On March 11, 2025, the ABA Representatives and Observers to the United Nations committee hosted a side-event at the 69th session of the United Nations Commission on the Status of Women. The panel discussion focused on accelerating women's legal rights, where panelists examined key areas, including expanding access to justice for women and girls, eliminating discriminatory laws and policies, ending gender-based violence, protecting women's rights defenders, and empowering women's leadership in decision-making.