This training by Planned Parenthood of New York City will explore how to acknowledge and incorporate emotional intelligence into sexual health education programs in attempt to make them more effective and relevant to young people. Trainers will address how to identify emotionally disengaged sex education content, build emotionally intelligent sex education curricula, and apply emotional literacy tools to their work with young people. The content can be utilized by a range of professionals who provide sexual health education or design…

2017 Winter Youth Assembly at the United Nations – “Realizing the 2030 Agenda: Youth in Action” The Youth Assembly is a unique platform for fostering dialogue and generating partnerships between exceptional youth, civil society, the private sector, and the United Nations. Launched in 2004, the Youth Assembly takes place at the United Nations Headquarters twice a year and gathers the brightest and most active young leaders from across the globe to tackle our world's greatest challenges. The Youth Assembly is…

The Youth Forum at the 61st Session of the Commission on Status of Women (CSW 61) is a critical opportunity for young people and adolescents to convene in advance of the official opening of CSW to amplify their common concerns and advocacy efforts. The Youth Forum is a safe space for young people, particularly young women and girls, to openly and strategically discuss the challenges and opportunities in their local, national, regional, and global contexts in accelerating progress to achieve gender equality and…

The sixty-first session of the Commission on the Status of Women (CSW) will take place at the United Nations Headquarters in New York from 13 to 24 March 2017. Representatives of Member States, UN entities, and ECOSOC-accredited non-governmental organizations (NGOs) from all regions of the world are invited to attend the session. The Priority Theme is "women’s economic empowerment in the changing world of work", while the Review Theme will be "challenges and achievements in the implementation of the Millennium Development…

The CAG and FHI 360 will co-host a parallel event on Saturday, March 18 at CSW61 in NYC. The conversation will focus on our approaches to developing holistic girl-centered resources and programming. We also plan to explore aspects of programming and girl engagement that remain unprioritized, but would really make the difference in achieving desired outcomes and ensuring program retention. As we move into the next generation of girl programming (where funding levels are unpredictable), how do we work towards sustainable…

Anticipated in March 2017, a forthcoming Elsevier report entitled ‘Gender in the Global Research Landscape’ is an evidence-based examination of the outputs, quality, and impact of research worldwide through a gender lens.  Intended as a vehicle for understanding the role of gender within the structure of the global research enterprise, the public report covers twenty years, twelve geographies and twenty-seven subject areas, providing powerful insight and guidance on gender research and gender equality policy for governments, funders and institutions worldwide.…

Calling all middle and high school aged girls and the organizations, corporations, foundations and advocates who support them. Early registration for the 2017 All About Girls Summit is now open. The All About Girls Summit was designed to create a convening space where professionals and adolescent girls can explore the actions needed to create a society where girls can thrive. Early registration costs $275 and includes access to all sessions and events. Learn  more at: http://www.allaboutgirlssummit.com/.