Tuesday 4 June
Film Screenings: Gender Violence
Hinge (22:50) > When a mentally unstable man stops taking his antipsychotic medication his new neighbors, a lesbian couple with an idyllic life, become the target of his fixation. Director(s): Lisa Ann Mayo Unsafe in the City (1:29) > This film was produced…
Integration Matters: Advancing the Lives of Girls and Women through Holistic Programming
Organized by: Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation, Deliver for Good, Global Partnership for Education The evidence is clear: investing in girls and women in one area has a ripple effect on others, for example investing in water and sanitation in schools…
Rural Women: Learning and Leading
Organized by: Landesa, Rights and Resources One of the greatest challenges identified by rural women and their allies is gaining access to information in order to better understand the technical elements of policies. This session showcases how education,…
Power Talks: Information, Education, Advocacy
Moderated by: Hannah Vaughan Jones, News Anchor, CNN 1:35 | Onyinye Anita Edeh, Founder and Chief Empowerment Officer, Strong Enough Girls’ Empowerment Initiative > A Nigerian-American public health researcher and girls’ rights advocate, Onyinye…
Unleashing the Power of Women Entrepreneurs
Organized by: Echoing Green, WEConnect International Why do women still own very few of the world’s assets? Why do women too often focus on low-profit business? Why are women business owners invisible in global value chains? And what do we do to change…
Devex at WD2019
What's next for the world's children? What's driving the improved standard of living for children and adolescents across the developing — and developed — world? With the recent releases of “The Business of Changing the World” and Save the Children's…
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…
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…
The Power of Agency: Changemakers on surviving and preventing gender-based violence
Girls and women are too often portrayed as victims, when they are in fact powerful agents of change. In this session, we will hear from survivors of gender-based violence and advocates working to create change in their communities and around the globe.…
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…
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…
Women Deliver… Or Not: Breaking the Silence on (In)fertility
Organized by: Center for Reproductive Rights, Share-Net, World Health Organization In this session, participants will break the taboo and create a space to speak about (in) fertility, its prevalence, prevention, causes, and impact, as well as its human…
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…
Film Screenings: Women in Global Health
Heroines of Health (28:56) > "Heroines of Health" gives an intimate look into the lives of three remarkable women - Dr. Sharmila (India), Mercy (Kenya) and Mrs. Rohani (Indonesia) - who have overcome incredible challenges to become life saving forces…
Getting It Right: Family Planning and HIV Services
Organized by: Family Planning 2020, FHI 360, UNFPA While there has been increased commitment to strengthen linkages between HIV and SRHR, insufficient headway has been made. Important upcoming studies will help us better understand the interaction between…
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…
WORKSHOP: “But Why Would I Care?” Getting Through to Those Who (Think They) Have Heard It All Before
Organized by: Kristin Hetle In this interactive session, you'll test and take away some good communication tactics - drawing from classic storytelling and rethorical principles that have stood the test of time, supported by data and evidence and…
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…
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…
Pushing Back Against the Pushback: The Power of Women’s Organizations to Resist Resurgent National Authoritarianism
Organized by: Women Deliver Progress in gender equality is under threat in many parts of the world. What used to be considered a fringe movement has gained broader appeal and support, with a growing surge of populist and authoritarian political movements…
