G7 Gender Equality Advisory Council's Bogolo Kenewendo on Covid vaccines in Africa

Bogolo discusses her work with the G7 Gender Equality Advisory Council (0:49), how the G7 DFIs and others are leading the charge for gender equality with the 2X Challenge (02:30), but how ‘gender lens’ investing is still just a tiny fraction compared with wider ESG investment (03:27), how institutions can continue to push gender equality further (05:45), regression of gender equality in Africa due to the Covid pandemic (07:28),  the continuing Covid pandemic in Africa, lack of vaccines and/or overpriced vaccines and the desperate need for vaccines before recovery can really begin (10:24), the importance for African countries to get involved in the production of vaccines and the role of IP wavers to support this (13:54), highlighting examples of overpriced imported vaccines (15:50), a global plea to governments and institutions for more opportunities to purchase vaccines for Africa  (18:00), her role as an Amujae Leader, being a Minister at age 30 and her network of women mentees and mentors working together (19:53).