Summary: Gender equality speaks to a better life for women, for men, for people who are not on the binary axis — for all of us. Dr. Natalia Kanem, Executive Director of the United Nations Population Fund and this month's guest on A Deeper Look, places the adolescent girl at the center of the future of development. Dr. Kanem and Patrick Fine discuss the disproportionate impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on women and girls, how the pandemic reveals both strengths and weaknesses in our development efforts, the power of technology for the next generation's sexual and reproductive rights, and the important role that men and boys must play in achieving gender equality. FHI 360's Chief Executive Officer Patrick Fine hosts conversations with creative thinkers, respected leaders and local actors who are at the forefront of human development and who bring diverse perspectives to timely, high-stakes and sometimes controversial issues affecting people around the world.
