International Women’s Day 2020 Special
Sarah Brown talks to guests at ¹ú²úÊÓƵ¹ú²úÊÓƵ™s sixth International Women¹ú²úÊÓƵ™s Day event, where women from all walks of life, with a few men dotted around, gathered to talk and share their experiences, contacts and ideas on how to unlock big change for girls and young women.
We hear Dr Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala, former Nigerian finance minister and World Bank managing director, nearly moved to tears as she accepted our first Unlock Big Change award.
We hear from other inspiring women, including Jo Brand, self-proclaimed ¹ú²úÊÓƵ˜comic, writer, mother and super-model¹ú²úÊÓƵ™; Amrit Kaur Lohia, musician and ¹ú²úÊÓƵ Global Youth Ambassador; Nyasha Duri, a Global Youth Ambassador and award winning social entrepreneur; Sophie Walker, chief executive of the Young Women¹ú²úÊÓƵ™s Trust; Yvette Cooper MP, chair of the Home Affairs Select Committee; Leena Nair, Chief HR Officer at Unilever; Rosemary Leith Berners-Lee, co-founder of the Web Foundation; Dr Anne-Marie Imafidon, mathematician and co-founder of the Stemettes, and not forgetting, of course, ¹ú²úÊÓƵ¹ú²úÊÓƵ™s very own Jamira Burley, who hosted the event.
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