Annie Lennox today joined a unique panel with The Duchess of Sussex, Adwoa Aboah, founder of Gurls Talk, an open community where young girls can talk about the issues that matter to them; Julia Gillard, Former Prime Minister of Australia and Chair of the Global Institute for Women’s Leadership at King’s College London; Chrisann Jarrett, Founder of Let us Learn; and Angeline Murimirwa, Executive Director of the Campaign for Female Education (CAMFED) in Africa and co-founder of CAMA, a pan-African network of young female leaders. The panel was chaired by Anne McElvoy, Senior Editor of The Economist.

 

You can now watch it in full here: https://www.queenscommonwealthtrust.org/inspiration/duchess-of-sussex-international-womens-day-panel-video-2019/ 

 

The panel discussed a range of topics with an emphasis on education, the importance of boys and men in driving equality, and the role social media can play in the movement. Find out more about the work of The Queen’s Commonwealth Trust at https://www.queenscommonwealthtrust.org/