Wednesday 5 June
Young People, The Leaders of TODAY: Driving Change through Empowerment and Advocacy
Organized by: Advocacy Accelerator, Change.org, Partnership for Maternal, Newborn and Child Health (PMNCH) This dialogue with youth advocates will explore how young people are advocating for gender equality, and using both traditional and non-traditional…
Devex at WD2019
The future of safe abortion. How has the expanded global gag rule affected development programs — and the people they are meant to serve? Devex Associate Editor Kelli Rogers will host a conversation about the systems, policies, and structures needed…
Energy and Water: Essential Ingredients for Women's Equality and Achieving the SDGs
Organized by: WaterAid, Sustainable Energy for All Energy and water are essential to lives and livelihoods. From the negative health impacts of cooking over traditional fuels to valuable time spent collecting water, lack of access to clean energy and…
Power Talks: Activism
Moderated by: Katherine Holland, Chief Operating Officer, Women Deliver 1:35 | Jacqueline Novogratz, Founder and CEO, Acumen > Under Jacqueline Novogratz’s leadership, Acumen invests in companies and leaders creating new solutions to the problems of…
Women’s Economic Empowerment in Humanitarian Settings
Organized by: International Rescue Committee, Mercy Corps, World Food Programme Initiatives to increase women’s economic empowerment are predominantly designed for stable contexts, and skepticism persists that women’s economic empowerment is either…
Designing for a Better World: Can Design Thinking Improve the Lives of Girls and Women?
Organized By: FHI 360, Path, Philips, PSI Too often, development interventions and health systems fail to adequately meet the needs of those they intend to serve. In this session, learn how gender conscious design thinking is improving the lives of girls…
Warzone Rape: Preventing Sexual Violence in Conflict
Organized by: Save the Children Canada, Women’s Refugee Commission Sexual violence is used as a weapon of war worldwide, with life-long impacts on survivors and societies. This session examines promising approaches and partnerships – from local level…
Women, Aging, and Sex
Organized by: The Africa Population Health Research Center, University of Sheffield, UK, World Health Organization Let’s talk about sex and aging. Ageism, age-based inequities among women, and stigmatizing taboos frequently hinder older women’s sexual…
Let’s Get What We Want: Contraceptive Innovation, Access, Quality, and Choice
Organized by: Family Planning 2020, FHI 360, UNFPA An estimated 214 million women in developing countries have an unmet need for modern contraception. Women want access, quality, and choice within global family planning programs. In this session, participants…
On The Ground
Hear directly from delegates at the Women Deliver 2019 Conference
Film Screenings: Girls' Empowerment
Statues (0:45) > For too long, girls have been left out of the conversations that will shape their futures. They’ve been denied equality and silenced where it matters most. But girls belong in boardrooms, decision-making roles and positions of power.…
Candid Conversation
How do we achieve equality in the workplace? Host: Justice Baidoo, Joy News Guests: - Anna Falth, UN Women - Caroline Codsi, Women in Governance
Film Screenings: Women in Space
Space to Explore (13:56) > On an outdoor adventure to the Mars-like terrain of Moab, Utah Natalie Panek seeks to reconcile life's stumbles, redirections and challenges in her pursuit of space travel. Natalie Panek has spent her life focused on her biggest…
Power Talks: Personal Stories
Moderated by: Carolyn Miles, CEO and President, Save The Children, USA 2:50 | Innocent Grant, Clinical Officer, COTC Sexual Health Club of Mtwara > As a child, Innocent Grant had a remarkable female role model: his mother, Ndigwako. He shares the story…
Comprehensive Sexuality Education: A Powerful Tool for Improving Girls’ Health, Education, and Gender Equality
Organized by: Global Partnership for Education, NORAD, PLAN International, UNESCO When young people have access to good quality comprehensive sexuality education, and have family and community support to manage their sexual and reproductive health, they…
Self-Care: The Next Frontier in Women’s Health
Organized By: FHI 360, Path, Philips, PSI Women have long managed their own health and the health of their families – including menstruation, contraception, and pregnancy – through self-care. And despite the gender bias in most health research, research…
Supporting Women Who Breastfeed: Paid Leave and Family-Friendly Workplace Policies
Organized by: Maternal Childhood Survival Program with UNICEF, World Health Organization The evidence is stronger than ever: breastfeeding is critically important for women and children no matter where you live. Women who breastfeed should have the right…
The Power of the Arts: Using words, music, design, and more to advance gender equality
Changing perceptions and gender norms is crucial in order to advance gender equality and the status of girls and women in society. The Power of the Arts will showcase how words, entertainment, music, architecture, and more can reshape perceptions in…
#FundHer: Is There Life Beyond Development Assistance? Financing Strategies for Women’s Rights Organizations
Organized by: African Women’s Development Fund, Equality Fund incubated by The MATCH International Women's Fund, Philanthropy Advancing Women’s Rights, Prospera Women’s rights organizations and feminist movements are consistently under-funded,…
Women Workers of the World: Organize for Your Rights!
Organized by: Education International , International Trade Union Confederation The majority of the 1.3 billion women employed in the global economy today earn very low wages, work in unsafe and unhealthy conditions, and have little or no job security…
