Tuesday 4 June
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…
Wednesday 5 June
My Body, My Rights
Organized by: CHOICE for Youth and Sexuality, UNFPA, We Are Purposeful Young people make up more than half of the world’s population, but they still face tremendous challenges when they want to access contraception, love the people they want to love,…
Ending Mental Health Stigma and Discrimination
Organized by: HelpAge International, International Federation of Gynecology and Obstetrics, NCD Alliance Mental health has finally been recognized as a global health, development and societal issue. The numbers and impact are increasing, but so too are…
Financial Inclusion for Women in the Global South
Organized by: International Development Research Centre, Pro Mujer Women meet both challenges and opportunities when it comes to financial inclusion. This session will explore finance as a tool for closing the gender gap for women entrepreneurs, and…
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 Impact! Sustainable Financing for Women, Adolescents, and Girls
Organized by: GAVI, Global Financing Facility, Global Fund to Fight AIDS, Tuberculosis, and Malaria How do we meet the needs of girls and women, not just now, but in the long run? Drawing on the experience of a range of partners—including representatives…
Social Entrepreneurship: Meet the Disrupters
Organized by: Echoing Green, We Connect When it comes to innovation, social entrepreneurs are at the forefront. Come listen to entrepreneurs share their business models and the lessons they learned when implementing new innovations, and get inspired…
De-criminalization and De-stigmatization: Ending Barriers to Abortion
Organized by: Center for Reproductive Rights, International Planned Parenthood Federation, Ipas Abortion stigma and criminalization prevent women from getting the healthcare they need and having power over their own bodies. Advocates around the world…
Feminism and Sport: What’s Play Got to Do With It?
Organized by: Canadian Association for Advancement of Women and Sports, EIR Soccer, Women Win Well-designed sport and play programs provide safe spaces for girls and women to explore and enrich their bodies, build their assets, access agency, and challenge…
Building the Pleasure Movement: Because She Decides to Seek Pleasure
Organized by: Pleasure Project, She Decides The pursuit of pleasure remains the primary motivator for people to have sex. But too often sexual pleasure is sidelined. Despite a wave of sex-positive feminism, the discourse around sexual and reproductive…
Healthy Mom, Better World: Fighting HIV, TB and Malaria to Improve Maternal Health
Organized by: Maternal Childhood Survival Program with UNICEF, World Health Organization Are we doing enough to protect pregnant women from HIV, TB, Malaria and other infectious diseases? In this session, learn how partners are joining together to fight…
Social Accountability: Upending or Reinforcing Power Dynamics?
Organized by: Equal Measures 2030, Partnership for Maternal, Newborn and Child Health (PMNCH), White Ribbon Alliance Is social accountability, also known as empowering citizens and making governments more accountable, truly inclusive? What risks are…
A Key to Combating Climate Change: Empowering Girls and Women
Organized by: BSR, UNFCCC, Women’s Environment and Development Organization Women bear the brunt of climate change, yet they are the world’s best bet in the fight for a clean, healthy, and sustainable planet. This session will look at three key spaces…
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…
At the Margins: Engaging Sidelined Communities in the Mainstream SRHR Movement
Organized by: International Planned Parenthood Federation, Sonke Gender Justice, Women Enabled International Using a combination of storytelling and sensitive reflection, this session will unpack the issues that marginalized girls and women face while…
In the Wake of #MeToo, What Does the Workplace Look Like Now?
Organized by: Catalyst.org, Mercer, P&G In the era of #MeToo, sexual harassment is being taken more seriously and more companies are finally addressing toxic workplace culture and the power dynamics that enable it. The landscape of work is changing dramatically.…
All in a Day’s Work: Gender Equality in the Health System
Organized by: Amref Health Africa, Population Action International, PHCPI, World Bank, World Health Organization For the women who make up 70% of the health and social workforce, gender bias, inequity, negative power dynamics, and discrimination is all…
Education in Emergencies: Towards a Coordinated Global Response for Girls
Organized by: PLAN International, Malala Fund, UNGEI, UNESCO In emergencies, girls are more likely than boys to be kept out of school. This session will bring together diverse voices working towards a future where all girls can learn, no matter their…
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…
Data for Health: Strengthening Systems and Communities
Organized by: Rockefeller Foundation The Rockefeller Foundation will host a panel discussion of community health advocates, global health leaders, and health systems experts to discuss the potential of data science to link communities to primary health…
