<p><span class="p-body"><i>The article was published on April 3, 2023</i></span></p> <p><span class="p-body">In January 2023,&nbsp;<b>NYU SPS and the World Woman Foundation (WWF)</b>&nbsp;teamed up to host the WWF’s inaugural World Woman Davos Agenda event. Representatives from 30+ countries and 450 delegates participated in lively discussions on gender equality facilitated by global leaders.</span></p> <p><span class="p-body"><b><a href="/content/sps-nyu/explore/success-stories/faculty-spotlights/a-world-of-learning-beyond-borders.html" target="_blank">Carolyn Kissane</a>, associate dean of the <a href="/content/sps-nyu/about/academic-divisions-and-departments/center-for-global-affairs.html" target="_blank">NYU SPS Center for Global Affairs</a>,&nbsp;</b>and&nbsp;<b><a href="/content/sps-nyu/faculty-directory/20223-brianna-l-newland.html" target="_blank">Bri Newland</a>, academic director and clinical associate professor, at the <a href="/content/sps-nyu/about/academic-divisions-and-departments/preston-robert-tisch-institute-for-global-sport.html" target="_blank">NYU SPS Preston Robert Tisch Institute for Global Sport</a>,</b>&nbsp;moderated and participated in sessions driven by collaborative, multistakeholder conversations meant to redefine our global responsibility to take the equality moonshot from ideas to solutions.</span></p>

<p><span class="p-body">The WWF is a US-based 501(c)(3) public charity with a global footprint in 20 countries, 15,000 members worldwide, and a vision to empower one million women and girls around the world by 2030. To do this, WWF launched the global moonshot initiative&nbsp;<b>#EqualityMoonshot&nbsp;</b>to reimagine an equal future using bold, innovative solutions to accelerate women’s leadership globally.<br> </span></p> <p><span class="p-body">World Woman Davos Agenda sessions included:</span></p> <ul class='p-list'> <li><span class="p-body">The&nbsp;<i>Health Equality Moonshot</i>, where panelists discussed how to combat gender-related disparities in health.</span></li> <li><span class="p-body">The&nbsp;<i>Future of India Moonshot</i>&nbsp;session in which panelists discussed solutions to gender-related disparities in India and shaping the future for women in the country.</span></li> <li><span class="p-body">The&nbsp;<i>Middle East Equality Moonshot&nbsp;</i>session focused on gender-related issues in the region and the future of women in the Middle East.</span></li> <li><span class="p-body">The&nbsp;<i>European Moonshot&nbsp;</i>panel spotlighted regional equality issues and the promise for the future.</span></li> <li><span class="p-body">The&nbsp;<i>Power of Inclusion and Equality Moonshot&nbsp;</i>panel discussed gender disparities in the workplace.</span></li> <li><span class="p-body">The&nbsp;<i>Global Cooperation and Equality Moonshot</i>&nbsp;session discussed how to combat gender issues in global cooperation and the value of partnerships.</span></li> <li><span class="p-body">The&nbsp;<i>Workforce Development and Equality Moonshot&nbsp;</i>covered the future of work and the workplace for women.</span></li> </ul>

<p><span class="p-body">In addition to the sessions, Carolyn Kissane moderated a fireside chat with <b>Helen Clark, former prime minister of New Zealand</b>. Clark shared her journey to the upper echelon of national and global politics with attendees and how she built the resilience and inner strength to become a well-respected international leader.</span></p> <p><span class="p-body">As part of the collaboration with WWF on this initiative, NYU SPS—the event’s and foundation’s academic partner— created an <b>Equality Moonshot Report</b> to share key messages, takeaways, perspectives, and insights from session participants, and calls to action from each session. Bri Newland, who authored the report, presented the report’s details at a WWF World Woman Hour event in Los Angeles to close out Women’s History Month on March 31, 2023.</span></p> <p> </p>