65th UN Commission on the Status of Women (CSW) - FEPS parallel events

FEPS and its partners have organised a set of parallel events around the 65th session of the Commission on the Status of Women (CSW), that took place from 15 to 26 March 2021.

This year's priority was "Women’s full and effective participation and decision-making in public life, as well as the elimination of violence, for achieving gender equality and the empowerment of all women and girls".

The Commission on the Status of Women (CSW) is the principal global intergovernmental body exclusively dedicated to the promotion of gender equality and the empowerment of women and represents a functional commission of the Economic and Social Council (ECOSOC) of which FEPS is a consultative body.

The CSW is instrumental in promoting women’s rights, documenting the reality of women’s lives throughout the world, and shaping global standards on gender equality and the empowerment of women by bringing together governments, UN entities and NGOs from all regions of the world.

In light of the COVID-19 pandemic, the CSW65 mostly took place in the virtual sphere, which meant that wherever you were located, you could seize the opportunity to join and exchange with feminist voices from all over the globe - being part of this highlight event in the international women’s rights agenda!

16 March 2021 - "Fair Pay Political Round table" Parallel Event | Video

17 March 2021 - “Building gender just societies through intergenerational solidarity” Parallel Event | Video

18 March 2021 - "Empowering Women for Climate Justice" Parallel Event | Video

22 March 2021 - “Eliminating Violence Against Women in Leadership for the Empowerment of All Women and Girls” Parallel Event | Video

How to register?

Register to the platform of NGO CSW to take part in the virtual parallel events:

• Register as an advocate at the NGO CSW65 Forum Advocate: ‘Buy’ (for free) an Eventbrite ticket and wait for the confirmation email to sign up.
• Receive a second email that enables access to the platform and to create your advocate profile.
• Discover the agenda of over 650 virtual parallel events & exchange with other participants
• Sign up for our parallel events: 1) Fair Pay Political Roundtable, 2) Building gender just societies through intergenerational solidarity.

! Note that you can only join the NGO CSW virtual parallel events (and use extra features like polls, chat function etc.) by registering as an advocate at the forum.

The good news is that for our events above, you can follow them via Facebook live stream. 

Partner’s Additional CSW65 events you can join:

PES Women online reception - Friday, 12 March, 19:00 – 20:00 (CET)

(Independent, closed event, registration with PES Women necessary)

Traditionally hosted in New York, we do not want to miss this occasion to socialize and connect with fellow feminists who are interested in exchanging about their expectations and plans for the two-week-long CSW event. Therefore, we would like to bring our PES Women Reception to the online sphere and take a moment to deepen our international feminist network. Building new alliances and to conversate in an informal setting with fellow advocates for gender equality and women’s rights is a big part of the UN gathering.

You want to be part of the CSW virtual events this year and you are interested in connecting with fellow like-minded feminists ahead of the meeting marathon?

Register here