Thursday, June 11th marked the second annual Gender 360 Summit hosted by FHI 360. More than 250 gender and development professionals attended the summit, which boasted an impressive list of speakers and panelists, including USAID Senior Coordinator for Gender Equality & Women’s Empowerment Susan Markham; Catherine Russell, Ambassador-at-Large for Global Women’s Issues at the Department of State; and Andrea Bertone, Director of the Gender Department at FHI 360. Panel discussions included the right approaches to achieving gender equality, the role of donors in advancing a gender equality agenda, and featured short talks about engaging boys and men in the discussion and targeting hard to reach populations

The 2015 summit focused on how to achieve gender equality in international development through harmonizing female empowerment and male engagement strategies, exploring the evidence base both for successful practices and lessons learned, and examining the role of donors in advancing the next evolution of gender integration. It also focused conversations on the question, how do we achieve gender equality in international development? Key themes like male engagement, power relations, and women's rights as human rights emerged during the day-long event.