US EditionEU opposes U.S. proposal to define gender as male and female at UN women’s forum
The U.S. proposal defining gender as only male or female was blocked by 23 countries, with 17 abstentions, marking a rare failure to adopt UN Commission conclusions by consensus.
- On Thursday, March 19, the United Nations Commission on the Status of Women rejected a United States proposal to officially define 'gender' as referring only to men and women on the final day of the nine-day conference.
- The United States claimed the 1995 Beijing Declaration defined 'gender' as male and female, but the Rights Caucus noted the Commission did not adopt a specific definition of 'gender' then.
- Belgium called for a 'no action motion' to block the proposal on behalf of 25 other member states; 23 countries voted to block, 17 abstained, and only Pakistan and Chile voted with the United States.
- After delegates rejected the proposal, the United States forced a vote on the agreed conclusions, marking the first time in the CSW's 70-year history that the document was not adopted by consensus.
- Jennifer Rauch, global advocacy officer at Feminista, accused the United States of being 'willing to lie' to advance its gender ideology; Italy also noted the United States failed to seek member input before the vote.
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