{"id":146848,"date":"2019-06-04T10:19:41","date_gmt":"2019-06-04T14:19:41","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.one.org\/us\/?post_type=one_press&amp;p=146848"},"modified":"2019-06-04T10:19:41","modified_gmt":"2019-06-04T14:19:41","slug":"gender7","status":"publish","type":"one_press","link":"https:\/\/www.one.org\/us\/press\/gender7\/","title":{"rendered":"Gender 7 tells world leaders to prioritize gender equality"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>VANCOUVER \u2014 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.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-150753\" src=\"https:\/\/s3.amazonaws.com\/one_org_international\/international\/media\/international\/2019\/06\/04230512\/Unknown-2-1024x683.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"593\" height=\"396\" \/><\/p>\n<p>\u201cGender equality is the issue we have to put at the center of our work,\u201d <b>said Melinda Gates, the co-chair of the Bill &amp; 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<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWomen and girls around the world deserve better. It\u2019s as simple as that. 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 <b>said Gayle Smith, President and CEO of The ONE Campaign. <\/b>\u201cBut 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. This year, let\u2019s make the G7 stand for Gender.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cNowhere on earth do girls and women have the same opportunities as boys and men. Nowhere.\u201d <b>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<\/p>\n<p>The event featured women leading the fight for gender equality across all sectors around the world.<\/p>\n<p>The Gender 7:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Angela Marie MacDougall \u2013 Executive Director of Battered Women\u2019s Support Services<\/li>\n<li>Ang\u00e9lique Kidjo \u2013 Musician, actress and activist<\/li>\n<li>Fridah Githuku \u2013 Executive Director, GROOTS Kenya<\/li>\n<li>Gayle Smith \u2013 President and CEO of The ONE Campaign<\/li>\n<li>Dr. Joannie Marlene Bewa \u2013 Founder, Young Beninese Leaders Association<\/li>\n<li>Mamarumo Marokane \u2013 Actor, MTV Shuga<\/li>\n<li>Marl\u00e8ne Schiappa \u2013 French Secretary of State for Equality between women and men<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>And special guests:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Katja Iversen \u2013 President and CEO of Women Deliver<\/li>\n<li>Melinda Gates \u2013 Co-chair of the Bill &amp; Melinda Gates Foundation<\/li>\n<li>Michelle Beadle \u2013 ESPN host and activist<\/li>\n<li>Michelle Grogg \u2013 Cargill\u2019s Vice President of Corporate Responsibility and Sustainable Development<\/li>\n<li>Patricia Arquette \u2013 \u00a0Academy award-winning actor and gender activist<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><b>THE HEADLINES<\/b><\/p>\n<p>At the event, the Gender 7 presented headlines the world could see if world leaders choose to make gender equality a priority at this year\u2019s G7. The headlines focused on seven key areas where the gender gap is most pronounced: health care, education, political empowerment, violence against women, economic empowerment, digital inclusion, and land and agricultural rights. <b>Learn more about the gender gap <\/b><a href=\"https:\/\/wp.me\/aaYIZi-CbR\"><b>here<\/b><\/a><b>. Read <\/b><b><i>The Times We Want <\/i><\/b><b>and all of the headlines <\/b><a href=\"https:\/\/www.one.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/G7_Newspaper_Final.pdf\"><b>here<\/b><\/a><b>.<\/b><\/p>\n<p>For more information, or to speak with an activist about the Gender 7, please contact Sarah Swinehart, sarah.swinehart@one.org.<\/p>\n<p>The ONE Campaign is a non-partisan policy and advocacy organization of millions of people around the world taking action to end extreme poverty and preventable disease, particularly in Africa.<\/p>\n<div class=\"buffer\"><\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>VANCOUVER \u2014 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. 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