From classrooms to boardrooms: advancing justice for women and girls EBBF AT #CSW70 in New York
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What does justice for women and girls really mean and how do we build systems that make it possible?
At a side event during #CSW70 the Commission on the Status of Women at the United Nations in New York, leaders, educators, youth advocates and policy experts gathered to explore a powerful question:
How do entrepreneurship, education, and justice intersect in shaping the opportunities available to women and girls worldwide?
This conversation — hosted by the ebbf - ethical business building the future and Advance — examines the structural barriers that still limit women’s participation in economic life, leadership, and innovation. Speakers share insights from policy, grassroots community initiatives, education systems, and entrepreneurship ecosystems.
You can watch the full session hosted by#ebbfmembers Dorothy Marcic + Zarin Hainsworth OBE and remotely by Wendi Momen MBE JP FRSA where the multigenerational group of experts explored:
. Why systems originally designed without women in mind continue to shape opportunities today
. How education influences confidence, career paths, and access to entrepreneurship
. The persistent gender gap in funding and economic participation
Community-led initiatives demonstrating how justice can be built from the grassroots up
. Why achieving gender parity could still take over a century at the current pace
. From local communities in Africa creating self-governed economic initiatives, to students challenging gender norms in education, to global statistics on entrepreneurship and leadership—this dialogue highlights both the challenges and the transformative potential of women’s leadership.
The event was chaired by Uma Kumaran, Member of Parliament in the United Kingdom, and featured speakers working across policy, community development, youth advocacy, and education.
Rather than viewing justice only through legal systems, the panel invites us to consider justice as something lived daily in classrooms, communities, workplaces, and economies.
💡 Key themes explored:
- Gender equality and structural barriers
- Education as the foundation of economic justice
- Women’s entrepreneurship and access to finance
- Community consultation and grassroots solutions
- Reimagining systems to unlock women’s potential
If we are serious about justice, the question is not only how women succeed within existing systems—but how those systems themselves must change.
📍 Recorded during #CSW70 in New York
🌍 Bringing together global perspectives on gender equality, justice, and inclusive development
VIEW HERE THE FULL SESSION from New York:
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