“The backlash against #GenderEquality is on the rise. Yet, women human rights defenders, youth, civil society, parliamentarians, and public servants are working to #PushForward for gender equality in their communities & countries.” -Sima Bahous at today's #CSW68 side-event.

“We need... more women with power. And for that to happen, [we need] more: ✔️Investment ✔️Access to education ✔️More affirmative action ✔️More and better quota systems.” - María Fernanda Espinosa, CEO GWL Voices, speaking on multistakeholder partnerships and the #PushForward #CSW68

The Circle of Women Ambassadors to the United Nations are committed to achieving #GenderEquality and the empowerment of all women and girls and working towards ending women’s poverty. This is the message of H.E. Adeng of South Sudan. #CSW68 #InvestInWomen

“Afghan women are suffering from being deprived of [their] very basic human rights [like] having access to sport, education, work, and healthcare.” Listen to Samira Asghari, the Former Captain of Afghan Women's Basketball Team speaking at #CSW68. #InvestInWomen in #Afghanistan.

“We will not waver, all together we will keep marching on and we will keep pushing forward for #GenderEquality, for human rights, and for democracy.” - Diene Keita, Deputy Executive Director of UNFPA speaking at today's #CSW68 side-event. #InvestInWomen

✊ When we come together, no force can hold us back. 🤝UN entities, civil society, governments, and youth joined forces on Wednesday at #CSW68 to emphasize the power of impactful partnerships in pushing forward for #GenderEquality. It's time to #PushForward and #InvestInWomen!

This year, 1.3 billion women in more than 60 countries have the right to vote. Women’s equal political participation and representation is key to ✅ Robust democracies ✅ Inclusive decisions #CSW68 #InvestInWomen

The Circle of Women Ambassadors to the United Nations are committed to achieving #GenderEquality and the empowerment of all women and girls and working towards ending women’s poverty. This is the message of H.E. Eneström of Sweden. #CSW68 #InvestInWomen

The Circle of Women Ambassadors to the United Nations are committed to achieving #GenderEquality and the empowerment of all women and girls and working towards ending women’s poverty. This is the message of H.E. Pascale Baeriswyl Baeriswyl of SwitzerlandUN. #CSW68 #InvestInWomen

The Circle of Women Ambassadors to the United Nations are committed to achieving #GenderEquality and the empowerment of all women and girls and working towards ending women’s poverty. This is the message of H.E. Ataeva of Turkmenistan. #CSW68 #InvestInWomen

2.8 hours That's how much more time women spend daily on unpaid care and domestic work than men globally. The situation is particularly challenging for women living in poverty, who have limited access to critical time-saving infrastructure like water and electricity. #CSW68

FACT: Each year over 200 million ever-married or partnered women & girls face violence from their intimate partners. Poverty increases the risk factors for intimate partner violence, including reduced educational & employment opportunities and increased household stress. #CSW68

What we know about poverty faced by women and girls: 🚨 Single mothers with children face a higher risk of poverty 🚨 Women and girls living in fragile contexts are nearly 8 times more likely to live in extreme poverty 🚨 Households with children are among the poorest #CSW68

📢 #CSW68 is coming to an end! 📢 👇 Tune in for the closing session and conclusions ⏰ Friday 22 March, 3 PM EDT 📺 Livestream: unwo.men/ZXlJ50QZJUH #InvestInWomen

Over 100 million That’s the number of women and girls who could be lifted out of poverty if governments employed a strategy to improve access to: ✅Education ✅Family planning ✅Labour market ✅Fair and equal wages ✅Land #CSW68 #InvestInWomen

#CSW68 has reached Agreed Conclusions and delivered robust commitments by United Nations Member States to strengthen financing and institutions to eradicate women’s and girls’ poverty. Press release from UN Women: unwo.men/qqXb50R0ctw #InvestInWomen

👇 Tune in for the Closing of #CSW68! ⏰ Wednesday 27 March, 10 AM EDT 📺 Livestream: unwo.men/bGQ950R2vXB #InvestInWomen

“We know the solution to end women's poverty: ✔️Investing in gender-responsive social protection systems ✔️Expanding access to quality education & healthcare ✔️Promoting women's economic empowerment ✔️Enhancing women's leadership.” -Chair Antonio Manuel Lagdameo closing #CSW68.

Reflecting on #CSW68, Sima Bahous said: “You adopted robust Agreed Conclusions, a blueprint to end women's poverty that envisages a world that will: 🌎No longer accept that 1 in 10 women lives in poverty. 🌍Accelerate the investment in women and girls.” unwo.men/rE3V50R3wq5

CSW68 has been closed and the first session of CSW69 opened! Thank you to everyone who joined us at #CSW68. We look forward to seeing you next year at #CSW69! 📸See the #CSW68 photogallery from @un_women: unwo.men/uXTV50R3sVo