The sixty-eighth session of the Commission on the Status of Women will take place in person in New York, USA. The priority theme is 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.

The Commission on the Status of Women (CSW) is a functional commission of the United Nations Economic and Social Council (ECOSOC), and the principal governing body exclusively dedicated to the promotion of gender equality and the empowerment of women.

Taylor Davis, Head Delegate

Taylor grew up in Vancouver on the traditional lands of the Musqueam peoples. She is a graduate of the UBC Sauder School of Business where she completed six internships including working alongside her professors in Addis-Ababa, Ethiopia and at human-centered design firm, IDEO. She founded the7dayringproject, leading a team of 8 women to grow the social enterprise from $100 to over $100,000, funding hundreds of micro-loans and scholarships for female entrepreneurs and students in Ethiopia. After completing the FORA, Rise on Boards program, she joined the board of Toronto non-profit, Charlie's Freewheels, where she raised funds for women, non-binary & trans education programs and continues to volunteer weekly, cooking healthy meals for the cohorts of learners. Taylor now works at Google in Partnerships & Marketing, launching products for small businesses. She co-ran the Canada Sustainability ERG and worked on community COVID initiatives including securing $2M in digital certification scholarships. Taylor has a brain condition that impacts her vestibular & vision system and her experience in the medical system fuels her passion to use technology to create a more equitable world for those marginalized by existing institutions like the healthcare system. Taylor is also an audiobook lover, triathlete and a seeing-eye kayak guide.

Ziyana Kotadia is an Albertan feminist advocate, writer, and researcher currently completing her master’s in Multi-Disciplinary Gender Studies at the University of Cambridge. Passionate about the intersection of academia, art, and activism, Ziyana holds a Bachelor of Arts Honours Specialization in Global Gender Studies from Western University.

Ziyana is the inaugural Chair of the Safe Campus Coalition, an Ontario-based gender justice not-for-profit, and co-authored a Possibility Seeds national action plan with anti-violence policy recommendations for local, provincial, and national decision-makers on behalf of 1.2 million students across Canada. Ziyana has served as the Vice-President University Affairs for Western's University Students' Council and the President of Huron University College’s Students’ Council, where she championed various gender equity projects and represented the voices of 35,000+ undergraduate and professional students as the Chief Advocate and Stakeholder Relations Manager to university senior leadership.

Across her work as an advocate and academic, Ziyana has given interviews to various Canadian national media outlets, engaged with prominent thought leaders such as Sophie Grégoire Trudeau, and published a variety of works including op-eds, poems, peer-reviewed articles, policy papers, and book chapters.

Aisha Imana is a dedicated and passionate individual entering her 4th year of undergraduate studies in International Relations, along with a Certificate in Digital Communications. She specializes in research areas such as colonialism, gender equality, and social justice. Aisha has gained valuable experience through a fellowship program with Youth Challenge International (YCI), where she served as a Communications Fellow in Zanzibar, Tanzania, promoting social entrepreneurship for women and girls with support from Global Affairs Canada.

Throughout her university journey, Aisha has actively engaged in extracurricular activities, serving on the Social Science Student Council and Ethnocultural Support Services as an Advocacy Executive. In these roles, she worked diligently to amplify the voices of marginalized students on campus. Aisha's dedication to creating awareness and advocating for positive change is evident in her academic pursuits and community involvement.

With her strong academic background, research expertise, and practical experience, Aisha is committed to fostering awareness among consumers and promoting social justice through her work in the field of International Relations and Digital Communications.