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[VIDEO] How to Break the Glass Ceiling: Promoting Women’s Leadership in Water Institutions—WorldBank WaterGP

25 November 2021
While evidence shows that companies stand to gain from increased diversity at leadership levels, women remain largely underrepresented in decision making roles in water and other infrastructure sectors. Equal Aqua (EA), a collaborative platform hosted by the World Bank, aims to promote and…

[VIDEO] The Business Case for Financing Women—ADB PSOD

25 November 2021
In this 60-minute session, ADB’s Private Sector Financial Institutions Division will showcase financial institutions which are banking women in innovative ways. The session will provide insights into different financial institutions’ journeys to identify and capture the business opportunity that…

[VIDEO] Addressing Gender Norms to Increase Financial Inclusion: Designing for Impact—CGAP (Consultative Group to Assist the Poor)

25 November 2021
Join this knowledge lab to learn how you can address gender norms to increase women’s financial inclusion and economic empowerment. Drawing on CGAP’s Technical Guide: Addressing Gender Norms to Increase Financial Inclusion: Designing for Impact the lab helps participants deepen their…

[VIDEO] International Day for Elimination of Violence against Women: Addressing Gender-based Violence and Sexual Violence in Development Project

25 November 2021
The event aims to highlight and discuss key issues, challenges, and opportunities for multilateral development banks to mitigate the risks of sexual exploitation, abuse, and harassment (SEAH) in development projects and to effectively respond to SEAH incidents when they occur. Organized in…

[VIDEO] Empowering Women in Informal Economy

25 November 2021
What is required to redesign a social contract that addresses existing gender inequalities and supports a future of shared prosperity? Globally, women have longer life expectancy than men, yet they receive 30-40 percent less in pensions compared to men. This is the result of a lifetime of economic…

[VIDEO] New Frontiers for Gender Equality: Good Governance and Gendered Social Norms

25 November 2021
Speakers in this good practice session will discuss issues related to the "unfinished gender agenda." They will touch upon social and gender norms and their impact on women and girls' lives and discuss how tax systems, budget planning and allocation, and procurement can alleviate gender inequality…

[SPEECH] Closing Remarks

25 November 2021

[VIDEO] Sustainable and Scalable Women Entrepreneurship Programmes in Renewable Energy—EmPower

24 November 2021
When we see renewable energy and women's entrepreneurship projects, the question arises - what is the best way to design these? How to start? What is the best approach to design and implement such projects? Who are the critical stakeholders for such projects? In this interactive session, the…

[VIDEO] Gender-Based Violence & Environmental Action: Understanding Links, Taking Action—IUCN/TNC

24 November 2021
The climate crisis is not gender neutral. Climate change impacts—such as prolonged drought, sea level rise, natural resource degradation, and cyclones—are exacerbating conditions that drive gender-based violence (GBV), which predominantly affects women and girls. Nearly 1 in 3 women experience…

[VIDEO] Including Women and the Poor in Electrification—ENERGIA

24 November 2021
Electricity is not gender-neutral: gaps in access to electricity infrastructure and services disproportionately affect women. At the same time, women must have a voice in setting priorities for the design and operation of infrastructure if it is to have the desired impact. The reality is that the…