Gender Agenda Online Summit to celebrate International Women’s Day

Equality Leaders, the global digital community connecting people, ideas and organisations to build a fair and equal world, has announced the launch of its Gender Agenda Online Summit.

The event, which celebrates International Women’s Day themes, is scheduled to take place on 10 March 2021.  Female executives from across the globe will share their experiences, perspectives and real-life stories whilst navigating challenges around race, gender and the pandemic. The event aims to discuss the state of gender equality and debate topics that matter to women, supported by male allies.

The summit organiser promises to cover topics such as:

• Role of the inclusive leader; organisation’s responsibility to gender equality; the practical steps to reverse inequality.
• What the future of the workplace may look like; the impact on female employees; how organisations are responding.
• How organisations are overcoming barriers to representation; fairness in today’s society through lived experiences; getting a global perspective.
• Practical steps to drive equality; how to evaluate good practice and transfer it to other sectors; enabling female talent to thrive early in career.
• Key to unlocking allyship; how to educate organisations and people; getting allyship right and its impact.

EVENT HIGHLIGHTS

Highlights of the event include:

• Thirty-four world-class speakers across multiple business functions.
•  Seven-panel sessions focused around solutions and empowering stories.
• Crossing continents – UK, Europe, Asia & North America.
• Full day of learning, acquire new understanding, knowledge and skills.
• An equality, diversity and inclusion virtual exhibition.
• Network to meet peers and widen your business connections.

The event, supported by Virgin Media, Japan Airlines, HumanCapital Network and Media Hive, is free to attend. For more information on the agenda and speaker line up, click here.

Read more on how to support working women not only on International Women’s Day, but throughout the year by clicking here.