Sunday 2 June
The Trump Effect: U.S. Foreign Policy on SRHR in the Age of Trump
Hosted by: Advocates for Youth, Center for Health and Gender Equity (CHANGE), International Women's Health Coalition, Open Society Foundations Advocates for Youth, Center for Health and Gender Equity (CHANGE), International Women's Health Coalition,…
THREAD: Refugee Women as Agents of Change
Hosted by: Aalborg University; Copenhagen University; Innovation Foundation, Denmark The THREAD research project is created by female scholars at Copenhagen and Aalborg University, Denmark. It aims to use refugee women's knowledge in the integration…
Communities in Action to End Violence Against All Women and Girls
Hosted by: UN Women with partners This session will share practices and tools to support women and other community agents of change to prevent and respond to sexual harassment and other forms of violence against women in public and private spaces. A…
Smart Tactics in Advocating for SRHR in Times of Opposition
Hosted by: Rutgers Advocates, implementors and researchers for progressive sexual and reproductive health and rights (SRHR) have always experienced opposition in their work. In recent years this opposition seems to become more influential. How to strive…
Mental Health: Break the Stigma
Hosted by: Global Girl Power Women and girls worldwide from all walks of life continue to face the worst kinds of atrocities, which can cause long-term physical and mental health problems. With mental health at the forefront, we hope to conduct an interactive…
Addressing Human Rights, Gender Equality, and Community Engagement During Country Evaluation for Validation of Elimination of Mother-To-Child Transmission (EMTCT) of HIV, Syphilis, and Hepatitis
Hosted by: World Health Organization
Putting the Power in Women's Hands: Paving the Path to Self-Managed Abortion for Greater Access and Choice
Hosted by: APACC (Abortion and Postabortion Care Consortium) and the International Planned Parenthood Federation (IPPF) Women face numerous barriers in accessing facility-based abortion care, and the increasing availability of medical abortion has strengthened…
The Future of Medicine: Empowering Women Physician Leaders
Hosted by: Canadian Medical Association and Joule, Medical Women’s International Association, Federation of Medical Women of Canada, Women in Global Health Join us for an interactive panel discussion. A group of accomplished medical women who are leaders…
Advocating for Increased Male Engagement in Family Planning and Reproductive Health: A Skills-Building Session
Hosted by: Johns Hopkins Center for Communication Programs This hands-on session will give participants the opportunity to use a newly-released tool specifically designed to increase implementation of, and investment in, male engagement in family planning…
SRHR in Humanitarian Settings - Shifting Power Through Community Engagement to Realize the Potential of Localization
Hosted by: IPPF Humanitarian Connecting local experiences from sexual reproductive health and rights (SRHR) service delivery in humanitarian settings and engagement with and empowerment of women. A diverse global panel of IPPF member association and…
Gender Equality & Empowerment Benchmark (GEEB) Roundtable
Hosted by: World Benchmarking Alliance (WBA) A hands-on working session where you can take an active role in evolving the Gender Equality & Empowerment Benchmark where we will discuss both its overall structure as well as deep-dive into key pillars of…
Re-thinking Research “Excellence”: Building and Implementing a More Comprehensive, Inclusive Definition to Advance Transformative Science
Hosted by: The Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council of Canada and the International Development Research Centre This panel will engage in the discussion on research excellence, specifically on how embedding equity, diversity and inclusion…
Walking the Prevention Pathway: Creating Change with Indigenous Communities through Community Mobilization
Hosted by: Canadian Red Cross Hear from Indigenous and research experts on Creating Safe Environments in Indigenous communities. We invite those working with Indigenous communities globally, academics, policy experts, and practitioners to hear the conversation…
Expert Convening: Eliminating Cervical Cancer in Low-Resource Settings: Creating Recommendations for Locally Driven Solutions to Eliminate Cervical Cancer
Hosted by: Abt Associates and American College of Obstetricians & Gynecologists (ACOG) WHO has called for the elimination of cervical cancer, which affects more than 500,000 women worldwide. In 2015, 270,000 women died from cervical cancer - 90% of whom…
Young People on the Front Lines of Crisis
Hosted by: United Nations Compact for Young People in Humanitarian Action, United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA) Join us for an inter-generational and interactive panel discussion and an exciting simulation exercise to put the forthcoming Compact Guidelines…
The Ongoing Fight to Free a Billion Women from the Burden of Malaria
Hosted by: Medicines for Malaria Venture This event will show-case the impact achieved in supporting women in malaria-affected countries over the years, and present the current challenges and opportunities ahead for innovation in research and development…
The Future of Work in the 21st Century
Hosted by: UN Women with partners A panel session on the future of work that will bring together key leaders in the business community and public sector to discuss the changing world of work and its implications for women's economic empowerment. The…
The Power of Your Story: A Guide for Advocates
Hosted by: SayItForward.org and Girls' Globe You are a passionate advocate with a compelling message about the importance of your work. But you're also an individual with a story to tell. Strengthening the ways you communicate your vision, skills, and…
The Power of Communication for Gender Equality: The Global Alliance for Social and Behaviour Change Presents Strategies for Change
Hosted by: The Global Alliance for Social and Behaviour Change Transforming gender inequalities requires challenging entrenched attitudes and beliefs and empowering people to champion equitable norms. Learn how members of the Global Alliance for Social…
Not Without a Cervix! Advocating for an Effective Cervical Cancer Response
Hosted by: TogetHER for Health, Union for International Cancer Control, American Cancer Society, Jhpiego, Project Concern International, Pathfinder International, Population Services International Each year there are 570,000 new cases of cervical cancer.…