CSW 69
From March 10 to 21, 2025, the UN Commission on the Status of Women held the 69th session with the priority theme of the review, appraisal and the implementation of the Beijing Declaration and Platform for Action and the outcomes of the 23rd special session of the General Assembly.
With over 13,000 people attending the session, it was the largest ever gathering of the CSW. There were 5845 representatives from NGO’s attending over 1,000 in-person and virtual meetings during the two-week period.
The US Women’s Caucus held two events, one in-person event on March 13 at the UN Church Center entitled, “So, What’s Changed? Reviewing Progress in US Gender Policy,” with guest speakers Fromer US Representative Carolyn Maloney and Eleanor Smeal, President of the Feminist Majority.
The Caucus also sponsored a virtual seminar on March 18 “Emerging Dangers for Women’s Healthcare – A Call to Action” hosted by Dr. Graciela Soto, from the Albert Einstein College of Medicine. Speakers included Dr. Ifeoma Udoh, VP of the Black Women’s Health Initiative; Kiara Tanta –Quidgeon, from United National Indian Tribal Youth and Pauline Briggs,
Executive Director of the WeHealth Clinic in Duluth Minnesota.
Special Projects Commemorating Beijing +30
To celebrate the 30 th anniversary of the 4 th UN Conference on Women in Beijing, and the adoption of the Beijing Platform for action on Women’s Rights, the US Women’s Caucus worked on several special projects.
I. US Shadow Reports on the Beijing Platform
The Caucus compiled short briefs on each of the 12 main areas of concern from the Beijing Platform for Action outlining what progress has and has not been made on those topics in the US since 1995.
Beijing+30 Shadow Report Summary: What Has Changed for US Women Since Beijing?
Women in Power and Decision Making
Education and Training of Women
II. Shared Stories
The US Women’s Caucus asked women who attended the Beijing conference to share their memories on the 1995 conference and to discuss how the conference affected their lives.
Suzanne Hanchett (Click here to download)
Judy Lear (Click here to download)
Peggy Fitzgerald Rigaud (Click here to download)
III. How to Write Local Beijing +30 Proclamations (click here)
The US Women’s Caucus would like encourage people to celebrate and promote the Beijing Platform for Action in their local state or town by approaching local officials with a prototype of a proclamation about the Beijing Platform for Action.
(Click here for template.)