The 67th Session of the Commission on the Status of Women (CSW67) is being held March 6-17.
Oxfam, along with partner organizations, will engage by hosting one official side event and 12 parallel events under the NGO CSW Forum. This year the CSW priority theme addresses challenges to women’s rights and equity related to education in the digital age and the review theme looks at the empowerment of rural women and girls.
Oxfam is working with women leaders attending from countries including Bangladesh, Burkina Faso, Mexico, Brazil, Morocco, Mozambique, Jordan, and more.
Oxfam submitted a written statement to the UN Secretary General, which has been circulated ahead of the CSW67 and will deliver an oral statement during the session.
Brenda Mofya, Head of Oxfam’s New York office, said:
“The right to education is fundamental to gender equality and the realization of rights of women, girls and gender diverse people. The insistence on technological innovation often carries with it risks of privatization or a heavy dependence on education technology instead of investments needed in the fundamentals necessary for public education.
“Digital inequalities pose a significant challenge for women and girls – particularly those in rural areas – and addressing these disparities is vital to promote equal access to educational opportunities. Oxfam has put forward recommendations for UN Member States, and it is our collective responsibility to ensure that every woman and girl has access to quality education and the opportunity to achieve their full potential.”
Notes to editors
Register for the CSW Parallel Events.
Oxfam and Partner-led Side Event:
The 30% Campaign (March 10, 10am ET). This event is co-hosted by Oxfam and WiLDAF-AO
Oxfam and Partner-led Parallel Events:
TikTok, WhatsApp, online hub, phone and apps to promote SRHR (March 7, 2:30pm ET)
This event is co-hosted by Oxfam and Pathfinder International, Youth Wave, and Abdel Shafi Community Health Association.
Assault of austerity: access to public education and technology (March 8, 8:30am ET)
This event is co-hosted by Oxfam and Nawi Collective, World Pulse, and Equal Measures.
Gender equality, human rights and the right to care (March 9, 8:00am ET – Virtual)
This event is co-hosted by Oxfam, Public Services International (PSI), Women in Informal Employment (WIEGO), and Nawi Afrifem Macroeconomics Collective.
For a gender-transformative digital new deal (March 10, 12:30pm ET)
This event is co-hosted by Oxfam, Public Services International (PSI), DAWN, ActionAid, Center for Economic and Social Rights (CESR), GI-ESCR, Global Alliance for Tax Justice (GATJ), Tax Justice Network (TJN), Womankind, FEMNET, and IT for Change.
Digitalization in gender-based violence case management: Covid-19 women’s experiences (March 10, 2:30pm ET). This event is co-hosted by Oxfam and UWONET.
Transformative women's leadership on land rights for achieving gender equality and empowerment of women (March 10, 4:30pm ET). This event is co-hosted by Oxfam and Feminist Land Platform.
Digital equity and digital inclusion: women economic empowerment in low literacy community (March 13, 6:15pm ET). This event is co-hosted by Oxfam and Hello Task.
Bringing local southern voices to promote gender transformative education for female and other vulnerable children (March 14, 7:00am ET – Virtual).
Youth’s technology access and use for SRHR awareness in MENA (March 14, 10:30am ET). This event is co-hosted by Oxfam and The Asfari Insitute for Civil Society and Leader at the American University of Beirut.
Innovation and technology as a tool for redistribution and reduction of unpaid care and domestic work (March 14, 10:45am ET). This event is co-hosted by Oxfam and UWONET.
Reality check! Accelerating gender justice and SRHR in the MENA region through digital technologies (March 14, 6:15pm ET). This event is co-hosted by Oxfam, Fe-Male, RNW, and Raseef22.
Reimagining rural women livelihoods in Africa’s post-Covid recovery agenda (March 15, 2:30pm ET). This event is co-hosted by Oxfam, GIMAC, Reality of Aid Network Africa, and Landesa Fight for Her Land.
SRHR: towards empowering and protecting women and girls (March 16, 2:30pm ET)
This event is co-hosted by Oxfam and the Center for Egyptian Women’s Legal Assistance (CEWLA).
Contact information
Karelia Pallan in Washington, DC | +1 202-329-8283 | karelia.pallan@oxfam.org
Register for the CSW Parallel Events.
Oxfam and Partner-led Side Event:
The 30% Campaign (March 10, 10am ET). This event is co-hosted by Oxfam and WiLDAF-AO
Oxfam and Partner-led Parallel Events:
TikTok, WhatsApp, online hub, phone and apps to promote SRHR (March 7, 2:30pm ET)
This event is co-hosted by Oxfam and Pathfinder International, Youth Wave, and Abdel Shafi Community Health Association.
Assault of austerity: access to public education and technology (March 8, 8:30am ET)
This event is co-hosted by Oxfam and Nawi Collective, World Pulse, and Equal Measures.
Gender equality, human rights and the right to care (March 9, 8:00am ET – Virtual)
This event is co-hosted by Oxfam, Public Services International (PSI), Women in Informal Employment (WIEGO), and Nawi Afrifem Macroeconomics Collective.
For a gender-transformative digital new deal (March 10, 12:30pm ET)
This event is co-hosted by Oxfam, Public Services International (PSI), DAWN, ActionAid, Center for Economic and Social Rights (CESR), GI-ESCR, Global Alliance for Tax Justice (GATJ), Tax Justice Network (TJN), Womankind, FEMNET, and IT for Change.
Digitalization in gender-based violence case management: Covid-19 women’s experiences (March 10, 2:30pm ET). This event is co-hosted by Oxfam and UWONET.
Transformative women's leadership on land rights for achieving gender equality and empowerment of women (March 10, 4:30pm ET). This event is co-hosted by Oxfam and Feminist Land Platform.
Digital equity and digital inclusion: women economic empowerment in low literacy community (March 13, 6:15pm ET). This event is co-hosted by Oxfam and Hello Task.
Bringing local southern voices to promote gender transformative education for female and other vulnerable children (March 14, 7:00am ET – Virtual).
Youth’s technology access and use for SRHR awareness in MENA (March 14, 10:30am ET). This event is co-hosted by Oxfam and The Asfari Insitute for Civil Society and Leader at the American University of Beirut.
Innovation and technology as a tool for redistribution and reduction of unpaid care and domestic work (March 14, 10:45am ET). This event is co-hosted by Oxfam and UWONET.
Reality check! Accelerating gender justice and SRHR in the MENA region through digital technologies (March 14, 6:15pm ET). This event is co-hosted by Oxfam, Fe-Male, RNW, and Raseef22.
Reimagining rural women livelihoods in Africa’s post-Covid recovery agenda (March 15, 2:30pm ET). This event is co-hosted by Oxfam, GIMAC, Reality of Aid Network Africa, and Landesa Fight for Her Land.
SRHR: towards empowering and protecting women and girls (March 16, 2:30pm ET)
This event is co-hosted by Oxfam and the Center for Egyptian Women’s Legal Assistance (CEWLA).
Karelia Pallan in Washington, DC | +1 202-329-8283 | karelia.pallan@oxfam.org