Wednesday 5 June
Youth, Sex & Rights: Expanding Choice and Fostering Enabling Environments for Young People to Thrive
Hosted by: CARE International Fortified with strong coffee and dynamic conversation, we invite you to join CARE International, The World Health Organization, The Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, and the Youth Coalition for Sexual and Reproductive Rights…
A Question of Rights: The Power of Gender Equality to Prevent Preterm Birth
Hosted by: Born on Time - Global Affairs Canada, Johnson & Johnson, World Vision Canada, Save the Children Canada and Plan International Canada Transforming discriminatory social norms and shifting power imbalances are an essential component for the…
Change is Possible: Next Steps to BetterBirths Globally
Hosted by: Adriane Labs, World Health Organization Join us as we share the findings, learnings and recommendations from the BetterBirth study, one of the world's largest maternal health studies. A panel discussion will follow with global health leaders…
Taking a Page Out of the National Advocate’s Playbook: Leveraging National Movements for Global Change
Hosted by: The Deliver for Good Campaign The development sector often focuses on what national partners can learn from global movements – but what can global partners learn from national advocacy campaigns? It’s time to take a page from the national…
Solutions Gallery
Visit the Solutions Gallery! With an environmentally-friendly digital poster format, you can browse posters by topic or author. Explore hundreds of solutions on diverse topics related to gender equality, with a special focus on advocacy.
Unlocking the Power of Men's Care: Revealing New Research, Commitments, and Partnerships
Launch of the 2019 State of the World's Fathers Report, which outlines ways to close the unpaid care gap in support of achieving gender equality.
Global Gag Rule Expansion and the Future of US Global Health Policy
Launch of a new report on the US Global Gag Rule and a new digital platform to end unsafe abortion.
Film Screenings: Abortion Activism
Abortion: Backlash in Europe (15:33) > In recent years, Europe has seen strong conservative mobilization against abortion, LGBT-rights and child protection services. Through the Internet, intensive lobbying and funding from abroad, these movements are…
The Power of Integration and Scale: Driving big global social change
Scaling up the status quo will not close the gender gap or make the world a more gender equal place. We need to break down silos between issues and sectors, and we need to integrate and collaborate in order to accelerate progress and change. The Power…
Film Screenings: Maternal Health
Carrying Tomorrow Trailer (1:33) > For women and girls in the Amhara region of Ethiopia, becoming pregnant can be a death sentence. It is the leading cause of death for women of reproductive age, and could be almost entirely preventable with access to…
Wakeup Call
A look ahead at the day: redefining structural power Host: Susan Papp, Managing Director, Policy and Advocacy, Women Deliver - Gerda Verburg, Scaling Up Nutrition - Additional guests to be announced
Film Screenings: Women and the Environment
Berta Didn't Die (10:37) > In Honduras, the most dangerous country in the world to be a land defender, Berta Cáceres' death has not silenced the many campesinxs fighting for justice and Indigenous Sovereignty. They mourn Berta's assassination with powerful…
Candid Conversation
What Role Can and Should Men Play in Gender Equality? Host: Femi Oke - Kobe Smith, Director, International Planned Parenthood Federation & Women Deliver Young Leader - Brian Heilman, Senior Research Officer, Promundo
Film Screenings: Toxic Masculinity
Purl (8:43) > Purl an earnest ball of yarn named Purl who gets a job in a fast-paced, high energy, bro-tastic start-up. Yarny hijinks ensue as she tries to fit in, but how far is she willing to go to get the acceptance she yearns for, and in the end,…
On the Ground
Hear directly from delegates at the Women Deliver 2019 Conference
Power Talks: Gender Equality
Moderated by: Kristin Hetle, Chair of the Board of Directors, Women Deliver 10:20 | Estrella Alcalde, Project Director, Sexual and Reproductive Health and Rights, Pathfinder International > Estrella Alcalde shares the voices of marginalized women from…
To Transform the Lives of Millions of Girls: End Child Marriage
Organized by: Girls Not Brides, Tostan, UNFPA, UNICEF Did you know 12 million girls a year are married before the age of 18? This session will highlight evidence-based, girl-centered systems and policy approaches that are tackling harmful norms and gender…
Powerful Advocacy and Campaign Tactics to Drive Change for Gender Equality
Organized by: Advocacy Accelerator, Change.org, Partnership for Maternal, Newborn and Child Health (PMNCH) This interactive workshop session will foster and promote the exchange of ideas, experience, and learning between new and seasoned advocates on…
Investing in Sexual and Reproductive Health and Rights: Generate Support, Drive Implementation
Organized by: Global Financing Facility, International Planned Parenthood Federation, NORAD Without investment in sexual and reproductive health and rights (SRHR), gender equality will not be achieved, and the human rights of girls and women will continue…
360° Films: Virtual Reality
This year, we are excited to introduce a new immersive component of the Film Festival – 360° films with the use of Virtual Reality headsets! Put yourself in the shoes of girls and women around the world. Featuring: The Vidya Vox Story - The Female…