Scenes from the CSW67 Youth Forum, which spotlights youth and adolescent recommendations on innovation and technological change, and education in the digital age for achieving gender equality, with a particular focus on grassroots and community voices. The recommendations were compiled from 103 community consultations, which engaged over 2500 young people across 60 countries. During the forum UN Women’s Executive Director, Sima Bahous, Member States, Private Sector and Member States held conversations with youth and adolescent activists. 11 March 2023, Church Center for the United Nations in New York.

Photo: UN Women/Catianne Tijerina

Scenes from the CSW67 Youth Forum, which spotlights youth and adolescent recommendations on innovation and technological change, and education in the digital age for achieving gender equality, with a particular focus on grassroots and community voices. The recommendations were compiled from 103 community consultations, which engaged over 2500 young people across 60 countries. During the forum UN Women’s Executive Director, Sima Bahous, Member States, Private Sector and Member States held conversations with youth and adolescent activists. 11 March 2023, Church Center for the United Nations in New York.

Photo: UN Women/Catianne Tijerina

Scenes from the CSW67 Youth Forum, which spotlights youth and adolescent recommendations on innovation and technological change, and education in the digital age for achieving gender equality, with a particular focus on grassroots and community voices. The recommendations were compiled from 103 community consultations, which engaged over 2500 young people across 60 countries. During the forum UN Women’s Executive Director, Sima Bahous, Member States, Private Sector and Member States held conversations with youth and adolescent activists. 11 March 2023, Church Center for the United Nations in New York.

Photo: UN Women/Catianne Tijerina

Scenes from the CSW67 Youth Forum, which spotlights youth and adolescent recommendations on innovation and technological change, and education in the digital age for achieving gender equality, with a particular focus on grassroots and community voices. The recommendations were compiled from 103 community consultations, which engaged over 2500 young people across 60 countries. During the forum UN Women’s Executive Director, Sima Bahous, Member States, Private Sector and Member States held conversations with youth and adolescent activists. 11 March 2023, Church Center for the United Nations in New York.

Photo: UN Women/Catianne Tijerina

Scenes from the observance of International Women’s Day 2023 on the theme “DigitALL: Innovation and technology for gender equality”. The event brings together technologists, innovators, entrepreneurs, and gender equality activists to provide an opportunity to highlight the role of all stakeholders in improving access to digital tools and be followed by a high-level panel discussion and musical performances.

Photo: UN Women/Ryan Brown

During CSW67, UN Women/Generation Equality hosts in collaboration with the Action Coalition Innovation & Technology for Gender Equality a high-level side event “Open, Safe and Equal: Shaping a Digital Feminist Future” on Tuesday, March 7th between 1:15pm to 2:30pm in Conference Room 4 at UNHQ.

The event brings together High-level leaders from Governments, CSO, Youths and UN agencies to bring attention on the CSW67 priority theme and the “once in a generation” opportunity to place gender equality at the heart of the digital revolution. The discussion will focus on reaffirming Generation Equality’s shared principles for a feminist digital future, on the role of multi-stakeholder partnership cooperation in advancing gender equality in technology and on demonstrating how technology and innovation can provide transformative solutions to achieve gender equality and the empowerment of all women and girls.

Photo: UN Women/Ryan Brown

During CSW67, UN Women/Generation Equality hosts in collaboration with the Action Coalition Innovation & Technology for Gender Equality a high-level side event “Open, Safe and Equal: Shaping a Digital Feminist Future” on Tuesday, March 7th between 1:15pm to 2:30pm in Conference Room 4 at UNHQ.

The event brings together High-level leaders from Governments, CSO, Youths and UN agencies to bring attention on the CSW67 priority theme and the “once in a generation” opportunity to place gender equality at the heart of the digital revolution. The discussion will focus on reaffirming Generation Equality’s shared principles for a feminist digital future, on the role of multi-stakeholder partnership cooperation in advancing gender equality in technology and on demonstrating how technology and innovation can provide transformative solutions to achieve gender equality and the empowerment of all women and girls.

