Gus and Amy recently attended Women Deliver 2026 – the world’s largest global conference on gender equality. Beyond reporting on the sessions, it was an opportunity to sit down with the people driving social change at every level. From feminist leaders in the Pacific to youth-led innovation, policymakers, and evolving conversations about the role of men in the fight for gender equality, Women Deliver 2026 offered a snapshot of a global movement in motion - and the tensions, ideas, and leadership shaping what comes next.

In this episode:

The value of global conferences
Why the current “crisis” feels like a reckoning
How the frontlines of feminism are reshaping the Pacific
Vanuatu and the landmark ICJ climate decision
Why global organisations are focusing on adolescent girls
The uncomfortable question around youth leadership
Helen Clark on why the UN Charter needs to adapt to the 21st century
Good news in global health and women’s health
The Melbourne Declaration on gender equality
The State of the World’s Fathers report
A glimmer of hope from conflict zones

Timestamps:

00:58 Why do we cover these conferences?
03:01 Gus & Amy - same conference, different responses
06:19 The legacy of gender equality conferences
08:08 Oceanic feminist leadership
08:48 Virisila Buadromo - Urgent Action Fund
10:29 Climate is not a single-issue story
11:23 Virisila Buadromo on echo chambers and global solidarity
12:49 Flora Vano - ActionAid Vanuatu
14:08 Climate and maternal health intersect
15:16 The power of community-led solutions
16:47 Vanuatu and the landmark ICJ climate ruling
18:44 Renewed focus on adolescent girls
19:16 Julia Fan - Director for Collective Action, Women Deliver
21:06 Emily McChrystal - Restless Development
22:18 Youth-led digital solutions
23:38 Rethinking the UN Charter for the 21st century
24:02 Helen Clark - former Prime Minister of New Zealand
25:01 Good news in global health
26:35 The Melbourne Declaration for gender equality
28:33 Paola Salwan Daher - Women Deliver
29:36 Unexpected outcomes from the Melbourne Declaration
31:24 State of the World’s Fathers report
31:47 “Why Women Still Can’t Have It All”
33:08 Dr Taveeshi Gupta - Equimundo
34:56 What’s working with fathers globally?
36:38 Gary Barker - Equimundo
38:31 Bright sparks from Women Deliver
39:33 Anna Jarrett Rawlence - Women for Women International
40:47 Final reflections

Find Out More:

👉 Women Deliver
👉 Image credit: Joburg Ballet School/ Ihsaan Haffejee

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Production credits:
Hosted by Angus Hervey and Amy Davoren-Rose
Produced by Fix The News
Audio production: Anthony Badolato, Hear That!

This episode was produced in Australia on the lands of the Gadigal, Wurundjeri and Woi Wurrung peoples.

Inside Women Deliver 2026: Feminist Leadership, Climate Action & Youth Power

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