Empower Women, Transform Nations | India Day @ UNGA week

Session 3 | Power of Women-Led Development: Femme Forward for the Future
Countries around the globe are making remarkable progress toward gender-responsive futures. As commitment to gender diversity grows, companies with more women in executive roles are witnessing above-average profitability, and women leaders at the grassroots are at the forefront of creating real change in their communities, highlighting the resilience and innovation women bring to leadership. During its G20 Presidency last year, India played an important role in mainstreaming the potential of women-led development across verticals on a global stage. As we look to the Summit of the Future, and beyond the 2030 agenda, this session will explore the following questions:
Through legal provisions, India has demonstrated political will to enhance female representation in leadership roles in the political domain. Can we now move towards a global compact that increases female representation across boardrooms and global institutions?
India, during its G20 Presidency, introduced the ‘women-led development’ lexicon in gender-based policy making. How can the post 2030 development agenda be infected with this paradigm? Can the post-2030 development agenda itself be women-driven and women-led?
The care economy is disproportionately shouldered by women. This unpaid labour often hinders their participation in the formal workforce and limits their economic opportunities. What comprehensive policy solutions, community initiatives, and cultural shifts can be implemented to attach monetary value to this labour?
Speakers:
Archna Vyas, Director, Program Advocacy and Communications, Growth, Opportunity, and Empowerment, Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation
Pritha Venkatachalam, Partner and Co-Head, Asia and Africa, The Bridgespan Group
Ajaita Shah, Founder & Chief Executive Officer, Frontier Markets
Jessica Posner Odede, Chief Executive Officer, Girl Effect
Moderator: Sarah Hendriks, Director, Policy, Programme & Intergovernmental Division, UN Women
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