Briefing on the United States for the Committee on Women's Rights and Gender Equality delegation to New York and Washington, D.C : 5-11 March 2023

This Briefing, written by the European Parliament's Policy Department for Citizens' Rights and Constitutional Affairs at the request of the FEMM Committee, provides background information for the FEMM Delegation to New York and Washington, D.C. scheduled from 5 to 11 March 2023. It includes information on the Commission on the Status of Women (CSW), a functional commission of the United Nation's Economic and Social Council (ECOSOC) and the principal global intergovernmental body exclusively dedicated to the promotion of gender equality and the empowerment of women. It focuses on the priority theme of its 2023 annual two-week session (6-17 March 2023): 'Innovation and technological change, and education in the digital age for achieving gender equality and the empowerment of all women and girls'.