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Inclusion and Equity

Inclusive Economies in an Age of Recession

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Women, Equity, and Global Development Forum

Experts consider whether overlapping global crises, inflation, and slowing growth will bolster or derail efforts to build more inclusive economies.

A money changer sells US dollar bills at a currency exchange office located in Ankara, Turkey
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The Right to the Shoreline

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Sam Kling, Cynthia Weiss, and Sonja Henderson discuss the Right to the Shoreline and the art it inspires, cohosted with the Chicago Public Art Group.

A Chicago Public Art Group piece.
Chicago Public Art Group

Global Voices, Local Action: Arts & Culture

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The Council partners with the Metropolitan Planning Council and the City of Chicago to discuss the We Will Chicago Plan with city leaders from London and Chicago.

A subway car rides along the tracks towards The Trump International Hotel and Tower in downtown Chicago, Illinois.
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Lessons from Finland's Criminal Justice System

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Natalie Moore, 2020 Richard C. Longworth Media Fellow, shares insights from her reporting inside Finland’s open prison system and considers how to bring equitable criminal justice reform to Chicago and beyond.

Close up of barbed wire fence on border in winter.
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Amplifying Women's Rights in Afghanistan

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Women, Equity, and Global Development Forum

As the Taliban crackdown on women’s rights continues, an expert panel discusses how the global community can support Afghan women and girls.

Afghan women demonstrate in the center of Kabul, Afghanistan, Saturday August 13, 2022.
REUTERS

Rights, Representation, and the Power of Storytelling

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Women, Equity, and Global Development Forum

Academy Award winner Sharmeen Obaid-Chinoy discusses how we frame, tell, and promote stories representative of all identities to advocate for the most vulnerable.

A remote control in front of a series of screens.
Reuters

Prioritizing a Gender Inclusive Economic Recovery

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Women, Equity, and Global Development Forum

Building a sustainable and inclusive post-pandemic global economic recovery must center women and girls.

Women wearing protective face masks walk at the financial and business district of La Defense, amid the outbreak of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19), in Paris, France, November 9, 2020.
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Building Better Black Futures

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Women, Equity, and Global Development Forum

In honor of Juneteenth, activists Alicia Garza and Liz Dozier discuss how empowering Black communities through civic and policy engagement is essential to addressing inequalities and systemic racism.

A mural is displayed on Litehouse Whole Food Grill on Dodge Avenue in the Fifth Ward, known as the historic Black community, in Evanston, Illinois
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Solving Local Problems to Maintain US Global Leadership

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The Council’s Emerging Leaders class of 2021 presents a series of short, dynamic presentations on an array of critical current issues.

Composite photo of Emerging Leaders Class of 2021 Headshots

Equalizing Global Access to COVID-19 Vaccines

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Gavi CEO Dr. Seth Berkley, UNICEF Executive Director Henrietta Fore, and Africa’s CDC Director Dr. John Nkengasong discuss global vaccine efforts with Council Distinguished Fellow Ertharin Cousin.

A nurse displays the AstraZeneca/Oxford vaccine under the COVAX scheme against the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) at the Eka Kotebe General Hospital in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia.
Reuters