The Future of Democracy is Gender Equality
About the Event
Women Moving Millions’ Member Day and Annual Summit took place April 11- 13, 2022 in beautiful Washington, D.C.!
We can’t realize a gender equal world when democracy isn’t strong –and we can’t have strong democracies without equality. In recent years, progress towards both of these goals has slid dramatically around the world – a downward trend that the pandemic accelerated. Which is why this is such a pivotal moment to come together and recommit to this work.
The theme of the 2022 Women Moving Millions Annual Summit, The Future of Democracy is Gender Equality, was a response to this historic moment and a call to action. View our Summit brochure and agenda here.
Over the course of three days, we debated ideas, explored solutions, and examined the unique role and impact that women’s philanthropy can play in achieving these goals – and how you can be a partner in this important word.
Please click here to view some of our favorite photos from our time together.
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Agenda
Member Day
Registration and Lunch
Welcome to Member Day
Sarah Haacke Byrd, Chief Executive Officer, WMM
S. Mona Sinha, Board Chair, WMM
Getting to Know Our Community
Connecting through Storytelling
Opening Circle
Intention setting with Tracy Mack Parker, Founder, Citizen Philanthropy.
Inspiration for Transfomation: Stories of Growth & Learning
Karen Ansara, Board of Directors & Member, WMM
Holly Fogle, Board of Directors & Member, WMM
Nancy Reynolds, Member, WMM
S. Mona Sinha, Board Chair & Member, WMM
The Power of Generous Listening
To be known, seen, and heard – small group breakouts.
Break
"Participate" : Create & Take Action Togther
The Collaboratives
Co-creation + Collaboration = Collective Action.
Facilitated by Zaynab Nawaz, Senior Director of Program & Learning, WMM.
Closing Reflections and What's Ahead
Reflect on the day together.
Member Cocktails & Dinner
Day Two
Registration and Breakfast
Welcome to the 2022 Annual Summit
This year’s summit MC, Shaun Robinson, Founder and President, S.H.A.U.N. Foundation for Girls, TV host and Philanthropist joins Sarah Haacke Byrd, Chief Executive Officer, WMM, in welcoming you to our 2022 Annual Summit.
The Future of Democracy is Gender Equality
Moderator: Ambassador Melanne Verveer, Executive Director, Georgetown Institute for Women, Peace & Security
Prof. Zoe Marks, Lecturer in Public Policy, Harvard Kennedy School and Faculty Affiliate, Harvard University Center for African Studies
Prof. Erica Chenoweth, Frank Stanton Professor of the First Amendment, Harvard Kennedy School
Race, Gender & Media: Why Representation Matters
Moderator: Errin Haines, Founding Mother & Editor at Large, The 19th
Amna Nawaz, Chief Correspondent & Primary Substitute Anchor, PBS Newshour
Katie Benner, Reporter, New York Times
Ayesha Rascoe, Host, NPR’s Weekend Edition Sunday
From Gender Parity to Gender Equality: Expanding Political Participation & Power
Moderator: Daniella Ballou-Aares, Founder & CEO, Leadership Now Project
Cristina Tzintzún Ramirez, President and Executive Director of NextGen America
Aimee Allison, Founder & President, She the People
Ghida Dagher, President, New American Leaders & New American Leaders Action Fund
The Future of Work: Building an Inclusive Care Economy
Moderator: Pamela Shifman, President, Democracy Alliance
Ai-jen Poo, Founder & Executive Director, National Domestic Workers Alliance
Aftershock: Examining the Maternal Health Crisis Through Lived Experience, Advocacy, and the Power of Art
