Tuesday 4 June
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,…
Film Screenings: FGM/C
FGM UNCUT (19:45) > For 200 million women in the world, the passage from infancy to adulthood is marked by the blood of female genital mutilation (FGM). According to UNICEF, the victims are concentrated in 30 countries, of which 27 are in Africa. The…
Candid Conversation
How can we change the narrative around gender equality? Host: Sophie Grégoire Trudeau, Deliver for Good Influencer, Women Deliver - Nidhi Dubey, Girl Rising India Country Director - Hellen Malinga Apila, Gender and Sustainability Expert - Elizabeth…
Film Screenings: Women and Politics
Women for Justice - The Power of Solidarity Trailer (2:27) > Forced marriages, domestic violence, over 100000 wives killed by fire in so called "household accidents" every year – in India, violence against women is omnipresent and nearly all women,…
Power Talks: Partnership
Moderated by: Daniela Ligiero, CEO & Executive Director, Together for Girls 2:50 | Ambassador Mara Marinaki, EU/EEAS Pr. Advisor on Gender/WPS > The European Union is a leading pioneer worldwide to promote gender equality and women's empowerment through…
When Yes Means Yes: Protecting the Right to Bodily Autonomy
Organized by: International Planned Parenthood Federation, Sonke Gender Justice, Women Enabled International Informed consent is denied in the form of sexual assault and harassment, forced sterilizations, forced marriages, forced abortions, forced contraception,…
Change Begins at Home: Decent Work for Domestic Workers
Organized by: Data 2x, International Labour Organization, Oxfam Canada, International Development Research Centre Globally, 70 million domestic workers, mostly women, are busy at work inside the household, powering our homes and economies. They are also…
Ensuring Quality of Care Throughout the Life Course for Girls and Women
Organized by: HelpAge International, International Federation of Gynecology and Obstetrics, NCD Alliance The quality of care a person receives throughout their life—from infancy and childhood, through to adolescence, adulthood, and older age—has…
Creating Better Conditions for Women to Succeed in the Workplace
Organized by: Catalyst.org, Mercer, P&G Did you know that female labor force participation increases by 0.6% for every additional week of paid maternity leave; or that every additional month a father stays on leave, a mother’s salary increases by 6.7%?…
Her Story: 6,743 Count My Voice!
Hosted by: Accountability Lab This documentary about the story of a Dalit women ward member in Terai region of Nepal. She was elected as per the constitution of Nepal 2015 that mandates that one of the four ward member elected during the last federal…
Gender and Climate Change: Climate Justice Solutions
Organized by: BSR, UNFCCC, Women’s Environment and Development Organization This session explores the linkages between gender equality, women’s empowerment and climate change by highlighting the differentiated impacts of climate change, and how they…
Film Screenings: Male Allies
Road to Change Trailer (3:05) > Join former monk, Ravinol, as he learns about the challenges girls in India face accessing education today while driving 1800km to revisit the village he lived in 20 years ago. We will meet girls whose lives have already…
On the Ground
Hear directly from delegates at the Women Deliver 2019 Conference
Let’s Talk About It: Period!
Organized by: CHOICE for Youth and Sexuality, UNFPA, We Are Purposeful Menstruating is normal. Period. In this session, an intergenerational panel will discuss how maintaining health during menstruation maintains wellbeing, mobility, and dignity. The…
Surviving Day One: Birth in the Humanitarian-Development Nexus
Organized by: Family Planning 2020, Inter-Agency Working Group on Reproductive Health in Crises, NGO Working Group on Women Peace and Security, UNFPA, Women Deliver Surviving the first day of childbirth (Day One) is a challenge for women and newborns…
From the Playing Field to the Board Room
Organized by: Canadian Association for Advancement of Women and Sports, EIR Soccer, Women Win Sport is as an accelerator to leadership development and economic empowerment, and research shows that women are more likely to land in C-suite positions if…
Making Commitments Reality: Rights of Migrant and Refugee Women
Organized by: Save the Children Canada, Women’s Refugee Commission Displacement often compounds existing discrimination against women, such that the risks and hurdles facing girls and women seeking asylum include discriminatory family laws and nationality…
Meditation & Self-Care
Recharge, regroup and reflect on the importance of self-care for young advocates and changemakers in this interactive meditation session. Emerge from the Youth Zone more grounded and ready to take on gender inequality with fresh new energy.
Capacity Building and Market-Driven Skills for Power and Progress in Crisis Settings
Organized by: International Rescue Committee, Mercy Corps, World Food Programme Women are economic actors who build households and contribute to community resilience- including in humanitarian and conflict settings. This session will explore successful…
Youth-Led Activism for Social Change
Organized by: Advocates for Youth, AfriYAN, World Association of Girl Guides and Girl Scouts History is full of movements led by young people. From the US Civil Rights movement to the Arab Spring, youth-led activism has a history of pushing social change…
