Global Gender Update 04.23.12

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04.23.12

Events

Sustaining the gains in malaria: a focus on pregnant women
When: Tues, Apr 24 | 10:00am-11:30am
Where: City View Room, 7th floor
1957 E St, NW

This event brings together stakeholders to discuss how to continue -- and even accelerate -- gains in malaria control and achieve elimination goals through improved interventions for pregnant women. RSVP.

Dynamics of Gender and Conflict in Mindanao
When: Thurs, Apr 26
Where: The Carnegie Endowment for International Peace
Washington, DC

Panelists will discuss findings from a newly-released field study of Mindanao that documented challenges and opportunities in engaging women and men in local and national peacebuilding, drawing on The Asia Foundation's long experience working in the Philippines on conflict prevention, mitigation, and resolution. This panel will feature key speakers on this topic who have been integrally involved with this work. RSVP to Kate Bollinger at kbollinger@asiafound-dc.org

Iraqi Women Leaders in Engineering and Applied Sciences
When: Thurs, Apr 26 | 12:00pm-1:00pm
Where: 6th Floor Moynihan Board Room
Woodrow Wilson Center

The Iraqi women leaders will share their experiences as engineers and scientists, working and teaching in Iraq, with stabilizing, rebuilding, and providing for the long-term development of their country. More info.

Sex and World Peace: How the Treatment of Women Affects Development and Security
When: Thurs, Apr 26 | 12:00pm-2:00pm
Where: 5th Floor, Woodrow Wilson Center

Valerie Hudson will present her new book, Sex and World Peace, where she argues that the security of women is a vital factor in the security of the state and the incidence of conflict. Jeni Klugman will draw on the World Bank's 2012 World Development Report to explain how ‘missing women’ and similar demographic trends impact efforts to improve development.  Richard Cincotta will discuss his analysis of gender impacts on development and security for the U.S. intelligence community. More info.

Promoting Gender Equality in National Responses to HIV/AIDS
When: Fri, Apr 27 | 10:00am-12:00pm
Where: ICRW, Suite 500 North
1120 20th St NW

Gender-responsive programming is a critical element of reaching HIV and AIDS development targets that address gender norms such as gender-based violence, stigma and access to HIV prevention and treatment. This interactive seminar will present both global and country gender priorities through two presentations, and will elicit discussion and feedback on next steps for implementing gender responsive programs in-country: what is needed and what are the next steps? More info.

18th Annual National Women's Issues Conference
When: Fri-Sat, Apr 27-28
Where: The Walter E. Washington Convention Center
801 Mt Vernon Place NW

The Women’s Leadership Forum and the Women for Obama Finance Committee present the 18th Annual National Women’s Issues Conference with special guest President Barack Obama. RSVP. For more info, email mkarmel@womenforchange.org.

The Impact and Value of Investing in Female Entrepreneurs
When: Mon, Apr 30 | 12:00pm-2:00pm
Where: 1801 Massachusetts Avenue, NW


On the occasion of the four-year anniversary of the Goldman Sachs 10,000 Women initiative, WFPG invites you to attend a luncheon to honor of Dina Habib Powell and highlight the program’s achievements in promoting women’s leadership and economic empowerment through investing in women entrepreneurs. For more info, call
(202) 429-2692 or email
programs@wfpg.org
. RSVP.

A Celebration of Women Diplomats
When: Thurs, May 3 | 6:00pm-8:00pm
Where: Home of WFPG Member Geraldine Kunstadter
1035 Fifth Avenue, Apt. 15C
New York, New York

An evening reception and program to celebrate and highlight the achievements of women diplomats. $40 for WFPG members, $60 for non members. Register.
 

Opportunities 

Michele Manatt Endowed Fellowship

Deadline: June 1

The fellowship is available for second year graduate students at the Elliott School of International Affairs. In order to be considered for this fellowship, students must show a firm commitment to studying women's/girls' issues in developing countries. This can be demonstrated through focused coursework and research interests. More info.

Program Associate
Who: Women's Learning Partnership
Where: Bethesda, MD, USA

The Program Associate is based at the WLP liaison office in Bethesda, Maryland. The position will support two key areas of WLP’s work: (1) partner programs and evaluation, and (2) expansion of WLP’s web-based programs and constituencies. More info.

Vice President of Programs
Who: Global Fund for Women
Where: San Francisco, CA, USA

The Global Fund for Women seeks a visionary and creative Vice President(VP) of Programs to lead its programmatic and grantmaking efforts. More info.

Director, Public Policy
Who: Center for Health and Gender Equity (CHANGE)
Where: Washington, DC, USA

The Director of Public Policy serves as a key member of CHANGE’s staff overseeing the organization’s public policy program, tracking political trends in U.S. international policy and funding on sexual and reproductive health and rights (SRHR), and working closely with CHANGE staff in planning, implementing and evaluating education and advocacy efforts with U.S. policy makers in Congress, the Administration, and the general public. More info.

 

Resources

Community-based Access to Injectable Contraception: Radical Common Sense
This new advocacy video by FHI360 covers the research and programmatic evidence on the provision of injectable contraception by community health workers and the latest efforts to implement CBA2I programs throughout sub-Saharan Africa.
Watch video
.

Rising to the Top? A Report on Women’s Leadership in Asia
Asia Society urged renewed efforts by governments in Asia and their international partners to respond to a significant and persistent gender gap in Asia. The report was issued at the third annual
Asia Society Women Leaders of New Asia summit in Shanghai (PDF).

What the Women Say: The End of the Beginning: Tunisia’s Revolution and Fighting for the Future
Tunisia marked the first anniversary of its largely peaceful revolution on January 14 2012. It has been a momentous year since spontaneous public uprisings involving women and men, old and young, rural and urban, led to the demise of a dictatorship. In October 2011, the first free and fair parliamentary elections in decades took place (
PDF).

Conference Summary: Global Conference on Women in Agriculture
The
First Global Conference on Women in Agriculture (GCWA), was held on March 13-15 in New Delhi, India (see presentation).

The response to Gender-Based Violence in Eastern Europe and Central Asia
Health Services offer an effective way to respond to GBV, yet a systemic approach is still often missing. This website provides tools for professionals working in the region of Eastern Europe and Central Asia. Find tools to start activities, training programs and building up an efficient referral system.
Access website.

 

Book Notes

Intimate Migrations: Gender, Family, and Illegality Among Transnational Mexicans
By Deborah A. Boehm
A study of Mexicans with ties to both a small, rural community in San Luis Potosi and several U.S. Western states

American Muslim Women, Religious Authority, and Activism: More Than a Prayer
By Juliane Hammer
Analyzes the writings of such scholars, activists, and authors as Amina Wadud, Leila Ahmed, and Asma Barlas

Muscular Nationalism: Gender, Violence, and Empire in India and Ireland, 1914-2004
By Sikata Banerjee
Compares how women negotiate a masculinist nationalism in two countries shaped by British colonial rule

Somebody's Children: The Politics of Transracial and Transnational Adoption
By Laura Briggs
Traces the experiences of those who have lost their children to adoption, with a focus on black and American Indian women and indigenous and poor women in Latin America

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