Why Beijing+30 matters

Beijing+30 was a call to action to implement the Beijing Platform for Action. Adopted by 189 countries at the UN Fourth World conference on Women in 1995, this document remains the gold standard for policies on gender equality and women’s empowerment. The question is, have we made progress? There is certainly reason for doubt. Leaders at the very top attempt to undermine women’s sexual and reproductive health and rights, defund access to justice for survivors of sexual violence, and openly condemn champions of women’s human rights.