What I brought to New York — and what I'm bringing back
Feb 20, 2025My time at the Commission on the Status of Women: what Sierra Leone presented, what I heard, and what I'm taking home.
Read more →"Speeches. Reflections. Things I noticed. Things I can't stop thinking about."
This is where I share what's on my mind — from official statements and programme launches to honest reflections from the field. Welcome to the less polished version of the work.
The digital divide isn't a tech problem. It's a power problem. Here's what I said in my keynote — and the conversation I think we need to be having.
Read this →My time at the Commission on the Status of Women: what Sierra Leone presented, what I heard, and what I'm taking home.
Read more →The Women Environmental Programme isn't just policy. It's a recognition that the women I grew up around have been solving climate problems for decades. We're finally backing them up.
Read more →A full statement — and some thoughts I didn't include in the official version but want you to hear.
Read more →I went home to listen. This is what I heard. I'm still processing some of it.
Read more →The national women's economic empowerment strategy. What it says. What I'm staking on it.
Read more →I don't usually write like this. But some days you just need to describe what you saw.
Read more →The formal stuff — for when you need the official record.
"Every speech I give, every statement I release — I'm trying to close the gap between what is and what should be. That's all it is, really."
— Isata