Events

“Women’s Rights are Human Rights:” Launching a Georgetown Exhibition

Oct 13, 2021 | Georgetown Institute for Women, Peace and Security, the Georgetown University Library, and the Women’s and Gender Studies Program
Georgetown

“If there is one message that echoes forth from this conference, let it be that women’s rights are human rights, and human rights are women’s…

Role of women in sustainable management of natural resources in Drin river basin – register for workshop

Oct 12, 2021 | Global Water Partnership - Mediterranean
Online

GWP-Med is inviting interested parties to join its Zoom online workshop “Gender Equality for sustainable development in Nexus sectors in Drin Riparians,” to take place on October…

Women in Uniform: Does Participation Shift U.S. Military Culture and Operations?

Oct 9, 2021 | Georgetown Institute for Women, Peace and Security and the Principality of Liechtenstein.
Online

Does increasing women’s participation in the U.S. military shift military culture? If so, does this support compliance with international conventions such as Women, Peace and…

Gender and Peacebuilding on a Shared Island

Oct 7, 2021 | Irish School of Ecumenics
Online

UN Security Council Resolution 1325 on Women, Peace and Security emphasises the importance of women’s perspectives and gender mainstreaming in peacebuilding. The peace process on…

Key Results of the Initial Gender Analysis on Climate Change in Tajikistan

Oct 6, 2021 - Oct 6, 2021 | UNDP
Online

Does increasing women’s participation in the U.S. military shift military culture? If so, does this support compliance with international conventions such as Women, Peace and…

State of the Field: Charting a Collective Agenda for Gender and Climate Security Research

Oct 5, 2021 | Berlin Climate and Security Conference 2021
Online

The climate crisis is the existential threat of our time. The impacts of climate change inflame underlying political, social, and economic conditions, in some cases…

Integrating Gender Perspectives into Climate and Conflict Sensitive Projects

Oct 4, 2021 | Berlin Climate and Security Conference 2021
Online

Following last year’s coffee hour on gender, climate, and security, this event will “take stock” of advancements in programming at the gender-climate security nexus. This event…

The Climate of Relationships and Intersectionality (Part of "The Climate of Now: A Series of Online Conversations")

Oct 4, 2021 - Oct 4, 2021 | Harvard Divinity School
online

Morgan Curtis and Brontë Velez will discuss the intersectionality of race, class, gender, and climate collapse, and how seeing the world whole through the lens…

Trainings of Trainers (ToT) Programme on Gender and Climate Change Adaptation and Resilience - The Philippines

Sep 28, 2021 | Women for Climate-Resilient Societies
Online

Mainstreaming gender equality in climate change is especially relevant for the Asia-Pacific, which is one of the most vulnerable regions to climate change impacts and…

Is Peace Just the Absence of War?

Sep 21, 2021 | London School of Economics - Centre for Women, Peace and Security
Online

The US withdrawal from Afghanistan has precipitated war and surrender to the Taliban leaving Afghans behind. Women peacebuilders, who have long been on the frontlines…

Learning Exchange on Gender-Environment Data in Bangladesh, Cambodia, Viet Nam, Mongolia, Indonesia, and The Philippines

Sep 20, 2021 | Women for Climate-Resilient Societies
Online

UN Women is organizing a virtual Learning Exchange with a goal of identifying promising practices on gender-responsive data generation for climate action. It will include…

Connecting the Dots: How Population Growth, Women’s Health and Climate Change

Sep 15, 2021 | Women in Sustainability
Online

World population is projected to reach 8 billion by 2024 and at least 10 billion by the end of this century. Human population growth and…

Women in Conflict Transformation

Sep 15, 2021 | UNESCO Chair in Refugee Integration
Online

In this sixth edition of the UNESCO RILA Sofa Cafés, Professor Alison Phipps , holder of the UNESCO Chair in Refugee Integration through Languages and…

Harm Reduction and African, Caribbean and Black Women

Aug 30, 2021 | WHAI
Online

All webinars in this series will seek to highlight the needs of all women and gender-diverse folks, however, this webinar pays special attention to harm…

Webinar on Women, Politics and Leadership: Empowering towards an Equitable Future

