As we prepare for the 2026 Commission on the Status of Women (CSW70) we invite advocates and organizations committed to the rights of sex workers to join our working group. The group is managed by the Sex Worker Coalition and draws on the access provided by one of our members’ ECOSOC status to apply for events and submit statements. Join us.
Sign up here: https://forms.gle/L2D2EzuT36cuuvYW8
The direct email for the working group is swrworkinggroup@gmail.com
Please take a moment to read over our statement sent in advance of the CSW70 to UN Women. This will explain more about sex workers’ long term engagement with UN Women and why you should join us in the work we are doing.
Sex workers and trans folks have advised the Commission on the Status of Women of key issues communities are confronting in the United States and globally. In March 2026, the Commission will discuss “[e]nsuring and strengthening access to justice for all women and girls, including by promoting inclusive and equitable legal systems, eliminating discriminatory laws, policies, and practices, and addressing structural barriers.” The Commission will also review five year progress towards, “[w]omen’s full and effective participation and decision making in public life, as well as the elimination of violence, for achieving gender equality and the empowerment of all women and girls (agreed conclusions of the sixty-fifth session).”
We submitted a 1500 word statement via BPPP, stating that, “justice cannot exist in spaces where fear, stigma, and criminalization persist. To achieve equality, we must build systems that see, hear, and protect every woman and girl including those society has pushed to the margins.” Read the full report here or download the report as a pdf.
BPPP signed on to a collective statement by the LGBTI Caucus. The caucus stated that, “[e]nsuring access to justice, participation, and protection from violence requires deliberate attention to the lived experiences of LBTI+ persons, reflected in national laws, global policies, and multilateral mechanisms.” Download the LGBTI Caucus report as a pdf.
