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Fourth World Conference on Women
2020-10-01 09:00 - 19:00 (America/New_York)
The year 2020 marks the 25th anniversary of the Fourth World Conference on Women in Beijing, China, and the adoption of the Beijing Declaration and Platform for Action (1995), which remains the most visionary and comprehensive roadmap for advancing women’s rights globally. This year also marks a five-year milestone towards achieving the Sustainable Development Goals, and the reaffirmation of gender equality as inextricably linked to achieving sustainable development for all by 2030.
Twenty-five years after the adoption of the Beijing Platform for Action, some progress toward gender equality has been made. Over the past decade, 131 countries have passed laws to support women’s equality, including to increase access to health care and good quality education, and to promote women’s political participation and representation; more countries have reached gender parity in educational enrolment; and fewer women are dying in childbirth.
Yet, progress has been too slow. Not a single country has achieved gender equality. The COVID-19 pandemic has underscored society’s reliance on women both on the front lines of the response, and at home, while the pandemic’s impact is putting at risk the hard-won gains for women’s rights. Women and girls are facing disproportionate impacts with far-reaching consequences across every sphere, from health to the economy, security to social protection.
Due to the pandemic, it is estimated that in 2021, 47 million women and girls will be pushed into extreme poverty, bringing the total to 435 million. By 2021, for every 100 men aged 25 to 34 living in extreme poverty, there will be 118 women, a gap that is expected to increase to 121 women per 100 men by 2030.
WHAT: On 1 October 2020, under the theme, “Accelerating the realization of gender equality and the empowerment of all women and girls,” the UN General Assembly will convene a High-Level meeting on the 25th anniversary of the Fourth World Conference on Women. The High-Level meeting is an opportunity for Member States to demonstrate the political will and leadership to ensure the full, effective and accelerated implementation of the Platform for Action. Towards this end, world leaders are invited to present concrete actions and commitments. The meeting will consist of an opening segment, a plenary, and a closing segment.
WHEN: 1 October 2020, 9:00 a.m. to 7:00 p.m. EDT
Opening segment
09:00 a.m. to 10:00 a.m. (ET)

Volkan Bozkir, President of the General Assembly at its 75th session;
António Guterres, UN Secretary-General;
Representative of China, host country of the Fourth World Conference on Women;
Phumzile Mlambo-Ngcuka, UN Women Executive Director;
Natalia Kanem, UNFPA Executive Director;
Hilary Gbedemah, Chair of the Committee on the Elimination of Discrimination against Women;
Elizabeth Broderick, Chair of the Working Group of the Human Rights Council on the issue of discrimination against women in law and in practice;
Dubravka Šimonovic, Special Rapporteur of the Human Rights Council on violence against women, its causes and consequences;
Sascha Gabizon, civil society representative;
Ixchel Adolfo, young woman leader.

Plenary segment
10:00 a.m. to 6:30 p.m. (EDT)
Heads of State and Government and other leaders will present concrete actions and commitments to accelerate the realization of gender equality and the empowerment of all women and girls by 2030, including in support of the role of civil society organizations and youth.
The list of speakers can be found here.
Closing segment
6:30 p.m. to 7:00 p.m. (EDT)
Concluding remarks by Volkan Bozkir, President of the UN General Assembly
WHERE: The High-Level meeting will be webcast live on UN Web TV

For more information, editorial content and assets, visit:
UNGA: https://www.un.org/pga/75/event/high-level-meeting-on-the-twenty-fifth-anniversary-of-the-fourth-world-conference-on-women/
UN Women: www.unwomen.org/en/news/in-focus/general-assembly
The high-level meeting of the General Assembly will take place in the context of the Generation Equality campaign. The Generation Equality Forum, originally scheduled to be held in Mexico City and in Paris in 2020, is now postponed to next year and is being adapted and strengthened to respond to the current context.
Join the conversation: Follow @UN_PGA and @UN_Women on Twitter and share your messages using the hashtag #GenerationEquality

Zoom Meeting with Honorable Shahabuddeen (Shah) A. Ally
2020-10-01 13:00 - 14:00
New York Chapter
NYWBA Civil Courts Committee
invites you to Zoom with a Judge featuring:
Honorable Shahabuddeen (Shah) A. Ally
Supervising Judge, New York City Civil Court, New York County
RSVP – civilcourtschairs@nywba.org

Sweet Success Reception
2020-10-01 17:30 - 18:30
Rochester Chapter

Trauma-Informed and Compassionate Representation in DV Matters
2020-10-01 17:30 - 20:30
Suffolk Chapter

Now I'm a Teacher Too: Kids and COVID-19
2020-10-02 12:00 - 14:00

CLE - Avoiding Ethical Pitfalls
2020-10-02 13:00 - 14:30
Brooklyn Chapter

Register to Vote
2020-10-05 10:00 - 14:00

Cardio Sculpt
2020-10-05 17:30 - 18:30
Orange-Sullivan Chapter
Thomas Bull Memorial Park, by Sally’s Dream Playground

Meet the Candidates
2020-10-06 17:30 - 19:00
Orange-Sullivan
Thomas Bull Memorial Park, Day Camp Pavilion

Film Screening - Decade of Fire
2020-10-06 18:00 - 20:00
Bronx Chapter
THE LATINO JUDGES ASSOCIATION
and
THE BRONX WOMEN’S BAR ASSOCIATION
invite you to join us for our virtual
Hispanic Heritage Month Celebration
commemorating this year’s theme: “Hispanics: Be Proud of Your Past and Embrace Your Future”
FILM SCREENING – “DECADE OF FIRE”
followed by a
Q & A with Film Producer and Director Vivian Vasquez-Irizarry
“Decade of Fire” chronicles the community’s struggle during the years that the South Bronx burned. After the screening, we will be joined for an open dialogue with one of the film’s producers and directors, Vivian Vasquez-Irizarry.
Please join us for what promises to be an enlightening experience and conversation!
RSVP by emailing bxwomensbar@gmail.com