Moderator, Elizabeth Barajas-Román, President & CEO Women’s Funding Network
Tonya Lewis Lee, Director, & Producer Aftershock
Paula Eiselt, Director & Producer, Aftershock
Omari Maynard, Educator & Artist
Shawnee Benton Gibson, Co-Founder, The ARIAH Foundation
Break
Defending Democracy from Disinformation: How Technology is Making the World Less Safe for Women and Girls
Moderator: Lucina Di Meco, Co-founder, #ShePersisted
Patrícia Campos Mello, Reporter at Large & Columnist, Folha de São Paulo newspaper
Vanessa Cárdenas, Deputy Director, America’s Voice
Cailin Crockett, Director, Military Personnel & Readiness, NSC/Senior Advisor, Gender Policy Council, The White House
Breaking the Legal Barriers: Realizing Gender Equality in the Workplace
Sarah Haacke Byrd in conversation w/ Gretchen Carlson & Fatima Goss Graves
Wrap Up
Shaun Robinson, Founder and President, S.H.A.U.N. Foundation for Girls, TV host and Philanthropist
Sarah Haacke Byrd, Chief Executive Officer, WMM
Community Dinner
Join us for a Community Dinner and a special live performance by Lachi, Award-Winning Recording Artist and Disability Inclusion Advocate, President/Founder of RAMPD, Co-Chair of the GRAMMY Advocacy Committee NY
Day Two
Breakfast
Welcome
Mona Sinha, Board Chair, WMM
Shaun Robinson, Founder, S.H.A.U.N, Foundation for Girls
Diversity, Equity & Inclusion: Examining the Business Case for Reproductive Health
Patience Marime-Ball, Founder & CEO, Women of the World Endowment
Jennifer Stark, Senior Director Corporate Strategy, Tara Health Foundation
Dr. C. Nicole Mason, CEO & President, Institute for Women’s Policy Research
Lourdes Rivera, Senior Vice President U.S. Programs, Center for Reproductive Rights
Equity, Proximity, and Trust: Has Philanthropy Measured Up to Its Aspirations?
Moderator: Teresa Younger, President & CEO, Ms. Foundation
Dr. Monique Morris, President & CEO, Grantmakers for Girls of Color
Tynesha McHarris, Principal Black Harvest /Co-Founder Black Feminist Fund
Hali Lee, Founding Partner, Radiant Strategies/ Co-Founder, Donors of Color Network,/Founder, Asian Women Giving Circle
The Warrior Princess Strikes Back: A Story Of Collective Recovery & Healing
Sarah Eagle Heart, Co-CEO, Return to the Heart Foundation
Closing the Gender & Racial Wealth Gap: Exploring New Inclusive Economic Models to Tackle Poverty
Moderator: Megha Agarwal, Executive Director, Monarch Foundation and The Bridge Project
Holly Fogle, Founder. The Bridge Project and Founder & Co-Executive Director, Nido de Esperanza
Dr. Amy Castro, Associate Professor, Co-Founder & Director, University of Pennsylvania School of Social Policy & Practice and Center for Guaranteed Income Research
Lunch
Building Narrative & Cultural Power: Examining The Role Of Arts And Culture To Advance A Participatory, Inclusive, And Equitable Democracy
Moderator: Jamia Wilson, Executive Editor, Random House
Favianna Rodriguez, Artist and President of the Center for Cultural Power
Elizabeth Méndez Berry, Vice President & Executive Editor, One World
Latoya Peterson, Co Founder & CXO, Glow Up Games
The Future Of Wellbeing: Addressing The Mental Health Crisis With Youth And Adolescents
Moderator: Meredith Arthur, Content Lead, Pinterest
Bill Smith, Founder, Inseparable /Founding Partner, Civitas Public Affairs Group
Lishaun Francis, Director Behavioral Health, Children Now
Dr. Lee Beers, President, American Academy Pediatrics & Medical Director, Community Health & Advocacy, Children’s National Hospital
The Future of Equality: Next Generation Voices of/in Activism
Moderator: S. Mona Sinha, Board Chair, WMM
Rosie Couture, Executive Director, Generation Ratify
