Last year took an extraordinary toll on girls and women, and the movement for gender equality as the COVID-19 crisis erased recent and modest gains the world had made toward gender equality. In 2021, we are joining partners and communities to take stock of the challenges ahead and push together for lasting progress, so equality can be fully realized for all girls and women.
As part of the #EqualEverywhere campaign and to commemorate International Women’s Day, the UN Foundation will host an invitation-only #EqualEverywhere celebration on Friday, March 5, 2021 at 11 a.m. EST with a virtual public premiere on March 8, International Women’s Day.
You are invited to this virtual high-level convening of corporate leaders, influencers, and global change-makers, which will:
• address the state of gender equality
• highlight the work of extraordinary women leaders
• galvanize momentum to make 2021 a year of ambitious action towards achieving gender equality.
FEATURED SPEAKERS ANd topics
HOSTS
Dustin Liu, UNA-USA Youth Observer
Angelina Perez, Girl Up Teen Advisor
CHALLENGING TIRED NARRATIVES IN SPORTS
Rose Nathike Lokonyen, Refugee Olympian and High-Profile Supporter for UNHCR, the UN Refugee Agency
Nathalie McGloin, Tetraplegic Race Car Driver; Stanley Black and Decker Ambassador
Michelle Milford Morse, Vice President, Girls and Women Strategy, UN Foundation (Moderator)
IN ALL PLACES DECISIONS ARE MADE: WOMEN’S LEADERSHIP IN GOVERNMENT
Julia Gillard, former Prime Minister of Australia
Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala, Director-General of the World Trade Organization
Elizabeth Cousens, President and CEO, UN Foundation (Moderator)
WOMEN LEADING IN THE CIRCULAR ECONOMY
Diana Amini, Global Manager, H&M Foundation
Chui-lian Lee, Co-Founder and CEO, Werewool; 2020 H&M Foundation Global Change Award Recipient
FIRESIDE CHAT
Jameela Jamil, Advocate and Founder of I Weigh In conversation with:
Michelle Milford Morse, Vice President, Girls and Women Strategy, UN Foundation
EQUALITY ON THE FRONT LINES: WOMEN IN HEALTH
Gina Clark, Executive Vice President and Chief Communications and Administration Officer, AmerisourceBergen
Roopa Dhatt, Executive Director and Co-Founder, Women in Global Health
Loyce Pace, Former Executive Director, Global Health Council
Kate Dodson, Vice President, Global Health Strategy, UN Foundation (Moderator)
REPRESENTATION MATTERS: GOVERNMENT, CORPORATE AND MEDIA
Jennifer Klein, Co-Chair of the White House Gender Policy Council
Joanna Lambert, Head of Consumer, Verizon Media
Michelle Poole, President, Crocs, Inc.
Michelle Milford Morse, Vice President, Girls and Women Strategy, UN Foundation (Moderator)
