The Power of Data: Women Shaping Leadership
Reykjavik Global, Gates Foundation, World Bank and OECD Development Centre have partnered up to co-host a conversation on key research findings on women’s leadership, drawing in particular on the Reykjavik Index for Leadership, World Bank’s Women, Business and the Law report, and OECD's SIGI report.
DATE & TIME
12 Mar 2026, 08:30 – 10:30 GMT-4
Scandinavia House, 2nd floor, 58 Park Ave, New York, NY 10016, USA
ABOUT THE EVENT
Perception & Policy: What the Latest Data Reveals About Women in Leadership.
Reykjavik Global, Gates Foundation, World Bank and OECD Development Centre have partnered up to co-host an event during the 70th session of the Commission on the Status of Women (CSW70), under the heading: The Power of Data: Women Shaping Leadership. The conversation will focus on key research findings on women’s leadership, drawing in particular on the Reykjavik Index for Leadership, World Bank’s Women, Business and the Law report, and OECD Development Centre’s Social Institutions and Gender Index (SIGI).
The event will launch the latest Reykjavik Index for Leadership and underscore the critical role of data, evidence, and analysis in advancing women’s leadership and equal access to decision-making. All co-hosting partners have produced and published significant research examining the state of leadership through a gender lens. Building on these findings, the event will facilitate a discussion on practical opportunities to promote more balanced leadership and advance solutions that deliver inclusive progress for all.
The event aims to showcase the Reykjavik Index as a valuable evidence-based tool in an era where data-driven insights are increasingly critical. It will place particular emphasis on the Index findings from Kenya and Nigeria, alongside insights from the SIGI report produced by the OECD and the World Bank’s Women, Business and the Law report.
Join us as we explore the power of data and examine whether our latest research findings are generating the answers needed to drive meaningful progress.
Featured Speakers
Hanna Birna Kristjánsdóttir, Chair & Co-Founder, Reykjavík Global Forum & Senior Advisor, UN Women
Jackie Jones, Director, Gender Equality Division, Gates Foundation
Abosede George-Ogan, Founder & Executive Director, WILAN Global
Hyeshin Park, Head of the Gender and Development Unit, OECD Development Centre
Tea Trumbic, Women, Business and the Law, World Bank
Michelle Harrison, Global President, Verian Group
The event is held at Scandinavia House on Thursday March 12th:
08.30 - 09.00 Registration & Refreshments
09.00 - 10.00 Conversation & Panel discussion
10.00 - 10.30 Networking
Following the event, participants will receive a follow-up email summarizing the main discussion points and providing direct access to the Index report.
RGF background:
The Reykjavík Global is a diverse, action-oriented community of 12,500+ trailblazing women leaders and their allies working to empower more women to attain & retain power. The community convenes several times a year at various Global Events, Virtual Conversations and at the annual Flagship event, the Reykjavik Global Forum in Iceland.