"Gender equality must be at the core of 'health for all" Dr Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, WHO Director-General.
'Unless every woman and girl has access to quality and affordable health care, unless women and girls can freely exercise their sexual and reproductive health rights, unless all women and girls are treated and respected as equals, we will not achieve our 2030 agenda for health and sustainable development,' Conference statement.
GENDER EQUALITY, the SDG 5, has been the topmost priority among the 17 Global Goals for 2030. As over 6,000 world leaders of 150 nations from various walks of life are joining the largest ever conference on gender equality to shape the future course of action on SDG 5, we bring you a platform for regular updates. Besides you are also welcome with your thoughts in the form of comments, content, pictures, videos or any other creative manner.
Almost all women work but a few of them earn while fewer have sole control of their earnings. Besides, those married or cohabiting before the age of 18 years are facing the worst for they lose control on their reproductive rights as well which adversely affect their work, earning and sole control on the earnings. These finding of a study were presented on the concluding day of the Women Deliver 2019 - the largest ever conference on Gender Equality included as SDG 5 in the SDGs 2030; at Vancouver, Canada on June 6.
Also Read: Hurdles 4 SDG 5: Majority of women lack sole control of their earnings: Study
In the concluding session of the Women Deliver 2019, the participants made commitments to use their power to achieve Gender Equality under a campaign 'How to use your power?. Here we bring you some of the innovative and creative commitments that reveal the dedication of the activists for Gender Equality, SDG 5 of the Sustainable Development Goals.
Kate Loose, Director @CapriaVC , Co-Founder @ThinkImpact
What will you use your #power for? I will continue to use my power to support fellow #women #VC #investors to direct more capital to #startups led by and impacting women globally #gendersmart #impinv #WD2019 pic.twitter.com/lRo2uGfxVp
— Kate Loose (@katejloose) June 6, 2019
Roop Dhatt, Advocate for Gender Equality
“I will use my power in three years to reduce #hiv transmission in young girls in #africa by half. @PeterASands #WD2019 @GlobalFund pic.twitter.com/kXJGdjvt14
— Roopa Dhatt (@RoopaDhatt) June 6, 2019
Jessia Lomelin ,Head of Media and Communications for Equal Measures 2030
‘Watch this space. You don’t have to be a politician to accumulate power.’ - inspiring and powerful words from grassroots advocate Winrose from @groots_kenya #WD2019 pic.twitter.com/vxPIUjzbS2
— JessicaLomelin (@jessicalomelin) June 6, 2019
Michelle Obama, the former first Lady of USA, ha said that the investment in girls is crucial and the only path to progress.
In the closing session of #wd2019 @MichelleObama reminds us that the #evidence is there - and that investing in #adolescent #girls #empowerment is crucial and the only path to progress. #ThePowerOf pic.twitter.com/SAOz0nJk7t
— GAGE programme (@GAGE_programme) June 6, 2019
Her view were also echoed by the activists gathered at Women Deliver 2019 with a common goal to achieved SDG 5 by 2030.
It’s our fate to make more women heads of state. Women have the drive and agency. Clock is ticking better hurry. Claim your space!!!. @GirlBeHeard @WomenDeliver #WD2019
— Onome Ako (@onomeako) June 6, 2019
Speed schools are helping reintegrate girls and boys into primary schools who may have dropped out or are joining late, says Christina Milsom @Stromme_S 👏 #WD2019 pic.twitter.com/em0HSu6tPI
— Plan International (@PlanGlobal) June 6, 2019
The CEO of Marie Stopes International strongly pushed for women's right to safe abortion.
“With growing opposition to reproductive rights, it is time our community comes together in support of a woman’s right to safe abortion.” The CEOs of @MarieStopes @ippf @IpasOrg @PSIimpact @SAAFfund launch #SafeAccess: https://t.co/4GtzAmJx0l pic.twitter.com/841JSO5T2B
— Women Deliver (@WomenDeliver) June 6, 2019
“There are words for sluts, bad girls, bad women in every language.” @heatjarvis on the destructive power of language & how #SlutWalk reclaims it. We believe in #thepowerof “bad girls” — they’re pushing the envelope & accelerating progress! 🙌 #WD2019 pic.twitter.com/1SxxXcSTjA
— Women Deliver (@WomenDeliver) June 5, 2019
We are unpacking the issues that marginalized girls & women face while trying to access #SRHR. Mainstream #womensrights movements can & must take an intersectional approach to engage all communities. #WD2019 pic.twitter.com/uiFjeOHjpM
— Women Deliver (@WomenDeliver) June 5, 2019
Peter Sands, Executive Director of Global Fund, working to end the epidemic of AIDS, TB and Malaria has said Gender Inquality is major cause behind these mass killers.
"Gender inequalities are big drivers of the dynamics of AIDS, TB and malaria. AIDS-related deaths, for example, are the leading cause of death for women aged 18-49. Adolescent girls and young women are particularly vulnerable.” @PeterASands #WD2019
— FHI 360 (@fhi360) June 4, 2019
Speaking in the Women Deliver 2019, Vancouver, Canada, the Canadian Prime Minister has committed $1.4 billion for maternity and childcare.
Canadian PM @JustinTrudeau has just announced a historic investment in #genderequality at #WD2019! A $1.4 billion commitment per year to #SRHR & maternal & newborn health. pic.twitter.com/gAHj37FwxB
— Women Deliver (@WomenDeliver) June 4, 2019
Automation is going to change the job pattern in the next decade for both men and women but women are likely to face maximum consequences of this transition. According to a study, the age of automation, and on the near horizon, artificial intelligence (AI) technologies offer new job opportunities and avenues for economic advancement, but women face new challenges overlaid on long-established ones. Between 40 million and 160 million women globally may need to transition between occupations by 2030, often into higher-skilled roles. To weather this disruption, women (and men) need to be skilled, mobile, and tech-savvy, but women face pervasive barriers on each and will need targeted support to move forward in the world of work.
A new McKinsey Global Institute (MGI) report, ‘The future of women at work: Transitions in the age of automation (PDF–2MB)’, finds that if women make these transitions, they could be on the path to more productive, better-paid work. If they cannot, they could face a growing wage gap or be left further behind when progress toward gender parity in work is already slow.
Automation to push 40-160 m women for occupational transition by 2030: Study https://www.devdiscourse.com/article/headlines/548690-automation-to-push-40-160-m-women-for-occupational-transition-by-2030-study
The three biggest takeaways from Humanitarian Pre-Conference at Women Deliver 2019 in Vancouver, Canada
1. Meaningfully engage women focussed Civil Society Organisations (CSOs)/NGOs in all decisions that affect their work and lives.
2. Ensure Flexible and long-term funding to NGOs/CSOs.
3. Enhance accountability to drive.
Biggest takeaways from yesterday's Humanitarian Pre-Conference at #WD2019: 1️⃣ Meaningfully engage women-focused CSOs in all decisions that affect their work and lives2️⃣ Ensure flexible and long-term funding3️⃣ Enhance accountability to drive #Humanitarian4Her pic.twitter.com/Chli6dTkwx
— Women Deliver (@WomenDeliver) June 4, 2019