In March 2023, two WWDA delegates attended the 67th Session of the Commission on the Status of Women (CSW67), and WWDA staff hosted three parallel events.
WWDA Youth Development Officer Margherita DallOcco – Vaccaro, along with disability advocate and WWDA member, Kelly Cox represented WWDA as delegates.
Learn more about our delegates experience at CSW67 via their post-event report here.
CSW67
The annual CSW conference brings together State Parties, non-governmental organisations (NGO’s), and other representatives to discuss gender equality. During the second week of CSW, State Parties negotiate the Agreed Conclusions. This year’s theme was “Innovation and technological change, and education in the digital age for achieving gender equality and the empowerment of all women and girls”.
You can download the final CSW67 Agreed Conclusions here.
In-Person Event – Using technology to Advance our Sexual and Reproductive Rights
WWDA held an in-person event in New York on Wednesday, March 8th, 2023.
Our International and Australian speakers spoke about how technology has played a role in the lives of women with disability, particularly their sexual and reproductive rights, and needs, from birth control to parenting.
WWDA’s Our Site: A website made by and for women with disabilities.
On Thursday, 9th March 2023, WWDA’s staff members Zoe Houstein, Tanya Sinclair, and Cat Standley presented at CSW67!
Watch the replay to hear about the Our Site project and exciting new developments.
WWDA LEAD: Empowering Women with Disability in the Digital Age.
On the 7th of March 2023, WWDA staff member Saphia Grant presented at CSW67!
The event showed how the WWDA LEAD team has worked in meaningful co-design to engage, build and allow online capacity exchange between our community members.
