Taiwan launches gender equality week in New YorkStaff writer, with CNATaiwan’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MOFA) and various non-governmental groups on Sunday launched a series of gender equality events in New York to coincide with the 70th session of the United Nations Commission on the Status of Women (CSW70). “Taiwan Gender Equality Week” (TGEW) was launched in New York’s Times Square on International Women’s Day, a day before the start of CSW70, which runs from March 9-19. Lee Chih-chiang (李志強), head of the Taipei Economic and Cultural Office in New York, said the TGEW aims to promote Taiwan’s achievements in women’s empowerment. The TGEW is being held in collaboration with various Taiwan-based groups, including the Alliance for Women’s Rights and Sustainable Development, and the Taiwan Equality Campaign. To promote the event, which has been held annually since 2020 to highlight Taiwan’s efforts to advance gender equality, Taiwan’s representative office in New York is running an ad campaign featuring animated displays atop yellow taxis during CSW70.

Source: Taipei Times March 09, 2026 17:16 UTC