Awesome Day

Today is going to be the longest day of session so far. We are in session from 8:30 am to 10 pm with an 1hr and 15 minute lunch break, an hour for an interesting keynote speaker, and a two hour dinner. Today is definitely the longest and probably the most interesting day so far.
I am a member of the Commission on the Status of Women. We are currently still discussing our first topic, the unequal sharing of responsibilities of care-giving in the context of HIV/AIDS. The thing I learned today is how hard it is to maneuver with a large body. Different countries want to emphasize different things, some countries are just interested in building a consensus, others on making sure their concern and needs are met; but what I feel is important to emphasize is that we are all interested in furthering gender equality.