IWDA Symposium on the Harmonisation of Gender Indicators

IWDA Symposium on the Harmonisation of Gender Indicators

Canberra, Australia 15-16 June 2006

The Symposium on the Harmonisation of Gender Indicators brought together 90 participants from diverse institutions including NGOs, government bodies, private consulting firms, academics and gender specialists to discuss Millennium Development Goal 3, “To promote gender equity and empower women, and the strategic priorities to achieve this by 2015, identified the U.N. Millennium Project’s Task Force on Education and Gender Equality.

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Presenters’ Powerpoints

Day 1: Thursday 15 June 2006

Welcome:

Tricia Peters, President, International Women’s Development Agency

Opening:

Annmaree O’Keefe, Australia Special Development Representative for HIV/AIDS, Deputy Director Geneal, Global Policy Division in Australia’s Agency for International Development (AusAID) on behalf of The Hon Teresa Gambaro MP, Parlimentary Secretary to the Minister of Foreign Affairs.

Salil Shetty, Campaign Director for the Millennium Development Goals, New York

Dr Geeta Rao Gupta, Coordinator of the UN Millennium Project Taskforce Report on Gender Equality, and President of the International Center for Research on Women, Washington

Keynote Speech: Measuring Gender Equality and Women’s Advancement through Indicators

Snapshot: Dr Sun-Hee Lee, Director, Gender Unit, AusAID

Cross-Cutting Themes

Poor women in the poorest countries and in countries where poverty remains signficant

Claire Seddon, West & East Africa Regional Team Leader, World Vision Australia

Jo Crawford, Consultant

Adolescents, who constitute two-thirds of the population in the poorest countries and the largest cohort of adolescents in the world’s history

Lauren Siegman, Marie Stopes International Australia

Women and girls in conflict and post-conflict settings

Jan Goldsworthy, Solomon Islands Section, AusAID

Sofi Ospina, Gender Specialist

Gender Indicators

Sexual and Reproductive Health

Chris Richards, CEO – Australian Reproductive Health Alliance

Maggie Kenyon, Manager – International Program, Sexual Health and Family Planning Australia

Violence Against Women

Dr Martha Macintyre, Board Member, International Women’s Development Agency

Ros Strong, President, UNIFEM Australia

Property Rights

Anne Lockley, Pacific Programme Coordinator – OXFAM Australia

Di Otto, University of Melbourne

Employment

Dr Pam Thomas, Director, Development Studies Network, The Australian National University

John Deane, Development Program Coordinator, Anglican Board of Mission Australia

Participation in National Parliaments and Local Government Bodies

Shelagh Pepper, Director of Law and Governance, GRM International

Margaret O’Callaghan, Private Consultant

Education

Rae Julian, Executive Director, New Zealand Council for International Development

Karen Harmon, Deputy CEO – Technical JTA International Group

Infrastructure

Dr Robert Mohammed, Team Leader – Southern Philippines Irrigation Sector Project, Hassalls and Associates

Evening – Keynote Speaker

Salil Shetty,Campaign Director for the Millennium Development Goals, New York

Day 2: Friday 16 June 2006

Snapshot: Dr Shireen Lateef, Director – Social Sectors, Mekong Region, Asian Development Bank

Snapshot: Dr Juliet Hunt, Gender Audits

Closing Remarks: Dr Geeta Rao Gupta and Ms Jo Crawford

Brief biographies of Symposium participants

This entry was posted on Tuesday, June 20th, 2006 under Papers.