▁be ▁gender ▁neutral , ▁because ▁an ▁all - w oman ▁conference ▁would ▁not ▁be ▁taken ▁seriously . ▁Finally , ▁Mexico ▁City ▁agreed ▁to ▁host ▁the ▁conference , ▁and ▁CS W ▁set ▁about ▁the ▁tasks ▁to ▁prepare ▁the ▁" m ach in ery " ▁necessary ▁to ▁secure ▁passage ▁of ▁C ED AW . ▁Hel vi ▁S ip il ä , ▁was ▁selected ▁as ▁the ▁Ass istant ▁Secretary ▁General ▁for ▁Social ▁Development ▁and ▁Human itar ian ▁affairs ▁and ▁placed ▁in ▁charge ▁of ▁organ izing ▁events ▁for ▁the ▁year . ▁ ▁International ▁ ▁Mexico ▁City ▁The ▁first ▁UN ▁World ▁Conference ▁on ▁Women ▁was ▁held ▁in ▁Mexico ▁City ▁from ▁ 1 9 ▁June ▁to ▁ 2 ▁July . ▁The ▁ 1 9 7 5 ▁conference ▁led ▁to ▁the ▁ad option ▁of ▁the ▁World ▁Plan ▁of ▁Action , ▁as ▁well ▁as ▁the ▁Dec laration ▁of ▁Mexico ▁on ▁the ▁Equ ality ▁of ▁Women ▁and ▁Their ▁Cont ribution ▁to ▁Development ▁and ▁Peace . ▁It ▁led ▁to ▁the ▁establishment ▁of ▁monitoring ▁mechan isms ▁such ▁as , ▁International ▁Research ▁and ▁Training ▁Institute ▁for ▁the ▁Ad van cement ▁of ▁Women ▁( INST RA W ) ▁and ▁the ▁United ▁Nations ▁Development ▁Fund ▁for ▁Women ▁( UN IF EM ) ▁and ▁set ▁in ▁motion ▁plans ▁for ▁follow - up ▁con ferences , ▁the ▁first ▁of ▁which ▁would ▁be ▁held ▁in ▁ 1 9 8 0 ▁in ▁C open hagen . ▁It ▁established ▁the ▁period ▁of ▁ 1 9 7 5 ▁to ▁ 1 9 8 5 ▁as ▁the ▁UN ▁Dec ade ▁for ▁Women , ▁to