Ten years after the Beijing World Conference on Women, our societies show some progress towards gender equality, evident in the increased visibility of women in elected assemblies and state institutions; in the narrowing gaps in school enrolment; and in the growing presence of women in the labour market. Despite such gains, pervasive inequalities persist, and across the world, women’s access to resources, authority, and power continues to be limited.
The United Nations Research Institute for Social Development (UNRISD) report, “Gender Equality: Striving for Justice in an Unequal World,” explores inequities faced by women in the following four areas: macroeconomics and well-being; work and social policy; politics and public life; and armed conflict.
As the International Development Research Centre is committed to supporting gender- focused research, the Centre’s Gender Unit is pleased to host the Canadian launch of the UNRISD report.
09.30–09.45
Opening Session
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Chairperson: Claudie Gosselin, Head Gender Unit, IDRC
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Opening: Thandika Mkandawire, Director, UNRISD
09.45–10.00
Session One:
Macroeconomics, Well-Being and Gender Equality
·Ann Zammit, Independent Consultant
10.00–10.15
Session Two:
Gender, Armed Conflict and the Search for Peace
·Shahra Razavi, UNRISD
Open for discussion
10.45–11.00
Session Three:
Women in Politics and Public Life
·Marnia Lazreg, Hunter College of the City University of New York
11.00–11.15
Session Four:
Women, Work and Social Policy
·Urvashi Butalia, Aman Trust
11:15: - 11:20
Future Directions for Research in Gender and Development
·Shahra Razavi, UNRISD
Open for discussion
11:45 – 12:00
Closing Session
·Rohinton Medhora, VP, IDRC
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