Conferences

Events

Youth Forum at CSW61

The Youth Forum at the 61st Session on Commission on Status of Women (CSW 61) is a critical opportunity for young people and adolescents in all their diversities to convene in advance of…

Regional Seminar on parliamentary cooperation for sustainable development: investing in climate change and water cooperation opportunities

In September 2015, the United Nations General Assembly adopted a set of Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) that will inform their development agendas and policies over the next 15 years.…

Resisting Women’s Political Leadership: Theories, Data, Solutions

Over the last twenty years, the world has witnessed a dramatic rise in the number of women serving in elected and appointed political roles. Having more women in politics has been viewed in largely…

Launch of #AskHerToStand Campaign

Join 50:50 Parliament for their annual event in Parliament to mark the anniversary of Nancy Astor, the first woman MP to take her seat in the Commons in 1919. This year 50:50 Parliament is…

A New Landscape for Women's Political Leadership? Opportunities for Action at the State and Local Levels

The Center for Women in Politics and Public Policy McCormack Graduate School of Policy and Global Studies, UMass Boston invites you to participate in the Public Conversations Series: "Women…

A Woman President? Lessons from History's Longest Campaign

The Center for Women in Politics and Public Policy McCormack Graduate School of Policy and Global Studies, UMass Boston invites you to participate in the Public Conversations Series: "Women…

Film screening: A Revolution in Four Seasons

In the aftermath of the Arab Spring, Tunisia was left with the formidable task of rebuilding a government in a deeply divided nation. The ousting of President Zine el-Abidine Ben Ali and his…

Film screening: Ladies First: Saudi Arabia’s Female Candidates

We may think we know what it is like to be a woman in Saudi Arabia. Women must all cover up in public. Women cannot drive nor can they travel without the permission of a man. Women are restricted in…

Gender Studies Panel: Priya's Shakti and Gender-Based Violence

The Gender Studies Program at The New School presents a panel discussion about gender-based violence and responses to it, featuringPriya's Shakti, a multimedia "augmented reality"…