The 2018 Summit explored the intersections of education, health, economic empowerment and gender-based violence among girls, boys, and youth with diverse gender identities. We considered these issues in the context of Positive Girl and Boy Development. Positive Girl Development recognizes the intertwined vulnerabilities that girls and young women face, and their strengths, needs and opportunities at different life stages. Positive Boy Development emphasizes the unique strengths, needs, and challenges of boys and young men. 

The Summit highlighted innovative approaches and produced action-oriented recommendations on how positive girl and boy development – across gender identity, sexual orientation, race and ethnicity, and disability –can strengthen development outcomes.

Summit Agenda & Livestream

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Get caught up on previous Gender 360 Summits and learn more about combatting gender-based violence and gender equality in international development. 

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Effective gender strategies transform unequal norms and behaviors, empower women and girls, and engage men and boys as partners and agents of positive social change.

2018 Gender 360 Summit sponsors and Partners

ENGAGING ADOLESCENT GIRLS AND BOYS IN ACHIEVING GENDER EQUALITY
AND COMBATING GENDER-BASED VIOLENCE

FHI 360, in partnership with the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID), Plan International USA, Social Development Direct, MenEngage Alliance, George Washington University's Global Women’s Institute, the U.S. Department of State and the U.S. Peace Corps, presented the fourth global Gender 360 Summit in Washington, D.C. on 15-16 June 2016. The Gender 360 Summit was designated as an official side event to the White House United State of Women Summit, which took place on 14 June 2016.

The 2016 summit spotlighted important development issues affecting adolescent girls and boys. Speakers from around the world - including adolescent girls and boys, youth activists and development experts - convened to support adolescents' empowerment and leadership, addressed core obstacles such as gender-based violence and came up with tangible solutions to help advance gender equality. The summit provided a space for international development experts to better understand adolescent girls’ and boys' challenges, strengths and priorities and to discover ways to support their empowerment and partnership. In parallel, it will provided adolescent girls and boys a space to learn, network, be heard and help shape the international development agenda on issues that matter to them most.

Speakers included Amb. Catherine M. Russell, U.S. Department of State; Dr. Tessie San Martin, PLAN International USA; Susan Markham, USAID; Aldijana Sisic, UN Women; adolescent girl and boy ambassadors; young human rights advocates; and implementers from the global south.

Gender 360 Summit 2015

Washington, DC, June 11, 2015

Thursday, June 11th marked the second annual Gender 360 Summit hosted by FHI 360. More than 250 gender and development professionals attended the summit, which boasted an impressive list of speakers and panelists, including USAID Senior Coordinator for Gender Equality & Women’s Empowerment Susan Markham; Catherine Russell, Ambassador-at-Large for Global Women’s Issues at the Department of State; and Andrea Bertone, Director of the Gender Department at FHI 360. Panel discussions included the right approaches to achieving gender equality, the role of donors in advancing a gender equality agenda, and featured short talks about engaging boys and men in the discussion and targeting hard to reach populations

Gender 360 Summit bangkok

 Bangkok, Thailand, December 3, 2015

This Summit examined Gender Based Violence (GBV) services across populations, discussed how to achieve specific the Sustainable Development Goal targets on GBV in Asia and the Pacific, addressed intersections and gaps between types of violence, and highlighted the role of donors in breaking down silos. The summit Addressed gender inequality and human rights violations as root causes of GBV establishing a common framework for examining policies, response systems, and prevention programming germane to a wide set of violence and rights abuses. This Summit aimed to break down silos between different types of GBV programming.

Gender 360 Summit 2014

Washington, DC, June 16, 2014

The first Gender 360 Summit explored critical intersections between organizational gender mainstreaming and programmatic gender integration. It discussed how female empowerment contributes to gender equality, and examined the role of donors in setting expectations for gender integration.

Email

 Andrea Bertone
Director of the Gender Department at FHI 360
genderdepartment@fhi360.org