Oct

22

2024

HYBRID

12:00—2:00 PM EDT | 5:00—7:00 PM BST

CGD's DC Office

2055 L Street NW

Washington, DC

CGD ANNUAL MEETINGS EVENTS

Making Progress on Gender Equity at the IFIs

Keynote

Michelle Bachelet, Former President of Chile and former Executive Director, UN Women

Panelists

Nathalie Francken, Executive Director for Belgium, The World Bank

Kirsi Madi, UN Assistant Secretary-General and Deputy Executive Director, UN Women

Vuyelwa Vumendlini, Alternate Executive Director for South Africa, International Monetary Fund

Ambassador Chantale Wong, US Executive Director, Asian Development Bank

Moderator

Eeshani Kandpal, Senior Fellow, CGD

The importance of gender equity in development is widely recognized, yet gender equity within the institutions responsible for carrying out development often lags far behind those values. While there has been some progress—women constituted half of newly hired economists at the World Bank in 2022—women's representation in top leadership roles, including the executive boards, across the international financial institutions (IFIs) is still lacking.

Join CGD for an event alongside the Annual Meetings to explore key questions including: What barriers prevent women from ascending to higher leadership roles? And how can we ensure transparency and accountability at the IFIs as the push toward internal gender equity continues? The dialogue will also explore the role influential stakeholders play in advocating for equal representation in both politically-appointed and technocratic leadership positions.