Treasurer Lynn is the Vice-President of the Canadian Federation of University Women Aurora Newmarket (CFUWAN). She was thrilled to be invited to join the Canadian delegation of 17 attending the 63rd Conference of the Status of Women (CSW63) at the UN in New York. The priority theme for CSW63 was social protection systems, access to public services and sustainable development, and the empowerment of women and girls.
CFUW is an organization of over 8000 women in Canada that are committed to the pursuit of knowledge, promotion of education, improvement of the status of women and human rights, and active participation in public affairs in a spirit of cooperation and friendship. CFUW holds special consultative status with the United Nations (ECOSOC) and belongs to the Education Committee of the Canadian Commission for UNESCO.
As a delegate to the UN Lynn met many women showing leadership in addressing issues such as the need for inheritance rights of widows in India, the elimination of child marriages in Yemen and female genital mutilation in Kenya. Of particular interest to Lynn was a presentation on the role Canadian families in giving girls the confidence to pursue a career in STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering and Math). The highlight for Lynn was the opportunity to meet Canada’s Minister of the Status of Women and International Development, Maryam Monsef. Members of the CFUW delegation met with Minister Monsef to discuss the need for a National Child Care Program.
Congratulations Lynn, you’re an incredible Woman’s Ambassador!!! Thank you for making this a better world
Thank you Rose Marie for your kind words.
Lynn, what an amazing honour for you and and a tremendous opportunity as well.
You will likely meet many strong women who are changing the world for women
and their families internationally. Sharing their motivation and innovative ideas
will be energizing for all !
Hello Linda,
It was indeed an honour to attend CSW63. I was overwhelmed with so many choices of parallel and side events to attend to learn first hand about all the concerns and initiatives that are being taken to address the needs of girls and women around the world. And of course there was a growing concern about women loosing some ground considering the US governments attempt to dilute some significant language and deny some women their visa application to attend the conference.
Well done Lynn!