Join us at UNHQ on 28 October for a High-Level meeting on the Secretary-General’s Common Pledge on Women’s Participation in Peace Processes!
🎤 Hear from women leaders & adopters of the #CommonPledge
🌍 Drive action on #WPS & inclusive peace
🔗 Register: forms.office.com/e/0jazWKYwXP
📢New website section on 'gender, conflict and peacebuilding'
🗨️Resources on gender impacts of war, women participation in peace negotiations, case studies & much more
📗Publications
📊Infographics
🎧Podcasts
🔧Teaching resources
🔗https://escolapau.uab.cat/en/gender-conflict-peace/
📄New CMI reflection from Reem Abbas explores the stories of courageous women working for peace in Sudan’s conflict zones.
www.cmi.no/r/oziwm
#KeepEyesOnSudan #Sudan #Gender #GenderEquality
New #Beijing30 report by
@equalitynow.bsky.social finds that while there have been some advances in strengthening legal rights for women & girls, over the last 5yrs there has been an “alarming rollback” on #WomensRights, LGBTQ+ protections, & democratic freedoms
#CSW69
www.jurist.org/news/2025/03...
WG Vice-Chair Claudia Flores joined GQUAL at #CSW69 to discuss why women’s leadership and gender parity in decision-making spaces are urgent priorities that cannot wait.
📖Read reflections here: bit.ly/4i9xcRH
#WomensLeadership #Beijing30 #GenderEquality
Image of an event flyer with the text "taking stock of tax justice: 30 years since the Beijing Declaration", event details found in the caption, and the image of the 4 speakers.
TOMORROW!
📢 Join us for a look at how tax policies have continued to impact women’s economic justice in the 30 years since the Beijing Declaration.
⏰ 2pm CET | Wednesday the 19th
🗣️ English, Spanish, & French
🔗 Register now: bit.ly/GDOA2025-Beijing
#Beijing30 #CSW69 #MakeTaxesWorkForWomen
Against the background of shrinking fiscal space for gender equality, Prof Diane Elson, former chair of WBG, delivered another powerful intervention at #CSW69 at the UN. She emphasised the need for progressive tax reforms, incl a wealth tax & stressed the importance of gender-responsive budgeting.
New podcast coming out this week, introducing the Ancient Peace Studies Network! www.buzzsprout.com/1717787/epis...
🚨We are so excited to announce that we are hosting the PSA Women & Politics @psawomenpol.bsky.social 2025 Annual Conference here in 📍Southampton! The conference, Troubled Times: Gender and Politics in the 21st Century, will be held from 📅 17 to 18 June! More details are in the CFP linked below.
🔥⚖️🌐NOW: historic moment for #ClimateJustice ongoing in #SaulvsRWE in Hamm 🇩🇪
📢this case could set a groundbreaking #ClimateLitigation legal precedent to hold polluters accountable for climate harms
🐦📝I will be reporting live on this platform, with facts & background 👇
“Today, 3.3 billion people live in countries that spend more on debt payments than on health or education, including three billion in middle-income countries.”
The psychology behind anti-trans legislation: How cognitive biases shape thoughts and policy
@us.theconversation.com
Julia Standefer
L. Alison Phillips
theconversation.com/the-psycholo...
Graphic for Pi Day featuring the text 'PI DAY' at the top, with three pies below having one slice each pointed out. Below the pies, the text reads 'March 14th (3/14) commemorates the irrational, transcendent, and never-ending ratio that helps describe circles of all sizes.' The background is yellow.
Today, we're celebrating #PiDay! π (pi) is one of math’s many wonders. To join us, slice off a piece of your favourite pie and join us as we meet four women in math whose groundbreaking work has unlocked some of the world’s greatest mysteries.
🥧 scwist.ca/pi-day-celeb...
As a reminder, we'll be having a book launch in London on the evening of Wednesday 26 March.
Please join us and share with your networks!
After decades of work by CESR & allies, the UN's #CESCR has issued a landmark statement recognizing taxation as key to human rights. It sets a new global standard: states must combat inequalities & uphold rights through just fiscal policies 🌎
Read more ⤵️
We join the Global Days of Action on Tax Justice for Women's Rights highlighting the role of taxation in promoting equality, rights, and protection for all women and girls.
Read the blog post by @mariaronbalsera.bsky.social & Martha Hungwe ⤵️
#ProgressiveTax4Care
⚡️ Are you taking part in the Global Days of Action on Tax Justice for Women's Rights campaign?
Join in the call for #ProgressiveTax4Care! bit.ly/GDOAevents
🧵A preview of a few of the upcoming events:
Our work has only just begun to ensure that the UN tax negotiations result in a better tax policy that aligns with UN human rights conventions and previous human rights commitments that States have made, including commitments to furthering women’s rights.
globaltaxjustice.org/news/incorpo...
"We are demanding a just distribution which requires a redistribution of the responsibilies across care actors: Within families, within communities, and between the private sector & the state" Daniel Bertossa @psiglobalunion.bsky.social
#TheHumanRightToCare
"States must abolish regressive tax policies & must implement gender responsiveness by ensuring that gender-specific goods and services have zero value-added tax " @mariaronbalsera.bsky.social
#TheHumanRightToCare #CSW69 @psiglobalunion.bsky.social
…The data is clear that this happened because of women’s movements, making that kind of change, and doing it with 1% of ODA. Can we imagine what kind of world we would have if women got more of this money?” - Happy Mwende Kinyili #CSW69
Gender disparities in STEM and ICT persist, with women making up just 35% of enrollments globally. Devex explores strides by Chile to increase the number of women entering these fields.
MONDAY: Space is still available for our #CSW69 event on gender justice and the crimes against humanity treaty!
Join leading experts and activists for a discussion on the treaty effort's historic potential to advance justice for gender-based crimes.
Register: bit.ly/GenderCAHtre...
As #CSW69 kicks off today, we stand united in safeguarding equal rights.
UNDP reaffirms its commitment to deliver on the #Beijing30 promise #ForAllWomenAndGirls.
Women's secure rights to land are the missing link to building resilient communities, reducing poverty, and effectively addressing the climate crisis.
As global leaders gather at #CSW69 to accelerate gender equality, we must stand up for #HerLand.
📢 REMINDER!
Join our #CSW69 event with Sudanese activists & #WROs as they share their work in #peacebuilding, humanitarian aid & advocacy. Hear their stories of resilience & the urgent need for real partnerships & funding.
Starting at⏰2:30 PM EST
🔗 Register now to participate online: bit.ly/43k9kGd
From March 10 to 21, global leaders, activists, and changemakers are gathering in New York to advance gender equality and women’s rights.
This is the year for ALL women and girls. Let history remember 2025 as the year we refused to give up.
#SIGBI #CSW69 #SoroptimistBristol #WomensEquality
📢 UNRISD at #CSW69
This side event will explore how a care-centered just transition can drive climate resilience and economic justice.
📅 17 March | 15:00–16:15 EST
📍 CR-12, UN HQ, NY
🔗 Register now: bit.ly/41yNa0m
group selfie photo of a few MenEngage members.
🌟MenEngage is at #CSW69!
We’re here to amplify the need for gender-transformative approaches to engage men and boys.
Curious about how we do this work? Join us online to find out as we share lessons learnt over the past 20 years:
🌐 Register: bit.ly/CSW12March
🗓️ March 12, 10 AM - 12 PM EST