{"id":150752,"date":"2019-06-04T18:03:51","date_gmt":"2019-06-04T18:03:51","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.one.org\/canada\/?post_type=one_press&p=150752"},"modified":"2023-11-13T15:35:28","modified_gmt":"2023-11-13T15:35:28","slug":"women-deliver-gender-7","status":"publish","type":"one_press","link":"https:\/\/www.one.org\/ca\/press\/women-deliver-gender-7\/","title":{"rendered":"Gender 7 tells world leaders to prioritize gender equality"},"content":{"rendered":"

VANCOUVER — Today, the Gender 7, seven women leading the fight for gender equality around the world, gathered to challenge world leaders to put women and girls at the top of the agenda. At an event surrounding the Women Deliver Conference, the Gender 7 and special guests unveiled the breaking news headlines we can see if world leaders choose to make gender equality a priority.<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cGender equality is the issue we have to put at the center of our work,\u201d <\/span>said Melinda Gates, the co-chair of the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation.<\/b> \u201cIf you don\u2019t put women at the center, you are not going to get the results you want. It\u2019s our job as advocates to keep taking this message forward. That is exactly what I\u2019m planning to do when I head to the G7 Finance Ministers\u2019 meeting next month.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cWomen and girls around the world deserve better. It\u2019s as simple as that. <\/span>It\u2019s in our power to create a world where every girl and every woman has the same opportunity as every boy and every man,\u201d <\/span>said Gayle Smith, President and CEO of The ONE Campaign. <\/b>\u201c<\/span>But getting there will require world leaders, the private sector and civil society to come together and take concrete and actionable steps that help move us towards a fairer, more equitable world. T<\/span>his year, let\u2019s make the G7 stand for Gender.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cNowhere on earth do girls and women have the same opportunities as boys and men<\/span>. Nowhere.\u201d <\/span>said Dr. Joannie Marlene Bewa, founder of the Young Beninese Leaders Association. <\/b>\u201cWe have the resources to ensure women and girls can access the health, education and societal opportunities they need to thrive. What we need now is for our politicians to do their part so that every woman and girl, regardless of where they live, can access them.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

The event featured women leading the fight for gender equality across all sectors around the world. <\/span><\/p>\n

The Gender 7:<\/span><\/p>\n