CLE - Hope is Not a Strategy
2020-10-07 12:00 - 13:00
WBASNY Immigration Committee

Legal Issues Affecting Breast Cancer Patients
2020-10-07 12:00 - 13:30
JALBCA

Lunch with the Appellate Division, Second Department
2020-10-07 13:00 - 14:00

2020-10-07 13:00 - 14:00
Bronx Chapter

Networking
2020-10-07 17:00 - 18:30
Rochester and Western New York Chapters

Judge's Choice Dinner
2020-10-07 17:30 - 19:00
Western New York

Zoom Meeting with Honorable Andrea Masley
2020-10-08 17:00 - 18:00
New York Chapter
The New York Women’s Bar Association
invites you to Zoom with a Judge featuring:
Honorable Andrea Masley
Supreme Court, New York County
Discussion Facilitators:
Vivian Rivera-Drohan and Fran Hoffinger
Participation limited to 20 NYWBA members only.*
CLICK HERE to RSVP
*Your membership MUST BE current to participate.
To find out your membership status, email ed@nywba.org.

Health & Wellness: Pilates Fusion
2020-10-08 17:30 - 19:00
Orange-Sullivan
Thomas Bull Memorial Park, by Sally’s Dream Playground

Racial Equality and the SDGs
2020-10-09 02:00 - 15:30
UN Global Compact

CLE - Trusts, Estates & Disability Planning in the Age of Social Distancing
2020-10-09 13:00 - 14:30

Making Strides Against Breast Cancer
2020-10-11 08:00 - 17:00

CLE - Moving Beyond the Barriers
2020-10-13 12:00 - 13:30
New York Chapter
NYWBA International Women’s Rights Committee
Presents a CLE Program:
Moving Beyond the Barriers: An International and Comparative
Examination of Laws and Policies Governing Self-Managed Abortio

Please join us for an exciting panel discussion. Speakers include:
Jessica Mason Pieklo, Esq., Sr. VP, Executive Editor, Rewire
Yveka Pierre, Esq., Litigation Counsel, If/When/How: Lawyering for Reproductive Justice
Patty Skuster, Esq., Sr. Legal Advisor, Technical Innovation and Evidence, Ipas
Karolina Więckiewicz, Esq., Aborcyjny Dream Team
Moderated By:
Professor Cindy Soohoo, Esq.
Professor of Law and Co-Director of the Human Rights
and Gender Justice Clinic at the City of New York School of Law

Place:
via Zoom Webinar

CLE:
1.5 Professional Practice (pending)

Cost:
Free – NYWBA/WBASNY Members
$25 – non-members

RSVP:
CLICK HERE to RSVP Before October 10, 2020.

Notable Hispanics in Public Service
2020-10-14 17:30 - 18:30
Queens Chapter

Health & Wellness: Cardio Sculpt
2020-10-14 17:30 - 19:00

The Importance of Judicial Diversity and Inclusion in New York Courts
2020-10-14 18:00 - 19:30
WBASNY
The Franklin H. Williams Judicial Commission and The City University of New York (CUNY) School of Law’s Center on Latinx Rights and Equality (CLRE) will host a Zoom Webinar, The Importance of Judicial Diversity and Inclusion in New York Courts, on Wednesday, October 14, 2020, 6:00 PM – 7:30 PM. This program will address the state of judicial diversity and inclusion in the New York State court system, recent developments and recommendations to improve judicial diversity. The panelists will include: Hon. Erika Edwards, President, Judicial Friends Association; Hon. Sallie Manzanet-Daniels, President, Latino Judges Association; Hon. Lillian Wan, President, Asian American Judges Association; and FHW Commission Co-Chair, Hon. Troy K. Webber. The program will be moderated by Professor Natalie Gomez-Velez, Director, CLRE at CUNY Law School, and FHW Commissioner, Hon. Joanne D. Quiñones. Please register at the following link: https://cunylaw.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_GN8e1gNWTjOetaZ0iR1BnA

Pink Ribbon Virtual Luncheon
2020-10-15 12:30 - 13:30

Shielding the Abused
2020-10-15 12:45 - 13:35

Book Club - Everything I Never Told You by Celeste Ng
2020-10-15 17:30 - 19:00
Orange-Sullivan Chapter
Sharon Worthy-Spiegl’s back deck w/ heaters

Sip & Meet
2020-10-16 18:30 - 19:30

Making Strides Against Breast Cancer
2020-10-18
Nassau Chapter
The Nassau County Women’s Bar Association is proud to support the American Cancer Society Making Strides Against Breast Cancer Walk, which will be held virtually this year. To join our team and/or make a donation for the American Cancer Society Making Strides Against Breast Cancer Walk, please click here.
Although there is no formal walk this year, they are offering a Strides for Caravan option. Essentially, it is a drive-thru at Jones Beach. We thought about scheduling a specific time slot (between 7 am-2pm) for us to get in our cars and caravan together to show our support. We can do individual cars, or depending on comfort level and interest, a couple of people can “carpool” with masks on and windows open. However we structure it, the goal is to do this as a team if there is sufficient interest. We are required to register and reserve a time slot by October 15th, so we need to know who is interested no later than Tuesday, October 13th.
