Women's Forum Global Meeting 2024

EDC

Elsa Da Costa

Ashoka France

CEO

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A graduate of EM Lyon and ESJ Paris, Elsa Da Costa launched the Avis de Mamans website in 2012 after 10 years in digital marketing. Spotted by France 5, she became a society columnist on Les Maternelles and then a political columnist on LCI. Convinced that journalism is educational and resolutely civic-minded, she created Clarté Production and then signed 3 documentary series “Génération Climat”, one of which won an award at the Deauville Green Award Festival in 2018. Her commitments also led her to coordinate the first Declaration of the Rights of the Planet, written by 310 European children and presented to Ursula von der Leyen. In 2021, she became Managing Director of the NGO Ashoka France, revealing the power of action. She is also the author of the book “Rêver Grand : ces enfants qui s'engagent pour la planète”.

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Society Hub (Discovery Space)
Oct 23, 2024
10:25 AM11:00 AM

Half the world goes to polls in 2024: Ensuring women's voices are heard

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In a year marked by pivotal elections worldwide, gender equality and women's participation in politics are at the forefront of the geopolitical agenda. This panel explores the critical roles of activism in amplifying women's voices and ensuring their rights are prioritised. With mainstream parties pushing for gender progress and some radical forces advocating traditional roles, women's rights, bans for reproductive rights etc. Join us to discuss strategies for effective political representation and how to create inclusive spaces for conciliation, where women's voices are heard and catalysed into action.
Media Lounge
Oct 23, 2024
3:00 PM3:35 PM

Fireside Chat: Reframing the News Through Women’s Eyes

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If you’re tuning in to mainstream news, chances are you’re not regularly hearing the voices, stories and perspectives of women. Decisions are made in newsrooms that stereotype women, that sideline news about women as if it’s less-than, that omit women from the all-important story mix that makes it to the front page, or that evaluate women’s stories as “worthy” of coverage on the 9 o’clock news. This gender bias plays out around the globe. And it’s been that way since as long as news has been told. But it doesn’t mean we can’t change it. Enter The 51% (France 24), The Persistent, and Gloria Media— three media platforms that are changing the narrative around women’s stories and how they’re told. In a candid conversation, we will discuss how they cover the world with a gender lens. They’ll explore fresh ways to cover women and girls, talk about issues that need to be covered more urgently, and explain why when we put women at the center of the story, it can change the world for the better.
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