Gender Equality & Women's Rights Speakers

Find speakers in the IWD Speaker Directory who speak on Gender Equality & Women's Rights, covering gender equality and parity, women's rights, feminism, activism, gender pay gap, policy and advocacy.

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Cate Campbell Australia

Champion swimmer speaking candidly about success, failure, gender equality, resilience & more

Caitlin Wood Australia

International level racing driver & coach showing girls & women worldwide 'hardwork does not have a gender'

Dr Hannah Macdougall PLY Australia

Elite triathlete, Paralympic Medallist, Wellbeing & Inclusion Leader, Story Teller

Sharena Lee Satti United Kingdom

Poet whose words are inscribed into park benches who raises her voice so others can be heard too

Kay Tear United Kingdom

Business Psychologist, ICF-coach and author helping women overcome imposter syndrome and fear of public speaking, and take bold next steps.

Frances Martin-DiGiuseppe Canada

Founder & Principal Architect of Q4 Architects

Dr Sima Valizadeh Sweden

Physicist, author & technology advisor exploring AI, gender equality & inclusive leadership through four decades of experience in science & industry

Janet Taras United Kingdom

Award-winning Speaker & Business Psychologist offers a special speech for IWD 2027: The Psychology of Progressing Parity. The speech explores behaviours in the workplace which prevent or progress equality and uses science that leads behaviour change

Charlotte du Plessis South Africa

Award-winning entrepreneur, humanitarian, visionary Founder & CEO

Anisa Nandaula Australia

Spoken word poet, play writer, educator & published author born in Kampala, Uganda who now resides in Australia

Kyah Simon Australia

Star soccer player with the Matildas, a proud indigenous athlete at the forefront of successful equal pay for Australian female footballers

Dr Bree Hurn Australia

Researcher & speaker helping women build the habits, energy & capacity to achieve sustainably without burnout

Alison Kervin OBE United Kingdom

First female Sports Editor of a UK national newspaper, bestselling author & OBE-honoured campaigner showing how one person can change a system

Maudlyn Akosua Awuku United Kingdom

Award-winning social impact leader, policy advisor and international speaker on women’s leadership, youth empowerment, gender equality and climate justice

Keturah Shammah Nigeria

Multi- award-winning social entrepreneur & certified management consultant advancing girls’ education, digital inclusion & transformative governance reform globally

Monica Yates United States

Monica Yates is an industry-leading trauma healer and feminine leadership expert, a New York Times and USA Today bestselling author, speaker, podcast host, and founder & CEO of Monica Yates Health.

Amy Pu United Kingdom

First & only female professional boxing referee in the UK, The Boxing Life Coach, the host of We Know The Rules podcast

Lauren Tetenbaum United States

Expert in maternal mental health, gender equity in the home & working parenthood

Poornima Peri Australia

Self leadership, burnout and AI. Helping women leaders and organisations build energy, clarity and shared habits that keep progress toward gender equality going.

TeLisa Daughtry United States

Award-Winning Gender Equality Champion: advancing Women in technology/STEM, entrepreneurship, and leadership; building inclusive & equitable workplaces

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