Wednesday, March 12, 2025
4:00 – 6:15 p.m. ET
The Georgetown Institute for Women, Peace and Security (GIWPS) joined the Institute of Global Politics Women’s Initiative at Columbia University’s School of International and Public Affairs, GWL Voices, Vital Voices, and Wellesley College for a convening to mark the 30th anniversary of the United Nations Fourth World Conference on Women in Beijing, where 189 nations adopted the Beijing Declaration and Platform for Action—the most comprehensive agenda for gender equality in history—and recognized that women’s rights are human rights.
This event highlighted the transformative impact of the Beijing Conference, feature young activists at the forefront of the women’s movement, and offer lessons from world leaders on how to move forward in a time of regression on gender equality.
During the convening, GIWPS Executive Director Ambassador Melanne Verveer joined a panel discussion, “Assessing the Impact of the Fourth World Conference on Women.” Christiane Amanpour also moderated a conversation on addressing global backlash against gender equality and fulfilling the promise of the Beijing Conference, featuring Michelle Bachelet, Hillary Rodham Clinton, Susana Malcorra, and Ellen Johnson Sirleaf.