Engaging Women as Leaders to End Poverty on a Livable Planet

Join us at the 68th Session of the Commission on the Status of Women as we discuss how to engage women as leaders to end poverty on a livable planet. Gender equality for all people is a matter of fairness and justice and is also essential for development. Growing evidence shows how removing gender barriers unlocks economic productivity, reduces poverty, deepens social cohesion, and enhances well-being and prosperity for current and future generations. Women’s participation and leadership improves the management of natural resources, strengthens resilience, and makes economies more competitive. The forthcoming World Bank Group Gender Strategy 2024-2030: Accelerate Gender Equality to End Poverty on a Livable Planet charts a path forward for the WBG to innovate, finance, and act collectively with partners to end gender-based violence, build and protect human capital, expand, and enable economic opportunities and engage women as leaders. Adopting laws that strengthen women’s economic rights and opportunities is an essential first step toward inclusive, resilient, and stronger societies. But accelerating gender equality is only possible if laws are adequately implemented and enforced. The Women, Business and the Law 2024 report reveals key legal and policy opportunities in 190 countries to foster an enabling environment for women to thrive. http://wrld.bg/2wjr50QPf06 #genderequality

SPEAKERS
Anna Bjerde, Managing Director of Operations, The World Bank
Mamta Murthi, Vice President for Human Development, World Bank
Gary Barker, CEO and co-founder of Promundo-US
Isata Mahoi, Minister of Gender and Children’s Affairs for Sierra Leone
Silvana Koch-Mehrin, President and Founder of Women Political Leaders
Wafa Saed Bani Mustafa, Minister of Social Development, Jordan
Lindiwe Zulu, Minister of Social Development, South Africa
Aline Alblbol, Youth Delegate, Plan International
Kirsi Madi, Deputy Executive Director for Resource Management, Sustainability and Partnerships, UN Women


AGENDA
00:00 Introducing the first panel
07:33 Women and decision-making
14:19 Promoting diversity and leadership
18:55 Women and peace-making
29:47 Advancing legal reforms in Jordan
43:02 Introducing the second panel
45:23 Collective leadership in support of gender equality
52:37 Addressing different visions on gender equality
58:27 The role of civil society
1:04:50 Bringing women to leadership positions
1:11:04 Closing remarks

ABOUT THE WORLD BANK The World Bank is one of the world’s largest sources of funding and knowledge for low-income countries. Its five institutions share a commitment to reducing poverty, increasing shared prosperity, and promoting sustainable development on a livable planet. http://www.worldbank.org