Photo: UN Women/Ryan Brown

At the UN General Assembly in New York, champions of equal pay took centre stage, putting forth a clarion call to end the global gender pay gap that stands at 23 per cent. The event launched the high-profile Equal Pay Platform of Champions, a diverse group of advocates to amplify and galvanize mobilization—as part of a broader ILO-UN Women Global Equal Pay Coalition—calling for equal pay for work of equal value. The event at the UN was hosted by UN Women in partnership with ILO, and co-sponsored by the Missions of Iceland, South Africa and Switzerland, coinciding with the opening day of the 61st Commission on the Status of Women, the largest inter-governmental forum on women’s rights and gender equality, which is focusing this year on the theme of “Women’s Economic Empowerment in the Changing World of Work”.

The Platform of Champions builds momentum to address the issue of pay inequality, which affects women and girls in every country in the world. It brings together Oscar Award-winning American actress Patricia Arquette, two-time Olympic gold medalist and soccer superstar Abby Wambach, along with leaders from trade unions, civil society, government and private sector, film makers and gender equality advocates.

Photo: UN Women/Ryan Brown

Scenes from the observance of International Women’s Day 2023 on the theme “DigitALL: Innovation and technology for gender equality”. The event brings together technologists, innovators, entrepreneurs, and gender equality activists to provide an opportunity to highlight the role of all stakeholders in improving access to digital tools and be followed by a high-level panel discussion and musical performances.

Photo: UN Women/Ryan Brown

In March of every year, activists, advocates, experts and governments from around the world come together for the annual meeting of the Commission for the Status of Women (CSW). The 67th CSW session, 6-17 March 2023, the first in-person CSW since 2019, will convene under the theme: “Innovation and technological change, and education in the digital age for achieving gender equality and the empowerment of all women and girls.”

Held in New York, CSW is the largest gathering of feminists, academics, government officials and policy makers to take stock of gender equality progress, renew their collective purpose, and chart a new roadmap forward.

Pictured: Scenes from the first day of CSW67 held at United Nations Headquarters in New York on 6 March 2023.

Photo: UN Women/Ryan Brown

In March of every year, activists, advocates, experts and governments from around the world come together for the annual meeting of the Commission for the Status of Women (CSW). The 67th CSW session, 6-17 March 2023, the first in-person CSW since 2019, will convene under the theme: “Innovation and technological change, and education in the digital age for achieving gender equality and the empowerment of all women and girls.”

Held in New York, CSW is the largest gathering of feminists, academics, government officials and policy makers to take stock of gender equality progress, renew their collective purpose, and chart a new roadmap forward.

Pictured: Scenes from the Opening Session of CSW67 held in the General Assembly Hall at United Nations Headquarters in New York on 6 March 2023.

Photo: UN Women/Ryan Brown

During CSW67, UN Women/Generation Equality hosts in collaboration with the Action Coalition Innovation & Technology for Gender Equality a high-level side event “Open, Safe and Equal: Shaping a Digital Feminist Future” on Tuesday, March 7th between 1:15pm to 2:30pm in Conference Room 4 at UNHQ.

The event brings together High-level leaders from Governments, CSO, Youths and UN agencies to bring attention on the CSW67 priority theme and the “once in a generation” opportunity to place gender equality at the heart of the digital revolution. The discussion will focus on reaffirming Generation Equality’s shared principles for a feminist digital future, on the role of multi-stakeholder partnership cooperation in advancing gender equality in technology and on demonstrating how technology and innovation can provide transformative solutions to achieve gender equality and the empowerment of all women and girls.

Photo: UN Women/Ryan Brown

Scenes from the CSW67 Youth Forum, which spotlights youth and adolescent recommendations on innovation and technological change, and education in the digital age for achieving gender equality, with a particular focus on grassroots and community voices. The recommendations were compiled from 103 community consultations, which engaged over 2500 young people across 60 countries. During the forum UN Women’s Executive Director, Sima Bahous, Member States, Private Sector and Member States held conversations with youth and adolescent activists. 11 March 2023, Church Center for the United Nations in New York.

Photo: UN Women/Catianne Tijerina

Scenes from the observance of International Women’s Day 2023 on the theme “DigitALL: Innovation and technology for gender equality”. The event brings together technologists, innovators, entrepreneurs, and gender equality activists to provide an opportunity to highlight the role of all stakeholders in improving access to digital tools and be followed by a high-level panel discussion and musical performances.

