IWDA >> Accelerating Gender Equality Summit – 05/09/11 – Sydney, NSW

Accelerating Gender Equality Summit – 05/09/11 – Sydney, NSW – The Refectory, Holme Building

Event	Accelerating Gender Equality Summit
When	Monday, September 5, 2011 9:00am - All Ages
Where	The Refectory, Holme Building (map) Science Road, The University of Sydney Sydney, NSW, Australia
Other Info	IWDA Gender and Policy Advisor Jo Crawford will be speaking at the Accelerating Gender Equality Summit in Sydney on 5th September. In January 2011, the most significant step towards gender equality in history was made with the formation of UN Women, a global champion for women and girls established to accelerate progress on meeting their rights. The Accelerating Gender Equality Summit will bring together civil society, representatives of the federal state government, the corporate sector and those interested in gender equality to discuss how UN Women will be central to accelerating gender equality and how we can all support the newly formed organisation. Confirmed speakers include: Lakshmi Puri, Assistant-Secretary-General, UN Women Moni Pozani, Regional Program Director, East and South East Asia, UN Women Elizabeth Broderick, Sex Discrimination Commissioner Julia Newton-Howes, Executive Director, CARE Australia Jo Crawford, Research and Policy Advisor, IWDA

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