Expanding frontiers in gender and development

8 March 2011 marks the centenary of International Women’s Day, a day that celebrates the economic, political and social achievements of women, and also serves as a reminder of the inequities still to be addressed. This event will  aim to identify new frontiers in important areas of gender and development including gender-based violence, climate change, economic and social empowerment, and governance, with the possibility for highlighting promising new initiatives and the potential to go to scale.

Speakers:

Baroness Kinnock of Holyhead - Opposition Spokesperson for International Development

Ms Joanne Sandler - Deputy Director for Programmes, UN Women

Dr Sajeda Amin - Senior Associate,  Population Council, Bangladesh

Professor Maxine Molyneux - Professor of Sociology and Director of the Institute for the Study of the Americas, School of Advanced Study, University of London