All are welcome to what will be a very enlightening presentation.
Did you know?
Twenty years ago Canada ranked first amongst nations in international measures of gender equality. In 2013, Canada had fallen to twentieth place in the Global Gender Gap rankings, and twenty-third place in the UN Gender Inequality Index.
Did you know?
Twenty years ago Canada ranked first amongst nations in international measures of gender equality. In 2013, Canada had fallen to twentieth place in the Global Gender Gap rankings, and twenty-third place in the UN Gender Inequality Index.
United Nations Commission on the Status of Women, 59th Session
Parallel Event:
Date: Thursday, 12 March, 2015
Time: 6:15pm
Venue: Church Center, 777 UN Plaza (at the corner of 44th Street and 1st
Ave)
Room: Chapel
Title: We used to be number one: Canada at Beijing +20
Speakers:
Lise Martin, Canadian Network of Shelters and Transition Houses
Ann Dector, YWCA Canada
Vicky Smallman, Canadian Labour Congress
Kate McInturff, Canadian Centre for Policy Alternatives
Marilou McPhedran, University of Winnipeg
Dvorah Silverman, Girls Action Foundation
Parallel Event Sponsor: National Council of Women of Canada
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