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

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 conferencesWhy the current “crisis” feels like a reckoningHow the frontlines of feminism are reshaping the PacificVanuatu and the landmark ICJ climate decisionWhy global organisations are focusing on adolescent girlsThe uncomfortable question around youth leadershipHelen Clark on why the UN Charter needs to adapt to the 21st centuryGood news in global health and women’s healthThe Melbourne Declaration on gender equalityThe State of the World’s Fathers reportA glimmer of hope from conflict zonesTimestamps:

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