Initially it was going to be held on Monday, March 8, but for technical reasons, the discussion group to commemorate International Women's Day "From female leadership to inclusive leadership: challenges of gender equality" had to be postponed to Monday, March 15.
Conducted by María de los Ángeles Fernández, Doctor in Contemporary Political Processes (USC) and political analyst, founder and president of the Hay Mujeres Foundation and a fellow of the International Visitor Leadership Program of the United States Department of State, the free and virtual event had the purpose to discuss and settle doubts about how and what we need as a society to reduce the gender gap.
The day started with the words of Kate Hall, Deputy Cultural Attaché of the United States Embassy, who referred to the relevance of opening and offering public spaces to talk about these issues in today's context, which is why the US Embassy supports proposals that generate these opportunities, also thanking State Alumni Chile for this opportunity. Kate Hall, Agregada Cultural Adjunta de la Embajada de Estados Unidos, quien se refirió a la relevancia que tiene en el contexto de hoy el abrir y ofrecer los espacios públicos para hablar sobre estos temas, razón por la cual la Embajada de Estados Unidos apoya propuestas que generan estas oportunidades, agradeciendo además a State Alumni Chile por la instancia.
Rosa Madera,Vice President of our association and CEO of Empatthy, commented how she has seen many organizations led by women have emerged in different parts of the country, with the aim of solving basic needs in neighborhoods greatly impacted by the pandemic, such as common pots, a great example of female leadership with social impact.
During her presentation, María de los Ángeles Fernández was emphatic in mentioning that gender equality cannot be achieved without men. It is necessary to establish public policies that involve them in the change: “to achieve gender equality, it is necessary to re-socialize boys and girls in all spaces. You can't close the gap if you don't include men.”
The event was also attended by the Minister of Women and Gender, Mónica Zalaquettwho in the closing remarks thanked the discussion group, the interesting questions and opinions of the participants and attendees and made a call “to involve men in the equality of gender. Let's add wills. Gender violence is not a women’s problem, only. Gender equality is everyone’s job. We must incorporate men in the task”.
We appreciate the participation of the panelists and the attendees and we have the recording available for those who could not attend.
This activity organized by State Alumni Chile was carried out with the support of the United States Embassy in Chile and had the collaboration of the Center for Higher Education of Galicia - CESUGA, Hay Mujeres Foundation and Empatthy.org.
