Thursday, February 25
10:00AM-11:15AM EST
Watch the Event Recording Below
No country has achieved gender equality yet. How do we overcome persistent inequalities? What is working for women and girls – and could be scaled to accelerate progress?
The Georgetown Institute for Women, Peace and Security in partnership with the Georgetown Ambassadors for Women, Peace and Security, hosted the second panel of our five-part virtual event series on how to advance gender equality. The series draws on findings from a groundbreaking report by the Georgetown Institute for Women, Peace and Security (GIWPS) and The Rockefeller Foundation, “Beijing+25: Accelerating Progress for Women and Girls.”
Many governments have passed laws to improve gender parity, but implementation too often falls short. This panel focused on effective strategies for getting laws fully implemented and enforced to make a tangible difference for women in their everyday lives. Read a summary of promising practices based on the Beijing+25 report.
Featuring:
H.E. Margot Wallström
Former Minister of Foreign Affairs, Sweden
Ms. Kateryna Pavlichenko
Deputy Minister of Internal Affairs, Ukraine
Mr. Charles-Guy Makongo
Former Country Director, Democratic Republic of the Congo,
American Bar Association Rule of Law Initiative
Ms. Trisha Shetty
Founder and CEO, SheSays, India
With:
Ambassador Melanne Verveer
Executive Director, Georgetown Institute for Women, Peace and Security
Dr. Jeni Klugman
Lead Author of “Beijing+25: Accelerating Progress for Women and Girls” and
Managing Director, Georgetown Institute for Women, Peace and Security
Dr. Anisya Fritz
Chair, Georgetown Ambassadors for Women, Peace and Security
This is the second panel of our five-part virtual event series on how to advance gender equality, in partnership with the Georgetown Ambassadors for Women, Peace and Security. The series draws on findings from a groundbreaking report by the Georgetown Institute for Women, Peace and Security and The Rockefeller Foundation: Beijing+25: Accelerating Progress for Women and Girls. Read a summary of promising practices and programs based on the Beijing+25 report.