♀ WINGS ♀
Thursday September 18th, 2025 with Frieda Werden
4th World Conference on Women, Beijing 1995 - contrast between official and non-governmental activities was stark

Part 2 of our 3-part, 30th anniversary retrospective on the UN 4th World Conference on Women. Features Sharon Hom on her feminist English-Chinese Lexicon; Helvi Sipila on peace as a feminist issue; Nafisa Hoodbhoy on men official delegates saying disarmament is not a women's issue; Judy Rebick, Canada, and Cheryl Carolus, ANC, at a highly participatory NGO forum; the 12 Critical Areas of Concern; Gertrude Mongella on the lack of follow-through on UN agreements affecting women, and calling on the US to ratify CEDAW (the UN Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination Against Women).