The Commission on the Status of Women is the United Nations largest gathering on gender equality. The Commission formulates policies that promote gender equality and the empowerment of women worldwide, and measures progress toward the accomplishment of those policies.

Every year, representatives of Member States gather for two weeks to evaluate progress on gender equality, identify challenges, set global standards and formulate concrete policies to promote gender equality and women’s empowerment worldwide. All of these things happen through intense dialogue, official meetings, and side and parallel events.