# NYU Stern at the UN Women's HeForShe Universities Webinar

![he for she](/sites/default/files/styles/article_image/public/2026-04/heforshe_logo.jpeg?itok=3JKy3e5l)  Wednesday, April 22, 2026##  NYU Stern at the UN Women's HeForShe Universities Webinar

Aparna Vagvala spoke on a panel at UN Women's [HeForShe Universities Webinar](https://www.heforshe.org/en/join-global-heforshe-universities-webinar-advance-gender-equality-higher-education). The conversation was focused on how universities can help translate academic learning into real world impact, with attendees from universities around the world. Aparna's team had worked on a project that focused on countering online misogyny and the "manosphere", and their report really took off.

The panel explored how these engagements can translate academic learning into real-world impact. From the power of peer-to-peer accountability in driving change on campus to the professional pathways that emerge through collaboration. It also highlighted how student-led initiatives can evolve into sustained organizations advancing gender equality.

Together, these reflections underscore the role of universities as powerful spaces for leadership, learning, and progress on gender equality.

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*NYU Stern student Aparna Vagvala and Professor Mara van Loggerenberg at UN Women's HeforShe summit, a webinar focused on how universities can help translate academic learning into real world impact.*

You can watch the official HeForShe Universities Webinar recording [here](https://www.dropbox.com/scl/fi/g5gbf8wul8plu3m68kjpi/HeForShe-Universities-Webinar_official.mp4?rlkey=57irxmh6wbibxh6vaxegt5kdk&e=2&st=9m0zbjx6&dl=0)!