UN COMMISSION ON THE STATUS OF WOMEN
AGENDA: Promoting Women’s leadership and gender responsive parliaments
The Commission on the Status of Women (CSW) is the sole international intergovernmental body that promotes gender equality and women's empowerment. The CSW plays a significant role in promoting women's rights, documenting the condition of women's living worldwide, and establishing global standards on gender equality and women's empowerment. The Commission's key aim would be to emphasize the significance of gender equality, to sensitize, and to foster empathy for others.
Women’s equal participation and leadership in political and public life are essential to achieving the Sustainable Development Goals by 2030. However, data show that women are underrepresented at all levels of decision-making worldwide. The five most commonly held portfolios by women ministers are: Family/children/youth/elderly/disabled; followed by Social affairs; Environment/natural resources/energy; Employment/labor/vocational training, and Women affairs/gender equality. At the current rate, gender equality in the highest positions of power will not be reached for another 130 years. To conclude, the agenda for UNCSW will primarily focus on increasing the role of women in leadership areas.
CHAIRPERSON
YUKTI DABAS
Yukti is a final year undergraduate student of philosophy and political science at University of Delhi who has a keen interest in public policy, law and geopolitics. She is currently a research assistant at Columbia University. Previously, she has worked with a Member of Parliament and at the UNDP Human Mobility Project, TERI, G20 Indonesia Presidency among others. She has been an avid debater and MUNner in school and likes to listen to music in her free time.
