Agenda Dialogues: Mind the Gender Gap - Delivering an Equal Economic Recovery

Amina Mohammed, Deputy Secretary-General, United Nations, New York speaking during the session Africa: Rising Continent in a Fractured World at the World Forum World Economic Forum on Africa 2019. Copyright by World Economic Forum / Benedikt von Loebell
Tune in at 14:00 CEST on 25 August 2021 to hear from speakers such as Deputy Secretary-General of the United Nations, Amina Mohammed.Image: Flickr/World Economic Forum

With women’s jobs close to twice as likely to be cut during this recession as those held by men, the pandemic has set the world back 36 years in its quest to achieve global gender parity.

Join this panel of world leaders to explore innovative methods to mitigate the impact of the pandemic on women and ensure a more inclusive and prosperous global economy.

Panellists:

Amina Mohammed, Deputy Secretary-General, United Nations

Anne Richards, Chief Executive Officer, Fidelity International

Alan Jope, Chief Executive Officer, Unilever

Busi Mabuza, Chairperson, Industrial Development Corporation of South Africa (IDC), South Africa

Chaired by:

Børge Brende, President, World Economic Forum

Moderated by:

Adrian Monck, Managing Director, World Economic Forum

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