The sixty-seventh session of the Commission on the Status of Women took place from 6 to 17 March 2023. Due to my teaching obligations at the University of Amsterdam, I was not able to travel to New York this year. Instead, I attended various sessions online. I also had the honour to speak at a parallel event organized by Dr. Ugochi Ohajuruka, Executive Director Health Aid for All Initiative (HAFAI) on the ‘Implications of Covid-19 pandemic on girl child education, menstrual health and anti-FGM advocacy‘.