Breaking Gender Barriers
Important Dates
The conference will showcase USAID’s investments, new programming approaches, effective practices and opportunities to learn from project designs, interventions, and results. This conference will also provide guidance on Administration and Agency priorities in programming in the gender sector. This gathering will bring together USAID leadership, gender advisors, and other technical staff from around the world in celebration of Gender Equality and Women's Empowerment.
Themes
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Gender equality and women’s empowerment in the Journey to Self-Reliance
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Preventing and responding to gender-based violence
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Overcoming gender barriers to economic empowerment
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Gender in crisis and conflict situations
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Expanding partnerships for gender programming
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Managing gender integration in the USAID Program Cycle
Breaking Gender Barriers Conference Program
Monday, November 18
8:00 AM | Registration Opens |
9:00 - 10:00 AM | Opening Celebration |
10:00 - 10:30 AM | Break |
10:30 AM - 12:00 PM | Bringing a Gender Lens to the Journey to Self-Reliance |
12:00 - 1:00 PM | Lunch |
1:00 - 1:30 PM | Partnering for Success - Plenary with USAID Chief of Staff Bill Steiger |
1:30 - 1:45 PM | Break |
1:45 - 2:45 PM |
Concurrent Sessions
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2:45 - 4:00 PM | Travel to Omni Shoreham Hotel |
4:00 - 7:00 PM | Fireside Chat & Reception: VVIP and Administrator Green at the Omni Shoreham Hotel |
Tuesday, November 19
9:00 - 10:00 AM | W-GDP: Interagency Perspectives on Implementation and Success |
10:00 - 11:00 AM | Break and Livestream of Agency Townhall |
11:15 AM - 12:30 PM |
Concurrent Sessions
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12:30 - 1:30 PM | Lunch and Table Top Discussions |
1:30 - 2:45 PM | Gender in Crisis and Conflict: Strategy, Evidence, and Approaches |
2:45 - 3:15 PM | Break |
3:15 - 4:30 PM |
Concurrent Sessions
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Wednesday, November 20
9:00 - 10:30 AM | Ground Our Work in GBV |
10:30 - 11:00 AM | Break |
11:00 AM - 12:30 PM |
Concurrent Sessions
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12:30 - 2:00 PM | Lunch - Fireside Chat with Deputy Administrator Bonnie Glick & Administrator's Action Alliance to Prevent Sexual Misconduct |
2:00 - 2:15 PM | Transition Time |
2:15 - 3:45 PM |
Concurrent Sessions
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3:45 - 4:15 PM | Break |
4:15 - 5:00 PM | Mindfulness: Grounding and Gratitude |
5:00 - 6:30 PM | USAID Networking and FSN Recognition Day Celebration |
Thursday, November 21
9:00 - 10:00 AM | Revisiting our Guiding Frameworks: an Overview of Updates to the Gender Integration Landscape at USAID |
10:00 - 10:30 AM | Break |
10:30 AM - 11:30 AM | Policy Marketplace |
11:30 AM - 12:30 PM | Honing Our Skills, Part 1: Programming with Gender Evidence |
12:30 - 1:30 PM | Inspirational Moment and Lunch |
1:30 - 3:00 PM | Honing Our Skills, Part 2: Resources and Support for the Gender Architecture |
3:00 - 3:30 PM | Break |
3:30 - 4:00 PM | Mindfulness and Self Knowledge |
4:00 - 4:45 PM | Reflections on Gender Integration |
Contact
For any questions or additional information, please contact the USAID Gender Conference team: [email protected].