Photo: UN Women/Ryan Brown

Scenes from the CSW67 Youth Forum, which spotlights youth and adolescent recommendations on innovation and technological change, and education in the digital age for achieving gender equality, with a particular focus on grassroots and community voices. The recommendations were compiled from 103 community consultations, which engaged over 2500 young people across 60 countries. During the forum UN Women’s Executive Director, Sima Bahous, Member States, Private Sector and Member States held conversations with youth and adolescent activists. 11 March 2023, Church Center for the United Nations in New York.

Photo: UN Women/Catianne Tijerina

Leymah Gbowee addresses the Security Council Open Debate: “Women, Peace and Security: Towards the 25th Anniversary of 1325” convened by Mozambique, chaired by Foreign Minister Veronica Macamo, on the eve of International Women’s Day.

Photo: UN Women/Ryan Brown

During CSW67, UN Women/Generation Equality hosts in collaboration with the Action Coalition Innovation & Technology for Gender Equality a high-level side event “Open, Safe and Equal: Shaping a Digital Feminist Future” on Tuesday, March 7th between 1:15pm to 2:30pm in Conference Room 4 at UNHQ.

The event brings together High-level leaders from Governments, CSO, Youths and UN agencies to bring attention on the CSW67 priority theme and the “once in a generation” opportunity to place gender equality at the heart of the digital revolution. The discussion will focus on reaffirming Generation Equality’s shared principles for a feminist digital future, on the role of multi-stakeholder partnership cooperation in advancing gender equality in technology and on demonstrating how technology and innovation can provide transformative solutions to achieve gender equality and the empowerment of all women and girls.

Photo: UN Women/Ryan Brown

During CSW67, UN Women/Generation Equality hosts in collaboration with the Action Coalition Innovation & Technology for Gender Equality a high-level side event “Open, Safe and Equal: Shaping a Digital Feminist Future” on Tuesday, March 7th between 1:15pm to 2:30pm in Conference Room 4 at UNHQ.

The event brings together High-level leaders from Governments, CSO, Youths and UN agencies to bring attention on the CSW67 priority theme and the “once in a generation” opportunity to place gender equality at the heart of the digital revolution. The discussion will focus on reaffirming Generation Equality’s shared principles for a feminist digital future, on the role of multi-stakeholder partnership cooperation in advancing gender equality in technology and on demonstrating how technology and innovation can provide transformative solutions to achieve gender equality and the empowerment of all women and girls.

from left to right: Doreen Bogdan-Martin, Secretary-General, International Telecommunications Union (ITU); Sima Bahous, Executive Director, UN Women; Esther Mwema, founder of Digital Grassroots (the only youth-led organization in the Generation Equality Action Coalition on Technology and Innovation for Gender Equality); Catherine Russell, Executive Director, Unicef

Photo: UN Women/Ryan Brown

In March of every year, activists, advocates, experts and governments from around the world come together for the annual meeting of the Commission for the Status of Women (CSW). The 67th CSW session, 6-17 March 2023, the first in-person CSW since 2019, will convene under the theme: “Innovation and technological change, and education in the digital age for achieving gender equality and the empowerment of all women and girls.”

Held in New York, CSW is the largest gathering of feminists, academics, government officials and policy makers to take stock of gender equality progress, renew their collective purpose, and chart a new roadmap forward.

Pictured: Scenes from the Opening Session of CSW67 held in the General Assembly Hall at United Nations Headquarters in New York on 6 March 2023.

Photo: UN Women/Ryan Brown

In March of every year, activists, advocates, experts and governments from around the world come together for the annual meeting of the Commission for the Status of Women (CSW). The 67th CSW session, 6-17 March 2023, the first in-person CSW since 2019, will convene under the theme: “Innovation and technological change, and education in the digital age for achieving gender equality and the empowerment of all women and girls.”

Held in New York, CSW is the largest gathering of feminists, academics, government officials and policy makers to take stock of gender equality progress, renew their collective purpose, and chart a new roadmap forward.

Pictured: Scenes from the Opening Session of CSW67 held in the General Assembly Hall at United Nations Headquarters in New York on 6 March 2023.

Photo: UN Women/Ryan Brown

Leymah Gbowee addresses the Security Council Open Debate: “Women, Peace and Security: Towards the 25th Anniversary of 1325” convened by Mozambique, chaired by Foreign Minister Veronica Macamo, on the eve of International Women’s Day.

