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Gender Equality Makes Families Thrive (CSW70 Side…

Gender Equality Makes Families Thrive (CSW70 Side Event)

Categories
Meetings & Events / Side Events
Meetings & Events / Economic and Social Council / Subsidiary Bodies / Functional Commissions / Commission on the Status of Women (CSW) / 70th Session (2026)
Production Date
Video Length
01:15:52
Asset Language
English
Broadcasting UN Entity
DEPARTMENT OF GLOBAL COMMUNICATIONS - DGC
Subject Topical
GENDER EQUALITY
STATUS OF WOMEN
WOMEN'S RIGHTS
Summary
During this panel the Nordic ministers for gender equality will demonstrate how rights-based family policies – shared parental leave, access to childcare, bodily autonomy, and equal participation in the labor markets – strengthen families in all shapes and forms and improve the well-being of all family members.
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Description

Progressive family, welfare, and gender equality policies create the strongest foundations for families to thrive!

In recent years, gender equality and family policies have become increasingly politicized. Across regions, hard-won rights and progress are being challenged, with claims that reproductive rights, gender equality, and the recognition of rainbow families undermine families themselves. The Nordic countries reject this false dichotomy!

Join the Nordic ministers, as we reaffirm: Gender equality makes families thrive!

SPEAKERS: THE NORDIC MINISTERS FOR GENDER EQUALITY

  • Magnus Heunicke, Minister for Environment and Gender Equality, Denmark
  • Sirið Stenberg, Minister of Foreign affairs and Culture, Faroe Islands
  • Lubna Jaffery, Minister of Culture and Equality, Norway
  • Sanni Grahn-Laasonen, Minister for Social Security, Finland
  • Nina Larsson, Minister for Gender Equality, Sweden
  • Þorbjörg Sigríður Gunnlaugsdóttir, Minister of Justice, Iceland

The panel will be moderated by journalist and broadcaster Femi Oke.

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