Helen Clark speaks at G20 Ministerial Conference on Women’s Empowerment in Gandhinagar, India

This week I attended the G20 Ministerial Conference on Women’s Empowerment in Gandhinagar, India, in my capacity as Chair of the Board of the Partnership for Maternal, Newborn, and Child Health (PMNCH). I spoke in the session on “Education, a game-changing pathway to women’s empowerment”. I see education as transformative for individuals, societies, and economies, and it must be fully inclusive of girls and women. I also spoke on the need for comprehensive sexuality education, and on the #1point8 campaign hosted by PMNCH this year as a platform for adolescents to voice their aspirations, perspectives and needs. See my speech here.