Photo: UN Women/Ryan Brown

In March of every year, activists, advocates, experts and governments from around the world come together for the annual meeting of the Commission for the Status of Women (CSW). The 67th CSW session, 6-17 March 2023, the first in-person CSW since 2019, will convene under the theme: “Innovation and technological change, and education in the digital age for achieving gender equality and the empowerment of all women and girls.”

Held in New York, CSW is the largest gathering of feminists, academics, government officials and policy makers to take stock of gender equality progress, renew their collective purpose, and chart a new roadmap forward.

Pictured: Scenes from the first day of CSW67 held at United Nations Headquarters in New York on 6 March 2023.

Photo: UN Women/Ryan Brown

In March of every year, activists, advocates, experts and governments from around the world come together for the annual meeting of the Commission for the Status of Women (CSW). The 67th CSW session, 6-17 March 2023, the first in-person CSW since 2019, will convene under the theme: “Innovation and technological change, and education in the digital age for achieving gender equality and the empowerment of all women and girls.”

Held in New York, CSW is the largest gathering of feminists, academics, government officials and policy makers to take stock of gender equality progress, renew their collective purpose, and chart a new roadmap forward.

Pictured: Scenes from the Opening Session of CSW67 held in the General Assembly Hall at United Nations Headquarters in New York on 6 March 2023.

Photo: UN Women/Ryan Brown

In March of every year, activists, advocates, experts and governments from around the world come together for the annual meeting of the Commission for the Status of Women (CSW). The 67th CSW session, 6-17 March 2023, the first in-person CSW since 2019, will convene under the theme: “Innovation and technological change, and education in the digital age for achieving gender equality and the empowerment of all women and girls.”

Held in New York, CSW is the largest gathering of feminists, academics, government officials and policy makers to take stock of gender equality progress, renew their collective purpose, and chart a new roadmap forward.

Pictured: Scenes from the Opening Session of CSW67 held in the General Assembly Hall at United Nations Headquarters in New York on 6 March 2023.

Photo: UN Women/Ryan Brown

In March of every year, activists, advocates, experts and governments from around the world come together for the annual meeting of the Commission for the Status of Women (CSW). The 67th CSW session, 6-17 March 2023, the first in-person CSW since 2019, will convene under the theme: “Innovation and technological change, and education in the digital age for achieving gender equality and the empowerment of all women and girls.”

Held in New York, CSW is the largest gathering of feminists, academics, government officials and policy makers to take stock of gender equality progress, renew their collective purpose, and chart a new roadmap forward.

Pictured: Scenes from the Opening Session of CSW67 held in the General Assembly Hall at United Nations Headquarters in New York on 6 March 2023.

Photo: UN Women/Ryan Brown

During CSW67, UN Women/Generation Equality hosts in collaboration with the Action Coalition Innovation & Technology for Gender Equality a high-level side event “Open, Safe and Equal: Shaping a Digital Feminist Future” on Tuesday, March 7th between 1:15pm to 2:30pm in Conference Room 4 at UNHQ.

The event brings together High-level leaders from Governments, CSO, Youths and UN agencies to bring attention on the CSW67 priority theme and the “once in a generation” opportunity to place gender equality at the heart of the digital revolution. The discussion will focus on reaffirming Generation Equality’s shared principles for a feminist digital future, on the role of multi-stakeholder partnership cooperation in advancing gender equality in technology and on demonstrating how technology and innovation can provide transformative solutions to achieve gender equality and the empowerment of all women and girls.

pictured: Esther Mwema, founder of Digital Grassroots (the only youth-led organization in the Generation Equality Action Coalition on Technology and Innovation for Gender Equality)

Photo: UN Women/Ryan Brown

Scenes from the observance of International Women’s Day 2023 on the theme “DigitALL: Innovation and technology for gender equality”. The event brings together technologists, innovators, entrepreneurs, and gender equality activists to provide an opportunity to highlight the role of all stakeholders in improving access to digital tools and be followed by a high-level panel discussion and musical performances.

Photo: UN Women/Ryan Brown

In March of every year, activists, advocates, experts and governments from around the world come together for the annual meeting of the Commission for the Status of Women (CSW). The 67th CSW session, 6-17 March 2023, the first in-person CSW since 2019, will convene under the theme: “Innovation and technological change, and education in the digital age for achieving gender equality and the empowerment of all women and girls.”

