Power. Progress. Change.
3-6 June 2019 • Vancouver, Canada
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Tuesday 4 June

1:30 pm - 2:30 pm PST

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…

Speakers
Dr. Joia Crear-Perry Dr. Ian Askew Dr. Sarojini Nadimpally Hashim Hounkpatin Jillian Gedeon
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Concurrent
1:30 pm - 2:30 pm PST

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…

Speakers
Ntokozo Zakwe Gifty Addico Mitchell Warren Mbencho Andrew Millan Beth Schlachter
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Concurrent
1:30 pm - 2:30 pm PST

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…

Speakers
Tricia Petruney Tosin Akibu Suzanne Ehlers Beth Roberts Alice Albright Naana Opoku-Agyemang Peter Sands
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Concurrent
1:30 pm - 2:30 pm PST

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,…

Speakers
Esther Mwaura-Muiru Madeline Wells Kalpana Giri Karol Boudreaux
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Concurrent
1:30 pm - 2:30 pm PST

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…

Speakers
Debbie Rogers Kristin Kagetsu Hala Hanna
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Concurrent
1:30 pm - 2:30 pm PST

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…

Speakers
Carmen Barroso, PhD Jacqueline Pitanguy Neil Datta Cecilia Aransiola Jonathan Rucks Susan Papp
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Concurrent
1:30 pm - 2:00 pm PST

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…

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Film
2:00 pm - 2:30 pm PST

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…

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Film
2:30 pm - 3:00 pm PST

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…

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2:30 pm - 3:00 pm PST

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,…

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Film
2:45 pm - 4:00 pm PST

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…

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Power Stage
3:00 pm - 3:30 pm PST

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…

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Film
3:00 pm - 4:00 pm PST

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…

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Side Event
3:00 pm - 4:00 pm PST

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…

Speakers
Sahana Afreen Kobe Smith Teboho Mohlai Valentine Muhindo Masereka Carlo Angeles
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Concurrent
3:00 pm - 4:00 pm PST

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…

Speakers
Hwei Mian Lim Gemma Pryor Mette Schmidt Alan Jarandilla Nuñez Fleur Newman
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Concurrent
3:00 pm - 4:00 pm PST

WORKSHOP: Inclusive Advocacy Strategies: How Working in Coalition as our Full Selves Produces Better Outcomes

Organized by: Outright Action International Advocacy is never easy. To be effective, civil society needs a detailed understanding of the problem, evidence to substantiate our concerns, and a targeted solutions-oriented approach to produce change. Most…

Speakers
Jessica Stern Sahar Moazami
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Workshop
3:00 pm - 4:00 pm PST

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…

Speakers
Dr. Princess Nothemba (Nono) Simelela Dr. Faysal El Kak Felix Richard Manyogote Margaret Kabango Susan Brown Jenna Breuer
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Concurrent
3:00 pm - 4:00 pm PST

The Global Gender Digital Health Divide: A Debate

Organized By: FHI 360, Path, Philips, PSI In this session, panelists will debate critical gender issues and solutions in the field of digital health. Debate topics will include: 1) gender and digital health services and application design, 2) opportunities…

Speakers
Rehema Mugeta Rebecca Chiao Kate Plourde Hallie Goertz
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Concurrent
3:00 pm - 4:00 pm PST

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…

Speakers
Joan Timoney Melanie Gallant Lina Abou-Habib
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Concurrent
3:00 pm - 4:00 pm PST

Change Social Norms: Abandon Female Genital Mutilation

Organized by: Tostan, UNFPA, UNICEF Female Genital Mutilation, also called female genital cutting, is a reproductive health and human rights concern, with devastating impact on the lives of girls and women. Legal and policy reforms, national efforts…

Speakers
Naima Dido Mouhammed Cherif Diop Jacinta Muteshi  Aya Chebbi
Category
Concurrent

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