing the background for all we have to look forward to in the fortnight ahead. Despite Consultation Day being completely virtual this year, over 500 participants attended.…
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How to join us at CSW67
Dear Soroptimists We are now just days away from this year’s Commission on the Status of Women event, CSW67. The event is hybrid, taking place from Monday 06 – Friday 17 March. I am delighted to inform you that we have a delegation of 65 Soroptimist Members attending in person, in New York. SI President…
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CSW67 Advocacy Resources
Soroptimist International has launched its Advocacy Resource Pack for those attending CSW67 both in person and virtually. The PDF is now available for you to download and use in your advocacy work. → View and download PDF
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CSW67 Training
Soroptimist International held an informative CSW67 Advocacy training Session in February 2023. The PowerPoint is now available for you to download and use in your advocacy work. → View and download PDF of the PPT HERE