Gender equity and well-being
Gender equity and women’s empowerment are core aspects of well-being approaches to policy and societal action. Achieving equal access to resources and opportunities for women will entail recognising the unique challenges and opportunities faced by women in achieving well-being across different dimensions, as well as challenging deep-rooted social norms and systemic barriers that perpetuate inequality.
The Forum will give particular attention to issues of gender equity in the context of climate change, data production and usage, and the digital transformation. Women often bear the disproportionate burden of climate-related impacts and by promoting gender-responsive climate policies and empowering women as agents of change, societies can harness their knowledge and leadership to develop more effective and equitable strategies for climate resilience and sustainability. In the context of digital transformation and AI, women often face barriers in accessing and benefiting from digital technologies, perpetuating existing inequalities, while biases in AI algorithms and data development can further marginalise women and reinforce gender stereotypes. The Forum will showcase perspectives that show the way forward for emphasising gender equity and women’s empowerment in well-being approaches to measurement, research, policy, and other forms of action.
Related sessions
More information on relevant Forum sessions and speakers will be added as details are confirmed. Provisional example sessions related to this theme include:
- Plenary Roundtable on “Strengthening well-being approaches to economic policy making”
- Plenary Roundtable on “Next frontiers for well-being measurement and data”
- Plenary Roundtable on “Harnessing technology and artificial intelligence for inclusive, sustainable well-being”
- Plenary Roundtable on “Centering inclusive well-being in climate change action”
- Parallel Session on “Centering well-being, equity, and poverty reduction in climate and sustainability transitions”
- Parallel Session on “Climate change, health, and well-being”
- Parallel session on “Innovations for more timely and granular data and analysis on well-being, inequalities, and poverty”
- Parallel session on “Ensuring safe, fair and inclusive AI development”
- Parallel session on “Population ageing, demographic change and well-being”
