International Women’s Year Tribune Along with the official UN conference in Mexico City in 1975, nongovernmental organizations associated with the UN sponsored a tribune, where six thousand women gathered. Participants expressed the conflicting priorities of Western women and women from developing countries, arguing over whether issues such as apartheid in South Africa and self-government for Palestinians were women’s issues. Despite their disagreements, most women left Mexico City enlightened and energized. ©Bettye Lane. From the Sallie Bingham Center for Women’s History and Culture, Duke University.