Tuesday 4 June
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,…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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,…
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…
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…
Working Together to End School Related Gender-Based Violence
Organized by: PLAN International, Malala Fund, UNGEI, UNESCO More than 246 million children around the world are subjected to gender-based violence in or around schools every year. This school related gender-based violence (SRGBV) includes bullying,…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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,…
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%?…
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…
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…
Powerful Partnerships: What’s the Recipe?
Organized by: Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation, Deliver for Good, Global Partnership for Education If you are looking to leave Vancouver with a recipe for success to establish powerful cross-issue, cross-sector partnerships, this session is the place…
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…
