Panel discussion on “The role of women managing the pandemic at local and regional level” on November 17th from 2 p.m. until 3.50 p.m.

The pandemic has particularly impacted women and girls, exacerbating existing socio-economic inequalities. Post-COVID19 recovery responses require laws, policies and budgets with a gender perspective. Ensuring women’s participation and leadership in all spheres of life, including high-level decision-making processes at international, national, regional and local levels is key.  Mediterranean cities have become a hub of resilience, with numerous examples of transformative good practices that could be extrapolated to the whole region. Multi-level cooperation between both sides of the Mediterranean is a necessary instrument for an effective gender-responsive recovery in cities and regions.

Discussion Points:

How can gender equality foster sustainable development in cities and regions?
How can we ensure women’s leadership?
What can we learn from women’s participation in policy-making during the pandemic?

The event is part of the V UfM Women4Mediterranean Conference 2020 that will analyse the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on women and girls and highlight the key role played by women in pandemic response.

The Conference also marks the launch of the UfM Institutional Ministerial follow-up mechanism and its indicators, to monitor and measure progress in gender parity over the coming years and provide policy and action-oriented recommendations to close the gender gap.

INTERPRETATION: All conference sessions will have simultaneous interpretation in English, French, Arabic, Spanish and International Sign.

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