Gender Equality Events
Gender and Islam in Africa: Rights, Sexuality, and Law
September 15, 2011 // 12:00pm — 1:00pm
Middle East Program
Gender and Islam in Africa examines ways in which women in Africa are interpreting traditional Islamic concepts in order to empower themselves and their societies. African women, it argues, have promoted the ideals and practices of equality, human rights, and democracy within the framework of Islamic thought, challenging conventional conceptualizations of the religion as gender-constricted and patriarchal.
The Civilizing Mission: How France Sees Its Role in the World
June 17, 2011 // 2:00pm — 3:00pm
European Studies
New York Times correspondent Elaine Sciolino and retired foreign service officer Brinton Rowdybush discuss how the French view their role in global affairs.
Madagascar, Past and Future: Lessons From Population, Health, and Environment Programs
March 28, 2011 // 3:00pm — 5:00pm
Environmental Change and Security Program
Lisa Gaylord, director of program development at the Wildlife Conservation Society; Matthew Erdman, program coordinator for the Population-Health-Environment Program at Blue Ventures Conservation; and Kristen Patterson, senior program officer at The Nature Conservancy, discussed the challenges and outcomes of past and future integrated population, health, and environment (PHE) programs in Madagascar.
The Mideast on Fire: What Happens Next?
March 16, 2011 // 12:00pm — 1:00pm
Middle East Program
Dalia Ziada, Blogger and Egypt Office Director, American Islamic Congress; Robin Wright, USIP-Wilson Center Distinguished Scholar
A Conversation on Art and Social Change
January 12, 2011 // 11:00am — 1:00pm
Environmental Change and Security Program
"At the core of human rights and artistic behavior is respect for human dignity. It is this that unites art and justice," said Jane M. Saks, executive director of the Institute for the Study of Women and Gender in the Arts and Media, speaking at an event cosponsored by the Environmental Change and Security Program and the Africa Program at the Woodrow Wilson Center.
Gender-Based Violence in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC): Research Findings and Programmatic Implications
December 09, 2010 // 11:00am — 1:00pm
Global Health Initiative
Experts came together to discuss conflict-related, prevalent, systematic, and widespread sexual violence in the war-torn country of the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC).
Islamic Feminism and Beyond: The New Frontier
June 15, 2010 // 8:30am — 1:00pm
Middle East Program
Amaney Jamal, Assistant Professor, Department of Politics, Princeton University; Nayereh Tohidi, Professor, Gender and Women's Studies, California State University, Northridge; Lilia Labidi, Professor, Anthropology and Psychology, University of Tunis; Haleh Esfandiari, Director, Middle East Program, Woodrow Wilson Center; Margot Badran, Senior Scholar, Woodrow Wilson Center; Senior Fellow, Prince Alwaleed bin Talal Center for Muslim Christian Understanding, Georgetown University; Souad Eddouada, Assistant Professor, Department of English, Ibn Tofail University, Kenitra, Morocco; Binnaz Toprak, Professor, Political Science, Department of Political Science and International Relations, Bahçesehir University, Istabul; Zainab Al-Suwaij, Executive Director, American Islamic Congress
Contemporary Women's Movements in Hungary: Globalization, Democracy, and Gender Equality
February 17, 2010 // 11:00am — 12:00pm
European Studies
Although the postcommunist period brought an abrupt end to state policies that raised women's political and economic welfare, it also cleared the way for women to participate freely in democratic institutions and the market economy. Perhaps predictably, therefore, the impact that the postcommunist transition has had on women's welfare has also been mixed. Discussing the findings of her book, Katalin Fabian evaluated the gender regime and the growth of women's movements in postcommunist Hungary. She identified the interconnection between women's organizations, welfare policies and the impact that globalization has had on local activism.
Foundation Roundtable: Future Family Planning Strategies
September 22, 2009 // 3:00pm — 5:00pm
Environmental Change and Security Program
"Family planning is one of the biggest success stories of development cooperation," says the Dutch Minister for Development Cooperation during a roundtable discussion on the future of family planning and reproductive health.
From Relief to Development: Gender-Based Violence Interventions in Conflict and Post-Conflict Contexts
June 04, 2008 // 9:00am — 11:00am
Environmental Change and Security Program
Reframing GBV as a development issue will be central to encouraging large-scale programming focusing on prevention, experts say.