BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:-//wp-events-plugin.com//7.2.3.1//EN BEGIN:VEVENT UID:597@ukfiet.org DTSTART:20240307T103000Z DTEND:20240307T123000Z DTSTAMP:20240301T150144Z URL:https://www.ukfiet.org/events/next-generation-what-we-know-women-and-g irls-accelerating-progress/ SUMMARY:Next Generation What We Know: Women and Girls – Accelerating Prog ress DESCRIPTION:7 March 2024\, 10:30-12:30 GMT\nRegister here to:\n\n join in-p erson: British Council\, 1 Redman Place\, London\, E20 1JQ\n or join onlin e\n\nThe British Council invites you to the launch of its latest report - Next Generation What We Know: Women and Girls. This event will unveil the latest insights on the experiences of young women and girls from diverse c orners of the globe.\nWhat is Next Generation What We Know: Women and Girl s?\nAs part of the Next Generation flagship programme\, the British Counci l publishes global comparative analyses and summaries of ‘what we know ’ about youth perceptions across the world.\nThis edition explores the N ext Generation research through a gender lens and delves into the experien ces of young women and girls in Ethiopia\, Indonesia\, Nigeria\, Sri Lanka \, Pakistan\, Poland\, and Viet Nam.\nThe analysis centres on focus areas such as education\, empowerment\, and ending violence.\nAgenda:\nThis hybr id event will include a presentation of key findings\, as well as panel di scussions on supporting and accelerating progress for women and girls.\n\n \n\n\nArrival and Networking Tea: 10:00AM - 10:30AM\, GMT. \nEvent start time: 10:30AM\, GMT.\n\n\n\n\nWelcome and Introduction\n\n\nMark Stephens (Director Cultural Engagement\, British Council)\nChristine Wilson (Dire ctor Research and Insight\, British Council)\n\n\n\n\nNext Generation What We Know: Women and Girls - Key Findings \nPresentation followed by Q&\ ;A\n\n\nAmina Khan (Lead Researcher\, CineKhan Ltd)\n\n\n\n\nPanel 1: Refl ections on gender empowerment - enablers and barriers\n\n\nAnisa Dar - Pak istan\nDisty Winata - Indonesia\nChaired by Izzah Meyer (Research Programm es Adviser\, British Council).\n\n\n\n\nShort Break\n\n\n\n\nPanel 2: Empo wering change for accelerating progress\n\n\nGillian Cowell (Head Gender a nd Inclusion\, British Council)\nNicolette Stoddart (Deputy Director for S cholarships\, Tertiary Educations and United Nations Partnerships\, FCDO)\ nJess Gosling (UN Women UK Delegate to the United Nations Commission on th e Satus of Women)\n\n\n\n\nClosing remarks\n\n\nKaty Radford (Trustee\, Br itish Council)\n\n\n\n\nEvent close: 12:30PM\, GMT. \nNetworking Lunch:  2:30PM - 1:30PM\, GMT.\n\n\n\n\n \;\nWhy attend?\nThere is global cons ensus on the urgent need for addressing gender inequalities to support dev elopment. This is underscored by the incorporation of Goal 5 – gender eq uality – in the global Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). Despite com prising 50% of the population in most countries in the world (UN\, 2024)\, women and girls encounter persistent constraints hindering their ability to thrive on an equal footing with men.\nFor young people navigating impor tant life stages – such as moving from education into employment\, build ing careers\, and starting families – this is a critical time. The traje ctory of their lives can be influenced significantly by gender-based expec tations and societal pressures. Gendered norms and expectations not only s hape ambitions but also impose limits on the choices made by young people. \nWhilst this affects all young people\, the outcomes are often more restr ictive for young women - underscoring the importance of listening to young women's experiences and taking urgent action to accelerate global progres s in this area.\nAbout Next Generation \n\n research series conducted in over 25 countries to date\n engaging with over 50\,000 young people aged 1 6 - 35 since 2009\n\nNext Generation aims to understand youth attitudes an d aspirations\, amplify the voices of young people and support better poli cy making and programming. Next Generation focuses on topics such as educa tion and skills\, youth voice and civic engagement\, identity and values\, climate change\, conflict\, and many others. Each project includes a nati onally representative survey and employs a range of participatory and crea tive qualitative methods and capacity building opportunities.\nIn 2024\, T he British Council will be publishing Next Generation Bangladesh\, Iraq\, Kazakhstan\, Sudan\, UK and a thematic policy brief series\, What We Know: Women and Girls.\nHow do I register? \nRegister here\nFor more informatio n\, please contact researchglobal@britishcouncil.org \n \; ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://www.ukfiet.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/0 3/British-Council.jpg CATEGORIES:Report Launch END:VEVENT END:VCALENDAR