The sixty-eighth session of the UN Commission on the Status of Women took place March 11–22, 2024. LWV Chicago President Jane Ruby served as a delegate for LWVUS at the session. Learn about what happened at the conference and how it connects with the League’s work!

About CSW

Representatives of Member States, UN entities, and ECOSOC-accredited non-governmental organizations (NGOs) from all regions of the world were invited to contribute to the session.

Priority theme: Accelerating the achievement of gender equality and the empowerment of all women and girls by addressing poverty and strengthening institutions and financing with a gender perspective.

Review theme: Social protection systems, access to public services and sustainable infrastructure for gender equality and the empowerment of women and girls (agreed conclusions of the sixty-third session).