Sophia Armen, Co-Director, The Feminist Front
Ari Kohn, Senior Advisor, GenZ for Change
Closing
Sarah Haacke Byrd, CEO, WMM
Speakers
Megha Agarwal
Executive Director, The Monarch Foundation & The Bridge Project
Aimee Allison
Founder & President, She the People
Sophia Armen
Co-Chair, Feminist Front
Daniella Ballou-Aares
CEO & Co-Founder, Leadership Now Project
Elizabeth Barajas-Román
President & CEO, Women’s Funding Network
Dr. Lee Beers
Immediate Past President, American Academy Pediatrics & Medical Director, Community Health & Advocacy, Children’s National Hospital
Katie Benner
Reporter, The New York Times
Shawnee Benton Gibson
CEO, Spirit of A Woman (S.O.W.) Leadership Development Institute
Jimmie Briggs
Essayist and Advocate
Elizabeth Mendez Berry
Vice President & Executive Director, One World
Vanessa Cardenas
Deputy Director, America’s Voice
Gretchen Carlson
New York Times Bestselling Author, Speaker, Journalist, and Co-Founder, Lift Our Voices
Dr. Amy Castro
Associate Professor, Co-Founder & Director, University of Pennsylvania School of Social Policy & Practice and Center for Guaranteed Income Research
Erica Chenoweth
Frank Stanton Professor of the First Amendment, Harvard Kennedy School
Rosie Couture
Executive Director, Generation Ratify
Ghida Dagher
President, New American Leaders & New American Leaders Action Fund
Lucina Di Meco
Co-Founder, #ShePersisted
Sarah Eagle Heart
Author, Emmy Award Winning Storyteller, Co-CEO of Return to the Heart Foundation
Paula Eiselt
Director & Producer, Aftershock
Holly Fogle
Founder & Co-Executive Director, Nido de Esperanza
Lishaun Francis
Director, Behavioral Health at Children Now
Fatima Goss Graves
President & CEO, National Women’s Law Center
Errin Haines
Founding Mother & Editor at Large, The 19th
Ari Kohn
Co-Founder, GenZ for Change
Hali Lee
Founder, Radiant Strategies, Founder, Asian Women Giving Circle and Co-Founder, Donors of Color Network
Tonya Lewis Lee
Director & Producer, Aftershock
Patience Marime-Ball
Founder & CEO, Women of the World Endowment
Zoe Marks
Lecturer in Public Policy, Harvard Kennedy School and Faculty Affiliate, Harvard University Center for African Studies
C. Nicole Mason, Ph.D.
President & CEO, Institute for Women’s Policy Research
Omari Maynard
Educator and Artist
Tynesha McHarris
Co-Founder, Black Feminist Fund & Principal, Black Harvest
Patrícia Campos Mello
Reporter at Large & Columnist, Folha de São Paulho newspaper
Dr. Monique Morris
President & CEO, Grantmakers for Girls of Color
Amna Nawaz
Chief Correspondent / Primary Substitute Anchor, PBS NewsHour
Aisha Nyandoro
Founding CEO, Springboard to Opportunities
Latoya Peterson
Co Founder & CXO, Glow Up Games
Ai-Jen Poo
Founder & Executive Director, National Domestic Workers’ Alliance
Cristina Tzintzún Ramirez
President & Executive Director, NextGen America
Ayesha Rascoe
Host, Weekend Edition Sunday, NPR
Lourdes Rivera
Senior Vice President U.S. Programs, Center for Reproductive Rights
Shaun Robinson
Founder, S.H.A.U.N. Foundation for Girls
Favianna Rodriguez
Artist & President, The Center for Cultural Power
Pamela Shifman
President, Democracy Alliance
Mona Sinha
Board Chair, Women Moving Millions
Bill Smith
Founder, Inseparable & Founding Partner, Civitas Public Affairs Group
Jen Stark
Senior Director of Corporate Strategy, Tara Health Foundation
Ambassador Melanne Verveer
Executive Director, Georgetown Institute for Women, Peace & Security
Jamia Wilson
Executive Editor, Random House
Teresa C. Younger
President & CEO, Ms. Foundation for Women
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