The UN's Commission on the Status of Women (CSW) will take place from 6 to 17 March 2023 in New York. Many BPW members around the world have been able to attend CSW and its parallel events as delegates and observers over the years.  Additionally, BPW International runs its own program for our members during CSW in New York.

BPW International has Consultative Status with a range of high-level UN bodies including with ECOSOC, the UN Economic and Social Council, and UNESCO, the UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organisation.  CSW is a functional commission of ECOSOC, and the principal global intergovernmental body exclusively dedicated to the promotion of gender equality and women's rights. 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.

The Priority theme for this year is innovation and technological change, and education in the digital age for achieving gender equality and the empowerment of all women and girls. CSW will also review the 2022 theme, which was challenges and opportunities in achieving gender equality and the empowerment of rural women and girls.