This, from a U.N. press release just out:

WOMEN’S SITUATION HAS IMPROVED, BUT SERIOUS CHALLENGES REMAIN, UN OFFICIALS SAY New York, Feb 28 2005 6:00PM
Women have gained ground in the struggle for equality with men over the past 10 years, but serious challenges remain, including the rise in trafficking of women and girls and their disproportionate representation in the ranks of the poor and those infected with HIV/AIDS, senior United Nations officials said today.

Who was it who challenged the U.N. to address that trafficking problem? The hated cowboy W?

Miles to go yet, but worth noting, especially to the U.N. elite womynfest audience this week.

Excuse me before I break out my “W Stand for Women” regalia.