Gender-Getting to Equal

INEQUALITY IS A LIFELONG EXPERIENCE FOR WOMEN & GIRLS

Event host, panelists & moderators

CNN Intl's Hala Gorani, World Bank President Robert Zoellick, Nike Foundation President and CEO Maria Eitel and more...

Tue, Sept 20, 2011 - 24 hour global chat starting 12 pm EST
Wed, Sept 21, 2011 - Live Debate from 10 am to noon
Right Now: Submit your ideas and agree with others' ideas

It’s 2011, and inequality is still a lifelong experience for girls and women. Women make up the majority of unpaid workers worldwide. Only 15% of landowners and one in five lawmakers globally are women. More girls are out of school than boys. Violence against women is still widespread.

It’s time to increase women’s economic opportunity and their voice in decision making. But how do we get to equal?

Join the conversation at the Open Forum: Gender – Getting to Equal in 3 ways:

1) SUBMIT IDEAS about ways “to get to equal” and overcome gender inequality in your community. Tell your friends to agree with your idea - the most popular ones will be debated during the Open Forum.

2) PARTICIPATE IN THE CHAT FORUM beginning Tuesday, September 20 at 12 pm Washington, DC, time. Gender activists, entrepreneurs, and academics will rotate as hosts for the 24-hour chat forum. Sign up for an email reminder on the right.

3) WATCH THE LIVE DEBATE hosted by CNN International's Hala Gorani, a distinguished panel of experts will continue the discussion about your ideas in a live webcast debate.