On March 4, the Valdai Club hosted an expert discussion, titled “Who Is the Weaker Sex? The Role of Women in World Politics and Conflict Resolution.” Tatiana Valovaya, Director of the UN Office in Geneva; Inga Yumasheva, Member of the State Duma Committee on Family, Women and Children; Norma Bertha Pensado Moreno, Ambassador of Mexico to Russia; Victoria Panova, Managing Director of the National Committee for BRICS Research and Academic Supervisor of the BRICS Russia Organising Committee Expert Council, Russia's Sherpa in the W20; Orietta Moscatelli, Foreign Affairs Desk Chief at multimedia agency Askanews; Raghida Dergham, Founder and Executive Chairman of Beirut Institute, Columnist for The National and Annahar Al Arabi; Ekaterina Orlova, Head of International Projects at the Department of Foreign Affairs of RTR, Member of EBU TV Committee and EBU Gender Equality Group participated. The discussion was moderated by Andrey Bystritskiy, Chairman of the Board of the Valdai Discussion Club.