(Part 1) The role of Parliaments in achieving parity in decision-making and ensuring gender-responsive access to justice for women and girls (CSW70 Side Event).

Access to decision-making remains one of the most persistent and structural barriers to the full realization of women's and girls' rights worldwide. Event organized by the Inter-Parliamentary Union and UN-Women at the 70th Session of the Commission on the Status of Women.

Opening remarks and official launch of the map Women in Politics: 2026
Session 1: Advancing access to justice for all women and girls - intersectional approaches and parliamentary action

The Meeting will provide an opportunity to bring a parliamentary perspective into the CSW70 discussions on the priority and review themes. Members of parliament from around the world will share perspectives and practices on legislative, oversight and budgetary actions to achieve parity representation in decision-making, eliminate discriminatory laws, address gaps between legal frameworks and their implementation, combat impunity for violence against women, and strengthen accountability and enforcement across justice systems.

The meeting will also underscore the importance of intersectional approaches and of gender-sensitive, parity parliaments in ensuring that justice reforms respond to the lived realities of women and girls in all their diversity and contribute to building justice systems that are resilient, accessible and rights-based.

Related Sites and Documents: Concept note and programme.

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