Let’s make Comprehensive Sexuality Education a priority for gender equality.

CSE is a missing piece in achieving gender equality for all.

It equips young people with the foundational skills they need to decide about their health and well-being. CSE builds knowledge, attitudes and values for healthy, respectful and gender equal relationships. And it lets young people understand and protect themselves from any harm and harm to others, whilst also learning about their rights and how to be respectful of the rights and choices of others.

All governments have committed to making sure that the Global Goals for Gender Equality, Education and Health are achieved by 2030. The evidence is clear. CSE is an essential part of the solution to achieving these goals. But not all young people have access to it, and some governments are not prioritizing it.

CSE helps young people to understand what gender equality is and what it looks like in their everyday lives.

The sixty-seventh session of the Commission on the Status of Women

New York - 10 April 2022 to 14 April 2023

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CSE for all young people NOW!

Now is the time to take action! Global leaders from around the world will gather in the United Nations in March and April to decide how to advance their commitments to gender equality, health and education.

Join SheDecides and The Global Partnership Forum on CSE in this drive for critical conversations on Comprehensive Sexuality Education. Together we will spotlight how education is part of the solution to building gender equality for all.

Ministers speak out for CSE as a solution to gender inequality

6th March 2023

To mark the first day of the CSW67, SheDecides and The Global Partnership Forum on CSE will hold a high-level reception to spotlight the important role CSE plays in achieving global goals on gender equality. Guests will hear from leading national, global and youth practitioners and experts on CSE, spotlight political leadership and celebrate best practices from around the world.

Speakers will include: 

  • H.E. Ximena Ayelén Mazzina Guiñazú, Minister of Women, Genders and Diversity, Argentina 
  • H. E. Ana Catarina Mendes, Minister in the Cabinet of the Prime Minister and for Parliamentary Affairs, Portugal 
  • H.E. Lindiwe Zulu, Minister of Social Development, South Africa 
  • Ms Eunice García, Executive Director, Youth Coalition 
  • Ms Memory Kachambwa, Executive Director, FEMNET & Chair of the SheDecides Guiding Group
  • Shamah Bulangis, Co-Chair, Transform Education
  • Zouhir Adaoui, Executive Director of Y-PEER Morocco
  • Diene Keita, Deputy Executive Director (Programmes), UNFPA

Follow #SheDecides and #Together4CSE for live updates and photos from the event.

Ministers, youth activists and civil society champion Comprehensive Sexuality Education at CSW Reception

On the sidelines of CSW67, SheDecides and The Global Partnership Forum on CSE hosted a high-level event to spotlight the important role CSE plays in achieving global goals on gender equality.

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Photo gallery: CSW high-level reception

Ministers, youth activists and civil society came together at the SheDecides and Global Partnership Forum on CSE reception on the side-lines of CSW67 in New York. See the photos from the event.

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Ministers speak out for CSE at roundtable event ahead of the Transforming Education Summit

SheDecides facilitated collaborations and dialogue on CSE with SheDecides Champions, allies and leading experts from Rwanda, Canada, Namibia, Norway Sweden, South Africa and Argentina.

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