In celebration of International Women’s Day (IWD), IDRC's 40th anniversary, and the 15th anniversary of the Beijing Declaration and Platform for Action, the International Development Research Centre is hosting a half-day event in Ottawa on Tuesday March 9, 2010. The event is being led by IDRC’s Women’s Rights and Citizenship (WRC) and Rural Poverty and Environment (RPE) programs, and the Staff Association.
The international IWD theme for 2010 is “Equal Rights, Equal Opportunities: Progress for All.”
This event will build on IDRC’s participation in the 54th session of the United Nations Commission on the Status of Women (CSW), and will provide a forum for IDRC’s partners to present their research findings and recommendations on key issues linked to the IWD theme. It will also encourage public discussion and exchange on the issues.
The event will feature the participation of Hon. Helena Guergis, Minister of State for Women, and Ms. Margaret Biggs, President of CIDA and IDRC Board Member. It will also include the following two panels which will feature IDRC-supported researchers:
· Vision for a Better World: From Economic Crisis to Equality
· Gendered Terrain: Women’s Rights and Access to Land
Please RSVP to wrc@idrc.ca no later than March 5, should you wish to attend.
Agenda and further details are available on the IDRC website.
For more information on IDRC’s participation in the 54th session of the Commission on the Status of Women, please visit the website.