Commemorating IDAHOTB: The World Bank Group, Gender Equality, and LGBTI+ Inclusion
Join the World Bank to commemorate the International Day Against Homophobia, Transphobia, and Biphobia (IDAHOTB). This event raises awareness of the discrimination and exclusion that sexual and gender minorities face in our client countries. Discrimination based on Sexual Orientation and Gender Identity (SOGI) has negative impacts on development outcomes and fuels the exclusion of sexual and gender minorities, creating barriers to accessing markets, services, and spaces. The event is an opportunity to learn about the links between gender equality and the inclusion of sexual and gender minorities in World Bank projects and analytics. Learn more: http://wrld.bg/woVz50OmTrE
SPEAKERS
Adriana D. Kugler, Executive Director for the United States, World Bank
Rudaba Zehra Nasir, Global Lead, Economic Inclusion, Gender and Economic Inclusion Group, IFC
Huy The Luong, Director of the Institute for Social, Economic and Environmental Research, Vietnam
Maria Sjödin, Executive Director, OutRight International
Clifton Cortez, Global Adviser on Sexual Orientation and Gender Identity (SOGI), World Bank
Ed Mountfield, Vice President, Operations Policy and Country Services, World Bank
Moderator: Hana Brixi, Global Director, Gender Group, World Bank
AGENDA
00:00 Welcome
06:01 Opening remarks
10:59 Overview of World Bank Group work on Sexual Orientation and Gender Identity (SOGI) inclusion
17:54 SOGI in the gender and social inclusion agendas
26:40 Opportunities for gender equality in Vietnam
31:33 Best practices in inclusion of sexual and gender minorities
38:27 Laws addressing domestic violence
43:21 Gender identity in Vietnam
49:33 Challenges in gathering data
1:01:00 Live Q&A
1:24:39 Closing remarks
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