Tuesday 4 June
Child Welfare in Vancouver’s Downtown Eastside: The Intergenerational and Lifelong Trauma of Child Apprehension
Organized by: Downtown Eastside Women's Network The apprehension of children by government agencies disproportionately impacts First Nations, Metis and Inuit mothers and families where deep, far-reaching harm is overwhelmingly on women. Although less…
Engage, Empower, Enact: Investing in Adolescents and Young People's Sexual and Reproductive Health and Rights
Organized by: Population Foundation of India The session will witness a conversation among policy makers from India to identify a roadmap for securing collective political commitment for sexual and reproductive health and well-being of adolescents and…
The Work is Never Done: Lessons in Being an Institutional Ally
Organized by: Vancouver Foundation Good isn’t good enough. In this session, Canada’s leading community foundation will share what it’s doing well to be an ally to women and girls. But in a world of rampant inequality, organizations and institutions…
Key Changemakers: Women Driving Change
Organized by: UNICEF Canada Join us for an inspiring discussion with UNICEF Goodwill Ambassador Angélique Kidjo, and other women and youth who are working to drive change, through the empowerment of themselves and others. Hearing personal stories from…
Accelerating Knowledge: Social Entrepreneurs and Family Planning
Organized by: Bayer AG What role does social entrepreneurship play in accelerating positive change in family planning education and awareness? With a special focus on enabling youth voices, this session will feature social entrepreneurs sharing their…
The Under-Recognized Power of Women in the Health Workforce
Organized by: Johnson & Johnson Are women health workers under recognized? If so, WHY? Is it because they are women? Is it because society under value "care giving"? This session brings together health workers and health workforce leaders to uncover…
Men, Masculinity, and A Modern Playbook for Gender Equality
Organized by: P&G Women’s voices are louder than ever on topics of health, wealth, harassment, safety, and the right to lead, yet progress has stalled. We must do better. We need a more modern playbook which includes the role of men as we collectively…
Family Planning – A Best Buy in Global Development
Organized by: Danish International Development Agency (DANIDA), Population Council, and United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA) The right to decide over your own body can improve the lives of women and girls in developing countries and be the catalyst…
Young Women at Work: Our Commitment to a World Where Young Women Prosper
Organized by: Mastercard Foundation Join us for an interactive lunchtime event that brings together young leaders and decision-makers, and contests notions of ‘expert’ by creating a space for youth delegates to lead a series of mini-roundtables on…
Women Together. Conquer Stigma. Perinatal Substance Use.
Organized by: BC Women's Health Foundation Women Together. Conquer Stigma. Perinatal Substance Use. will call attention to perinatal substance use and the foundational principles of Indigenous cultural safety, women-centered, trauma-informed practice…
Shaping an Empowering Narrative for Financing for Gender Equality and Women’s Empowerment: The Role of the Private Sector
Organized by: Swedish International Development Cooperation Agency (SIDA) Despite of signs of progress, investments that are critical to achieving the SDG’s remain underfunded, while significantly more and better public and private investments will…
Beyond the Pilot: Scaling Up What Works in Adolescent Sexuality Education, Contraception, and Maternal Health
Organized by: Jhpiego, The London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine, White Ribbon Alliance, World Health Organization Pregnancy and childbirth complications are the leading cause of death among girls aged 15-19 years globally. Young mothers who survive,…
Money Talks: What Works in Budget Accountability?
Organized by: Equal Measures 2030, Partnership for Maternal, Newborn and Child Health (PMNCH), White Ribbon Alliance Is money really following political commitments on gender equality? What are the most promising budget accountability efforts and the…
How Advertisers and Advocates are Dismantling Gender Stereotypes in Media
Organized by: Global Citizen, Global Press Institute, Lisa Russell Films/Create 2030, RNW Media Marketing and digital media agencies create the thousands of advertisements seen in every country every day — images which influence the way we perceive…
Looking at Innovation and Technology Through a Gender Lens
Organized by: Grand Challenges, MIT Solve, Skoll Foundation We all understand the world through by lens through which we experience it. That’s why it’s so important that engineers, designers, and technologists—who are increasingly powerful and…
Smart Investment: Using Data to Make the Case and Track Commitments
Organized by: Data2X, Groots, Guttmacher Institute Data and evidence have the power to highlight needed investments, set priorities for limited resources, and hold decision-makers accountable on commitments. This rapid-fire session will present examples…
Sponsored Session: Empower. Listen. Act: How Women Demand Quality Health Care
Sponsored by: Merck for Mothers Education is key to ensuring access to quality health care. Health education in particular empowers women and increases their ability to seek out and advocate for the life-saving care they need. This session will explore…
Financial Education: Building Skills for Economic Empowerment
Organized by: International Development Research Centre, Pro Mujer This session takes a deeper look at the skills gaps related to financial education, as well as entrepreneurial training and workforce development—critical themes for building for economic…
Taking to the Streets, Prevailing in the Courts: Demanding the Right to Safe Abortion!
Organized by: Center for Reproductive Rights, International Planned Parenthood Federation, Ipas Advocates around the world are bravely demanding their right to abortion. Mobilization on the ground in countries and communities- and critical victories…
How To Build and Sustain a Social Movement
Organized by: Global Fund for Women, International Women’s Health Coalition Movements are powerful drivers of change. When they are organized, coordinated, and strategic, movements can shift public opinion, spur legal and policy reform, and hold decision-makers…