Aug 26, 2021 | Democracy Development Program
Online

As we celebrate Women’s Month in South Africa, join Democracy Development Program (DDP) and guests as we discuss:

Women representation in politics and leadership rolesWhy women…

Accelerating Gender Equality in the Water Domain

Aug 25, 2021 | Women for Water Partnership
Online

Unlocking gender equality progress in water needs solid knowledge, practical solutions, and collaborative and immediate action. The Convenors will present a multi-stakeholder Call for Action…

Webinar on Green Economics, Gender and Climate for the General Public

Aug 21, 2021 | Green Economics Institute
Online

The Green Economics Institute Exhibition Stand was one of the few at Paris United Nations COP15 in 2015, which Ban Ki Moon- The General Secretary…

International Webinar on Women Leadership in Disaster Risk Reduction

Aug 20, 2021 | Zone4Solution
Online

Key Discussion: (a) gender dynamics in disaster risk governance and resilience; (b) issues and challenges of tribal women Andaman & Nicobar; (c) impact of extremist…

Climate Feminist Weekend Summer School

Aug 20, 2021 - Aug 22, 2021 | Green European Foundation
Online

Climate Summer School and Feminist Climate Ambassadors. 

Weekend Summer School in the run up to COP26 United Nations Climate Conference.

This event is organised by the Green…

Gender Equality and Indigenous Culture

Aug 19, 2021 | Gender Equality Coalition of Ontario
Online

The Gender Equality Coalition of Ontario is having our seventh event in our 2021 Speaker Series on August 19th. Join us for a thought-provoking, exciting…

Climate Change and Girls' Education

Aug 18, 2021 | British Council
Online

As we head towards COP26, the global summit which will bring parties together to accelerate action towards the goals of the Paris Agreement and the…

A Unified Korea: Finding Seeds of Hope - Women's Leadership in Reconciliation and Peacemaking Series

Aug 17, 2021 | Women’s Federation for World Peace
New York

On behalf of Women’s Federation for World Peace (WFWP) USA, it is our great pleasure to invite you to an exciting virtual Global Women’s Peace Network…

Climate-Change, Gender and Livelihoods in the Indian Himalaya

Aug 9, 2021 | Australia India Institute
Online

Despite being one of the most sensitive hotspots to global climate change, different Himalayan states in India are witnessing accelerated ‘development’—new industries, infrastructural projects, urbanisation,…

International Conference on Women, Peace and Security

Jul 29, 2021 - Jul 30, 2021 | International Research Conference
Zurich

International Conference on Women, Peace and Security aims to bring together leading academic scientists, researchers and research scholars to exchange and share their experiences and research…

How to Drive Global Action that Transforms Agricultural Innovation

Jul 27, 2021 | CGIAR
Online

After energy, agriculture is the largest source of GHG emissions that causes climate change, uses 70% of freshwater resources and leads to unprecedented biodiversity loss.…

Adjudicating Gender-Based Persecution at the ICC and Beyond: A Monumental Step and the Challenges that Lie Ahead

Jul 22, 2021 - Jul 23, 2021 | Northumbria University
Online

Historically speaking, gender has not been viewed as a relevant category of persecution in international criminal law, whereas victimisation on the basis of race, religion,…

Opportunities for Women Environmental Leaders in the New Green Economy

Jul 21, 2021 | ELI
Online

Join ELI’s Women in Environmental Law and Leadership (WELL) initiative and expert panelists in a discussion on the role of women in the development of the environmental…

Representation of Women in Human Rights Organs and Mechanisms for Ensuring Gender Parity

Jul 20, 2021 | American University
Online

Ensuring gender parity, a discussion on the Report of the Human Rights Council Advisory Committee.” The panel will discuss the recently-published report of the UN…

Women's Autonomy and the Care Economy in the Framework of a Transformative and Sustainable Recovery with Equality

Jul 13, 2021 | ECLAC
Online

The crisis caused by the COVID-19 virus has accentuated the structural challenges of gender inequality and has generated a setback of more than a decade…

Climate Justice: Gender Equality and Women’s Empowerment

Jul 8, 2021 | ABA;IDLO
Online

The escalating risks of climate change and the COVID-19 pandemic have brought to the forefront the need for urgent action to deliver smart, accessible, and…