Held in New York, CSW is the largest gathering of feminists, academics, government officials and policy makers to take stock of gender equality progress, renew their collective purpose, and chart a new roadmap forward.

Pictured: Scenes from the Opening Session of CSW67 held in the General Assembly Hall at United Nations Headquarters in New York on 6 March 2023.

Photo: UN Women/Ryan Brown

In March of every year, activists, advocates, experts and governments from around the world come together for the annual meeting of the Commission for the Status of Women (CSW). The 67th CSW session, 6-17 March 2023, the first in-person CSW since 2019, will convene under the theme: “Innovation and technological change, and education in the digital age for achieving gender equality and the empowerment of all women and girls.”

Held in New York, CSW is the largest gathering of feminists, academics, government officials and policy makers to take stock of gender equality progress, renew their collective purpose, and chart a new roadmap forward.

Pictured: Scenes from the first day of CSW67 held at United Nations Headquarters in New York on 6 March 2023.

Photo: UN Women/Ryan Brown

During CSW67, UN Women/Generation Equality hosts in collaboration with the Action Coalition Innovation & Technology for Gender Equality a high-level side event “Open, Safe and Equal: Shaping a Digital Feminist Future” on Tuesday, March 7th between 1:15pm to 2:30pm in Conference Room 4 at UNHQ.

The event brings together High-level leaders from Governments, CSO, Youths and UN agencies to bring attention on the CSW67 priority theme and the “once in a generation” opportunity to place gender equality at the heart of the digital revolution. The discussion will focus on reaffirming Generation Equality’s shared principles for a feminist digital future, on the role of multi-stakeholder partnership cooperation in advancing gender equality in technology and on demonstrating how technology and innovation can provide transformative solutions to achieve gender equality and the empowerment of all women and girls.

pictured: photo moment with Angellah Kairuki, Minister of State, President Office Regional Administration and Local Government of Tanzania; and Sima Bahous, UN Women Executive Director

Photo: UN Women/Ryan Brown

During CSW67, UN Women/Generation Equality hosts in collaboration with the Action Coalition Innovation & Technology for Gender Equality a high-level side event “Open, Safe and Equal: Shaping a Digital Feminist Future” on Tuesday, March 7th between 1:15pm to 2:30pm in Conference Room 4 at UNHQ.

The event brings together High-level leaders from Governments, CSO, Youths and UN agencies to bring attention on the CSW67 priority theme and the “once in a generation” opportunity to place gender equality at the heart of the digital revolution. The discussion will focus on reaffirming Generation Equality’s shared principles for a feminist digital future, on the role of multi-stakeholder partnership cooperation in advancing gender equality in technology and on demonstrating how technology and innovation can provide transformative solutions to achieve gender equality and the empowerment of all women and girls.

Photo: UN Women/Ryan Brown

In March of every year, activists, advocates, experts and governments from around the world come together for the annual meeting of the Commission for the Status of Women (CSW). The 67th CSW session, 6-17 March 2023, the first in-person CSW since 2019, will convene under the theme: “Innovation and technological change, and education in the digital age for achieving gender equality and the empowerment of all women and girls.”

Held in New York, CSW is the largest gathering of feminists, academics, government officials and policy makers to take stock of gender equality progress, renew their collective purpose, and chart a new roadmap forward.

Pictured: Scenes from the first day of CSW67 held at United Nations Headquarters in New York on 6 March 2023.

Photo: UN Women/Ryan Brown

In March of every year, activists, advocates, experts and governments from around the world come together for the annual meeting of the Commission for the Status of Women (CSW). The 67th CSW session, 6-17 March 2023, the first in-person CSW since 2019, will convene under the theme: “Innovation and technological change, and education in the digital age for achieving gender equality and the empowerment of all women and girls.”

Held in New York, CSW is the largest gathering of feminists, academics, government officials and policy makers to take stock of gender equality progress, renew their collective purpose, and chart a new roadmap forward.

Pictured: Scenes from the Opening Session of CSW67 held in the General Assembly Hall at United Nations Headquarters in New York on 6 March 2023.

