On March 8th every year around the world, International Women’s Day is celebrated. It is a day for recognizing the social, economic, cultural and political achievements of women, and for raising awareness about women’s equality. The theme for 2022 for all United Nations observances is “Gender equality for a sustainable tomorrow”.
In support of this theme, today we are hosting a high-level panel discussion at 13:00 Montreal time to highlight the importance of current and future roles of women in driving sustainability in the aviation industry. The conversations in this session are an opportunity to celebrate the contribution of women around the world who are leading the charge on climate change adaptation, mitigation, and response, and who are working to build a more sustainable future for the aviation industry.
The High-Level Panel Discussions will feature the ICAO President and Secretary General, together with high-level dignitaries from across the industry and Council Members, as well as the ICAO passionate staff who through their daily work contribute to advancing ICAO’s work around environmental sustainability. Among the topics to be covered:
- The important contributions of women as decision-makers, stakeholders, experts, and educators across aviation and at all levels can lead to successful, long-term solutions to sustainability and climate change;
- The critical role of diversity in the workforce to prevent a narrow and restricted view of the way sustainability objectives are identified, prioritized and implemented in the aviation industry;
- The importance of identifying and filling data gaps to inform more robust gender-responsive environmental policymaking and planning.
The programme is available here. Though it is too late to register for the 90-minute event, we are sharing the recording on ICAO TV (live and replay) here.