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#CrackingTheCode – Serving or Surveilling Women – Part 2
TW // Sexual Violence / Sexual Exploitation / Violence against a minor / online abuse Firstly, can I start off this Part 2 by saying that being a UN Women’s Delegate has been a mix of emotions. What an absolute whirlwind of 2-3 weeks it was! I feel like I’ve been in a tornado, swept…
#CrackingTheCode – Serving or Surveilling Women – Part 1
I’ve been putting off writing my final remarks on being a Delegate for UN Women, that’s because there are a few things left for me to do. Firstly, I have to complete a ‘Contribution Form’, which is something I will be doing this weekend – I have to review my notes, re-watch recordings and actually…
Neurodiversity Celebration Week!
Did you know the 13th to the 19th is Neurodiversity Celebration Week? I didn’t until the week before. And yes, I had a busy week last week, not only was I taking part in discussions for CSW67 (links below), and working full-time, but I found a couple of Neurodiversity Celebration Week events that I really…
UN Women’s Delegate – Week 1
It’s Sunday. In certain calendars this signals the end of the week. But more importantly, it’s the end of Week 1 on CSW67 (67th Session of the Commission on the Status of Women). As you may know, I was selected to be a Delegate for CSW67. It’s my first time being a delegate and after…
International Women’s Day – UN Women – CSW67
Today is International Women’s Day 2023 and I couldn’t go without saying at least something. Unfortunately, as it’s mid-week – and what a week it has been so far – and past 19:00 in the evening, I will have to leave this shorter than I hoped. Recently, I wrote a post about being accepted as…
My Next Big Step
Approximately 30 years ago, when I was a little girl, I lost my voice. I was bullied, ridiculed, left out and generally socially awkward. This resulted in me developing what I now come to know as Selective Mutism. For most of my life I have in some way been silenced. Whether this is due to…