Photo: UN Women/Ryan Brown

Scenes from the observance of International Women’s Day 2023 on the theme “DigitALL: Innovation and technology for gender equality”. The event brings together technologists, innovators, entrepreneurs, and gender equality activists to provide an opportunity to highlight the role of all stakeholders in improving access to digital tools and be followed by a high-level panel discussion and musical performances.

Photo: UN Women/Ryan Brown

During CSW67, UN Women/Generation Equality hosts in collaboration with the Action Coalition Innovation & Technology for Gender Equality a high-level side event “Open, Safe and Equal: Shaping a Digital Feminist Future” on Tuesday, March 7th between 1:15pm to 2:30pm in Conference Room 4 at UNHQ.

The event brings together High-level leaders from Governments, CSO, Youths and UN agencies to bring attention on the CSW67 priority theme and the “once in a generation” opportunity to place gender equality at the heart of the digital revolution. The discussion will focus on reaffirming Generation Equality’s shared principles for a feminist digital future, on the role of multi-stakeholder partnership cooperation in advancing gender equality in technology and on demonstrating how technology and innovation can provide transformative solutions to achieve gender equality and the empowerment of all women and girls.

pictured speaking: Doreen Bogdan-Martin, Secretary-General, International Telecommunications Union (ITU)

Photo: UN Women/Ryan Brown

During CSW67, UN Women/Generation Equality hosts in collaboration with the Action Coalition Innovation & Technology for Gender Equality a high-level side event “Open, Safe and Equal: Shaping a Digital Feminist Future” on Tuesday, March 7th between 1:15pm to 2:30pm in Conference Room 4 at UNHQ.

The event brings together High-level leaders from Governments, CSO, Youths and UN agencies to bring attention on the CSW67 priority theme and the “once in a generation” opportunity to place gender equality at the heart of the digital revolution. The discussion will focus on reaffirming Generation Equality’s shared principles for a feminist digital future, on the role of multi-stakeholder partnership cooperation in advancing gender equality in technology and on demonstrating how technology and innovation can provide transformative solutions to achieve gender equality and the empowerment of all women and girls.

Photo: UN Women/Ryan Brown

During CSW67, UN Women/Generation Equality hosts in collaboration with the Action Coalition Innovation & Technology for Gender Equality a high-level side event “Open, Safe and Equal: Shaping a Digital Feminist Future” on Tuesday, March 7th between 1:15pm to 2:30pm in Conference Room 4 at UNHQ.

The event brings together High-level leaders from Governments, CSO, Youths and UN agencies to bring attention on the CSW67 priority theme and the “once in a generation” opportunity to place gender equality at the heart of the digital revolution. The discussion will focus on reaffirming Generation Equality’s shared principles for a feminist digital future, on the role of multi-stakeholder partnership cooperation in advancing gender equality in technology and on demonstrating how technology and innovation can provide transformative solutions to achieve gender equality and the empowerment of all women and girls.

Photo: UN Women/Ryan Brown

In March of every year, activists, advocates, experts and governments from around the world come together for the annual meeting of the Commission for the Status of Women (CSW). The 67th CSW session, 6-17 March 2023, the first in-person CSW since 2019, will convene under the theme: “Innovation and technological change, and education in the digital age for achieving gender equality and the empowerment of all women and girls.”

Held in New York, CSW is the largest gathering of feminists, academics, government officials and policy makers to take stock of gender equality progress, renew their collective purpose, and chart a new roadmap forward.

Pictured: Scenes from the first day of CSW67 held at United Nations Headquarters in New York on 6 March 2023.

Photo: UN Women/Ryan Brown

During CSW67, UN Women/Generation Equality hosts in collaboration with the Action Coalition Innovation & Technology for Gender Equality a high-level side event “Open, Safe and Equal: Shaping a Digital Feminist Future” on Tuesday, March 7th between 1:15pm to 2:30pm in Conference Room 4 at UNHQ.

