WomenNC has been invited to present two panels at the 66th annual Commission on the Status of Women.
Join us virtually via zoom or on our Facebook page on Monday, March 14th at 6pm to hear our current scholars present their research on women's economic empowerment to all global audiences.
Join us again on Wednesday, March 16th at 4pm when WNC alumnae Naila Segule and Jackie Lanning, both M.P.H. candidates, join team members from Harvard University Health Building Program and researchers from RTI's Global Gender Center to discuss gendered health disparities.
WomenNC scholars examine the myriad social inputs needed to concretize women’s empowerment, including sexual and reproductive health education and care, robust childcare systems and services, quality and affordable housing, and broad-based commitments to environmental sustainability.
Register here.
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CSW Priority theme:
Achieving gender equality and the empowerment of all women and girls in the context of climate change, environmental and disaster risk reduction policies and programmes;
Moderator: Joseph Allen, D.Sc., Director, Healthy Buildings program, Harvard University
Panelists:
Anna Young, Ph.D., Harvard Healthy Buildings program
Ana Perez, RTI, Global Gender Center
Naila Segule, Harvard Healthy Buildings Program
Jackie Lanning, Emory University, WomenNC alumna
Sandra Dedesko, Harvard Healthy Buildings Program
Panelists’ content areas of expertise:
Naila Segule, to discuss prison health and gender disparities
Anna Young, to address healthier materials and products in buildings as a strategy to reduce exposures to toxic chemicals.
Sandra Dedesko, to focus on indoor air quality, cooking/ventilation.
Ana Perez, to offer her knowledge of “gender smart” solutions in the energy sector
Jackie Lanning, to discuss environmental toxins in Durham, NC and their effects on maternal and child health.