DLI Update – Spring 2023

The DLI Board are actively involved in outreach activities with partners and stakeholders around the world that promote ESTEAM* leadership by girls and women. Find out more below about our outreach activities in Spring 2023, including participation at the 67th annual UN meeting on the Commission on the Status of Women where Cheryl Miller, DLI Director and Co-Head of the EU W20 Delegation, contributed to a UN plenary panel hosted by G20 Women20 India 2023. For upcoming events by DLI and our partners please visit here, and have a look at our calendar.

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26-28 February 2023 –  G20 Women20 India 2023 (Aurangabad, India and Online): On 26-28 February 2023 in Aurangabad, India, Cheryl Miller Van Dÿck, DLI Founding Director,  joined the first meeting (video) of the G20 Women20 India 2023 Presidency in her joint capacities as HOD ex officio of the EU Delegation, Chair of the W20 India Education and Skills Task Force, and panelist on the Gender Digital Divide.

6-17 March 2023 – 67th Meeting of the Commission on the Status of Women (New York, New York): On 9-17 March 2023, Cheryl Miller Van Dÿck, DLI Founding Director,  joined the 67th Meeting of the UN’s Commission on the Status of Women with the priority theme “Innovation and technological change, and education in the digital age for achieving gender equality and the empowerment of all women and girls,” taking place in New York City.  Cheryl contributed to a plenary session hosted by the G20 Women 20 India Presidency, and joined a round-table hosted by Kowani Indonesia Women’s Congress, and a W20 India panel on Grassroots Leadership and Transformation: Charting the path of empowerment through technology and skill development.

21 March 2023 – G20 W20 India Education, Skill & Labour Force Participation Task Force Meeting 1 (Online):  In her capacity as  Chair of the G20 Women20 India Education, Skill & Labour Force Participation Task Force, Cheryl Miller Van Dÿck, DLI Founding Director, convened the first Task Force Meeting with the mission to generate Recommendations to the Women20 Engagement Group of the G20 India 2023 Process.

27 March 2023 – UN Global Digital Compact Meeting (Online)Cheryl Miller Van Dÿck, DLI Founding Director,  contributed to the 27 March 2023 Thematic Deep-Dive on Digital Inclusion and Connectivity as part of the 2023 Global Digital Compact meetings co-facilitated by the governments of Sweden and Rwanda, and hosted by the UN Office of the Secretary-General’s Envoy on Technology.

4 April 2023 – G20 W20 India Education, Skill & Labour Force Participation Task Force Meeting 2 (Online):  In her capacity as  Chair of the G20 Women20 India Education, Skill & Labour Force Participation Task Force, Cheryl Miller Van Dÿck, DLI Founding Director,  convened the second Task Force Meeting with the mission to generate Recommendations to the Women20 Engagement Group of the G20 India 2023 Process.

 13 April 2023 – UNESCO Expert Webinar on STEM Education in Southeast Europe (Online): On 13 April 2023, Cheryl Miller Van Dÿck, DLI Founding Director,  joined a remote expert round table, hosted by UNESCO, on STEM Education in Southeast Europe. Cheryl contributed as expert and author of a forthcoming manuscript for UNESCO on “STEM and Gender In Southeast Europe.”

13-14 April 2023 – G20 Women20 India 2023 Second Meeting (Jaipur, India and Online): On 13-14 April 2023 in Jaipur, India, Cheryl Miller Van Dÿck, DLI Founding Director,  joined the second official meeting of the G20 Women20 India 2023 Presidency in her joint capacities as member of the EU Delegation, Chair of the W20 India Education and Skills Task Force, and panelist on The Care Economy.

15 April 2023 – G20 W20 India Education, Skill & Labour Force Participation Task Force Meeting 3 (Jaipur, India and Online):  In her capacity as Chair of the G20 Women20 India Education, Skill & Labour Force Participation Task Force, Cheryl Miller Van Dÿck, DLI Founding Director, convened the third Task Force Meeting with the mission to generate Recommendations to the Women20 Engagement Group of the G20 India 2023 Process.

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