The event brings together High-level leaders from Governments, CSO, Youths and UN agencies to bring attention on the CSW67 priority theme and the “once in a generation” opportunity to place gender equality at the heart of the digital revolution. The discussion will focus on reaffirming Generation Equality’s shared principles for a feminist digital future, on the role of multi-stakeholder partnership cooperation in advancing gender equality in technology and on demonstrating how technology and innovation can provide transformative solutions to achieve gender equality and the empowerment of all women and girls.

pictured: UN Women Executive Director Sima Bahous

Photo: UN Women/Ryan Brown

Scenes from the observance of International Women’s Day 2023 on the theme “DigitALL: Innovation and technology for gender equality”. The event brings together technologists, innovators, entrepreneurs, and gender equality activists to provide an opportunity to highlight the role of all stakeholders in improving access to digital tools and be followed by a high-level panel discussion and musical performances.

Photo: UN Women/Ryan Brown

During CSW67, UN Women/Generation Equality hosts in collaboration with the Action Coalition Innovation & Technology for Gender Equality a high-level side event “Open, Safe and Equal: Shaping a Digital Feminist Future” on Tuesday, March 7th between 1:15pm to 2:30pm in Conference Room 4 at UNHQ.

The event brings together High-level leaders from Governments, CSO, Youths and UN agencies to bring attention on the CSW67 priority theme and the “once in a generation” opportunity to place gender equality at the heart of the digital revolution. The discussion will focus on reaffirming Generation Equality’s shared principles for a feminist digital future, on the role of multi-stakeholder partnership cooperation in advancing gender equality in technology and on demonstrating how technology and innovation can provide transformative solutions to achieve gender equality and the empowerment of all women and girls.

Photo: UN Women/Ryan Brown

Faith-filled learning environment leads to greater academic success, service to community, say supporters

By Ambria Hammel | Feb. 16, 2010 | The Catholic Sun

Catholic education doesn’t just help a student now. The full dividends play out over a lifetime.

That was the overarching theme students throughout the diocese celebratedduring Catholic Schools Week Jan. 31-Feb. 6. Students organized special activities, projects and dress-up days to honor the vital role a Catholic education plays.

“There’s more focus on God and religion, not just academics. I like that,” John Paul McCann, a fifth-grader at Blessed Pope John XXIII, said about his Catholic school experience. “I think it’d be good to have more people learn about God.”

Fr. Dan McBride, pastor of St. Mary’s Parish in Chandler and a St. Jerome School alumnus, concelebrated a special Mass at his alma mater Feb. 4. Six other priests, active and retired, joined him.

“When we celebrate Catholic Schools Week, we celebrate our identity not just as students in a private school. We celebrate our Catholic identity. We know that to learn and to grow in faith are part and parcel; they go together,” Fr. McBride said.

Fr. McBride recalled his daily outlook at St. Jerome: “I was going to learn something I didn’t know and I was expected to do things I didn’t know I could do.”

Other Catholic school alumni visited various campuses throughout the diocese touting the dividends Catholic school provided.

“Catholic education taught me that it’s OK to ask questions and open doors and explore options,” said Vickie Jennett, communications coordinator for St. Timothy Parish in Mesa. She shared her testimony with seventh- and eighth-graders at the parish school Feb. 2.

Jennett — who has worked for a university, several newspapers and now the Church — spent 15 years in Catholic school and still appreciates its focus on faith, the family and discipline.

“I cannot tell you how important my vocation of wife and mother is to me,” said Jennett, whose children are both in their mid-to-late 20s.

Deacons, priests and sisters at various campuses shared their vocation stories with students too. Deacon Dick Petersen also spoke at St. Timothy School.

The Catholic school alum has spent more than one-third of his life in Catholic education — including medical school. He told students that, among other benefits, the prayer life fostered at Catholic schools gives students an advantage in life.

Today’s Catholic high school students already appreciate the strict discipline. Bourgade senior Michael Weikamp is among them. He has grown up in Catholic education and is grateful for so many life lessons.

Weikamp already plans to finance a Catholic education for his future family.

Adelyne Gomez, a seventh-grader at St. Louis the King School in Glendale, also finds value in her Catholic education.

“I know what’s right and what’s not right. I know that if I’m ever in trouble, I can pray to God and He’ll help me,” she said.

Parents of the diocese’s youngest students don’t take that for granted either. They repeatedly named prayer and faith on their list of the top 10 reasons to choose a Catholic education at Our Lady of Joy in Carefree. They unveiled the top 10 list in the parish bulletin during Catholic Schools Week.

Some schools celebrated the week with breakfasts, lunches and spirit rallies saluting public servants and civic leaders.

