Metropolis Solutions Lab #10: Empowering Women Leaders for Gender Equality in City Governance

Agenda

Day 1, Monday 10 June

08:30-08:45 | Collection from hotel to venue

08:45-09:00 | Tea and coffee

09:00-10:00 | Welcome session (SL9 & SL10)

Istanbul Planning Agency, Valilik Yolu Cd. No:2, Basınköy, 34153 Bakırköy

  • Welcome by Istanbul Planning Agency

  • Welcome by Marmara Municipalities Union

  • Welcome by Metropolis

  • Housekeeping and overview of agenda

  • Networking activity

10:00-10:15 | Session 1: Agenda overview and reflecting on your Solutions Lab journey

10:15-11:00 | Session 2. City-to-city exchange: Advancing women's empowerment in cities

Presentations from:

  • Ramallah: Gender-sensitive and accessible urban planning

  • Amman: Women's empowerment, equality and opportunities

11:00-11:15 | Coffee break

11:15-12:00 | Session 3. Gender mainstreaming for city policy development

12:00-12:45 | Session 4. City-to-city exchange: Advancing gender equity in local governance

Presentations from:

  • São Paulo: Gender equity in local government

  • Antalya: Gender Equality plan + mainstreaming

12:45-13:00 | Reflection

13:00-14:15 | Lunch (SL9 & SL10)

14:15-18:00 | Site visits (SL9 & SL10)

Various locations

Day 2, Tuesday 11 June

08:30-08:45 | Collection from hotel to venue

08:45-09:00 | Tea and coffee

09:00-09:15 | Day 2 kick-off: Agenda overview and morning check-in

Istanbul Planning Agency, Valilik Yolu Cd. No:2, Basınköy, 34153 Bakırköy

09:15-10:00 | Session 1: City-to-city exchange - Developing and evaluating gender action plans and budgeting

Presentations from:

  • Istanbul: gender action plan, training, and budgeting

  • Buenos Aires: gender-disaggregated data, indicators and time surveys

10:00-11:40 | Session 2: How gender mainstreaming empowers city leaders

11:40-12:00 | Coffee break

12:00-13:00 | Session 3: Implementing gender-transformative policies in cities

13:00-14:15 | Lunch (SL9 & SL10)

14:15-15:00 | Session 4: Building an inclusive future - A vision for change

15:00-16:15 | City-to-city group presentations (SL9 & SL10)

16:15-17:00 | Closing session (SL9 & SL10)

  • Reflecting on shared learning

  • Next steps

  • Light dinner

17:00-17:40 | Light food and networking (SL9 & SL10)

17:40 | Participants meet to leave for the cultural route of the Basilica Cistern and Feshane (SL9 & SL10)