How U.S. Tried but Failed to Wipe Out 70 Years of Global Consent on Women’s Rights

Gender equality discussions at UN face pushbacks and US resistance

The intergovernmental UN Commission on the Status of Women (CSW) is the UN’s largest annual forum on gender equality. Its 70th session concludes on 19 March at UN HQ in New York. This year’s priority theme under discussion was: ‘Ensuring and strengthening access to justice for all women and girls, including by promoting inclusive and equitable legal systems, eliminating discriminatory laws, policies, and practices, and addressing structural barr…

How U.S. Tried but Failed to Wipe Out 70 Years of Global Consent on Women’s Rights

The United States set a new precedent at the United Nations annual women’s rights meeting by requesting a recorded vote on the draft conclusions. The U.S. action culminated after weekslong negotiations on this year’s theme, “Ensuring and Strengthening Access to Justice for All Women and Girls.” The US.. move—which failed drastically—reflects the continuing assault of the Trump administration on gender equality worldwide, yet resistance from acro…

Washington Fails Once Again to Redefine 'Gender' at UN Gathering

The Belgian representative, on behalf of 26 members of the European Union, proposed a “no action motion” to keep a United States draft text redefining “gender” from being voted on by the UN Commission on the Status of Women, March 19, 2026. The proposal succeeded. The United States again suffered a blunt blow as member states at the annual United Nations conference on women’s rights rejected Washington’s proposal to narrow the definition of “gen…