Sister Maryann Agnes Mueller attended the 68th Annual Commission on the Status of Women (CSW68), the largest annual gathering at the United Nation on gender equality and women’s empowerment. This year, the gathering drew 14,000 women from nearly every corner of the globe, converging for a two-week session at the UN’s headquarters in New York.
The central theme of the meeting was accelerating the achievement of gender equality and the empowerment of all women and girls by addressing poverty and strengthening institutions and financing with a gender perspective. Sister Maryann was among a group of ten Franciscans and individuals with Franciscan values invited to attend by Franciscans International, which has offices at both the UN headquarters in New York and Geneva.
During her time at the commission, Sister Maryann found inspiration in the multitude of young women attending whose profound knowledge and advocacy for their respective causes left a lasting impression on her.
