I must confess that I am tempted from time to time to give up on achieving gender equality in my lifetime. But then I reflect on all the reasons that a more gender equal world is essential for a future worth working towards. On this International Women’s Day, along with UN Women, I’m amplifying this year's theme “Gender equality today for a sustainable tomorrow,” that highlights the women leaders who are working to solve one of the greatest global challenges of the 21st century, advancing gender equality in the context of the climate crisis.
Read MoreA Conversation with Cristina Ljungberg and the Maverick Collective
I was honored to be included in the Maverick Collective’s summer reading list this year. Earlier this fall, I joined Cristina Ljungberg to discuss my book, Becoming a Dangerous Woman: Embracing Risk to Change the World, and the power of storytelling to effect change on their community YouTube channel.
Read MoreBillions Pledged to Accelerate Gender Equity at Generation Equality Forum
The Generation Equality Forum, held in Paris from June 30 - July 2, 2021 and livestreamed to participants around the world, was a monumental event that set a new and unprecedented level of funding to prioritize and implement gender equality programs and commitments.
Read MoreAction Coalition Leader Joanita Babirye on Feminist Action for Climate Justice at the Generation Equality Forum
Today's blog post is an excerpt from The InfluencHER Project’s newsletter, featuring the words of guest editor, Joanita Babirye, the co-founder of the Girls for Climate Action, an organization that has stepped up as a Leader of the Generation Equality Action Coalition on Feminist Action for Climate Justice. She writes why she felt called to be a Leader at GEF.
Read MoreGeneration Equality Forum: Accelerating Gender Equality Around the World
25 years after Beijing, no country is even close to fully delivering on true gender equality. As we begin to recover from the pandemic, we must put gender equality at the heart of that process. Later this month in Paris, the United Nations will convene the Generation Equality Forum. This week I talk with UN Assistant Secretary General and UN Women Deputy Executive Director Anita Bhatia about the Generation Equality Forum.
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