Fr. Patrick Mowrer, pastor of San Francisco de Asís School in Flagstaff, blessed and recognized a 2005 alumnus during a student Mass Feb. 3. Vincent Johnson, who said his school experience gave him purpose, is joining the Navy next week.

Community service

Other students saw Catholic Schools Week as a chance to do a community service project of their own.

High school students made rosaries, collected toiletry items for André House and organized a blood drive. Students at Seton Catholic Preparatory High School in Chandler raised $5,000 for St. Vincent de Paul.

Elementary school students held benefit drives for Maggie’s Place, servicemen and women and the Department of Public Safety. Several collected food for neighborhood outreach ministries.

The St. Vincent de Paul chapter at St. Benedict Parish in Phoenix benefited from the “Cans Across Campus” project at St. John Bosco Interparish School. Students donated canned goods, toiletries and other non-perishables. Some 550 of them paraded items across campus to the parish food closet.

The student council also brought wagons heaped with donations for eighth-graders to sort and stock.

Students at Annunciation Catholic School in Cave Creek donated money to the Poor Clare Sisters of Perpetual Adoration in Black Canyon City by paying to be “out of uniform” by sporting a hat.

Some of the sisters gave a vocations talk to the students Feb. 5. They gave a similar talk in several classrooms at Blessed Pope John XXIII School in Scottsdale earlier that week. They discussed their habits, hobbies and vows.

Priests throughout the diocese also shared their vocation stories with students at several campuses. A couple of priests said that simply praying, talking to priests and having good priest role models helped foster their vocations.

For Fr. Pat Robinson, that included a recap of his time at seminary. He addressed kindergarteners Feb. 2 at Blessed Pope John XXIII School. Wanting to expand their vocabulary, the teacher encouraged the boys and girls to put the word “vocations” in their head.

“I’m going to superglue it!” one young boy shouted.

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Catherine E. Hanley in Flagstaff and Andrew Junker and J.D. Long-García in Phoenix contributed to this story.

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Scenes from the observance of International Women’s Day 2023 on the theme “DigitALL: Innovation and technology for gender equality”. The event brings together technologists, innovators, entrepreneurs, and gender equality activists to provide an opportunity to highlight the role of all stakeholders in improving access to digital tools and be followed by a high-level panel discussion and musical performances.

Photo: UN Women/Ryan Brown

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Members of the UN Secretary-General’s High-Level Panel on Women’s Economic Empowerment present Secretary-General Antonio Guterres with the final report of the panel.

Photo: UN Women/Ryan Brown

At the UN General Assembly in New York, champions of equal pay took centre stage, putting forth a clarion call to end the global gender pay gap that stands at 23 per cent. The event launched the high-profile Equal Pay Platform of Champions, a diverse group of advocates to amplify and galvanize mobilization—as part of a broader ILO-UN Women Global Equal Pay Coalition—calling for equal pay for work of equal value. The event at the UN was hosted by UN Women in partnership with ILO, and co-sponsored by the Missions of Iceland, South Africa and Switzerland, coinciding with the opening day of the 61st Commission on the Status of Women, the largest inter-governmental forum on women’s rights and gender equality, which is focusing this year on the theme of “Women’s Economic Empowerment in the Changing World of Work”.

The Platform of Champions builds momentum to address the issue of pay inequality, which affects women and girls in every country in the world. It brings together Oscar Award-winning American actress Patricia Arquette, two-time Olympic gold medalist and soccer superstar Abby Wambach, along with leaders from trade unions, civil society, government and private sector, film makers and gender equality advocates.

Photo: UN Women/Ryan Brown

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Scenes from the observance of International Women’s Day 2023 on the theme “DigitALL: Innovation and technology for gender equality”. The event brings together technologists, innovators, entrepreneurs, and gender equality activists to provide an opportunity to highlight the role of all stakeholders in improving access to digital tools and be followed by a high-level panel discussion and musical performances.

Photo: UN Women/Ryan Brown

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Scenes from the observance of International Women’s Day 2023 on the theme “DigitALL: Innovation and technology for gender equality”. The event brings together technologists, innovators, entrepreneurs, and gender equality activists to provide an opportunity to highlight the role of all stakeholders in improving access to digital tools and be followed by a high-level panel discussion and musical performances.

Photo: UN Women/Ryan Brown