On the occasion of the International Youth Day on 12 August, UN Women, in collaboration with the UN Inter-Agency Network on Youth Development, hosted a side event, “Investing in young women’s leadership is key to implementing the SDGs”, at the UN Headquarters in New York. The event convened 15 young women leaders to share experiences and strategies on how to empower other young women and inspire a new generation of leaders to fulfill the vision of gender equality and sustainable development by the year 2030.
Dr. Kapoor, addressed “Investing in young women’s leadership is key to implementing the SDGs” event.
“I want to create safe spaces for my daughter so that she is not harassed…so that she feels safe wherever she is, and wearing whatever she wants…” shared Dr. Kapoor, “This can only be possible if we—men, women and people all genders—have open conversations and create safe spaces for all of us to speak,” she added.