Parallel Event CSW69 - Our Workplace Then and Now: Have We Made Progress?

Thirty years have passed since governments at the Fourth World Conference on Women, through the Beijing Declaration and Platform for Action, pledged to safeguard principals already prescribed by international law and conventions—that “women’s rights are human rights” and that all necessary measures must be taken “to eliminate all forms of discrimination against women and the girl child and remove all obstacles to gender equality and the advancement and empowerment of women.”

During CSW69, the Women’s Bar Association of the State of New York, United Nations Association-NY, NGO Coordination Post Beijing Switzerland, Strukturelle and Steps With Sisters, Inc. will introduce a panel of experts who will share their personal narratives, novel global initiatives, and address their unwavering commitment to strengthen institutions with a gender perspective and eliminate harassment as well as to provide cultures of inclusion, belonging and advancement for all in the workplace. During this forum, we will bear witness