Women call out UN's failure to include women

Hey kids, sorry about the absence, but I've been busy over at the UN. And I'm happy to report that all of our hard work is paying off at this year's Commission on the Status of Women. Our press conference and Open Letter to the Secretary General have garnered incredible media coverage and have a outlets and the UN are picking up women's frustration with gender inequity in all levels of decision-making. In an open letter to Annan, the women said they were "disappointed and frankly outraged" that strengthening the U.N. machinery focusing on women is not a central part of the U.N.'s reform agenda. They also expressed deep concern "that the position of women in high-level U.N. posts has stagnated." During Kofi Annan's speech in this morning's high-level meeting, women filled the room waving purple signs that simply said, "50/50", a reference to WEDO's international campaign that calls for gender parity in all levels of decision-making and parliaments worldwide. It's really invigorating to see the powerful presence of women and their ability to actually make change in what seems to be an increasingly volatile political landscape.