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Invitation side event “Unlocking Gender Equality: The Power of Universal Social Security Programs”

Curious about how universal and individual social security programs can promote gender equality and empower women and girls?

The Global Campaign for The Right to Social Security will be hosting a parallel event at the 68th annual Commission on the Status of Women (CSW68) titled ‘Unlocking Gender Equality: The Power of Universal Social Security Programs’ highlighting the pivotal role of universal and individual social security programs in advancing gender equality and the empowerment of women and girls, as opposed to means-tested or poverty-targeted programs.

The session will be focused on the flaws of means-tested or poverty-targeted social protection programs and make the case for universal and individual social security programs in advancing gender equality and the empowerment of women and girls. It will be delivered in an engaging format that inspire people to take action and express concrete commitments towards this issue.
 
Join us on Thursday, March 14, 2024 at 10:00 am – 11:30 am EST

Zoom registration link: Webinar Registration - Zoom

Moderator: Farah Al Shami, Arab Reform Initiative.

Panelists: Shahra Razavi (International Labour Organization, ILO), Ana Maria Munoz-Boudet (World Bank), Jane Anyango (Polycom Development Project), Tara Korti (Christian Aid), Abiodun Abaniwo (Action Against Hunger Nigeria).

The 68th annual Commission on the Status of Women (CSW68) will take place this year from 11 to 22 March under the priority theme “Accelerating the achievement of gender equality and the empowerment of all women and girls by addressing poverty and strengthening institutions and financing with a gender perspective”.

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