{"id":1483,"date":"2012-04-17T18:00:32","date_gmt":"2012-04-17T22:00:32","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/bcrw.barnard.edu\/?post_type=event&p=1483"},"modified":"2012-04-20T12:35:38","modified_gmt":"2012-04-20T16:35:38","slug":"is-it-time-for-a-5th-world-conference-on-women","status":"publish","type":"event","link":"https:\/\/bcrw.barnard.edu\/staging\/2435\/event\/is-it-time-for-a-5th-world-conference-on-women\/","title":{"rendered":"Is it Time for a 5th World Conference on Women?"},"content":{"rendered":"

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\nPhoto Credit: UN Women\/Ryan Brown<\/em><\/p>\n

Join leaders from several NGOs to discuss the past and future of the World Conference on Women. What have these conferences accomplished and why is 2015 the right time for another one? Find out how you can you get involved in developing a youth-focused and inclusive event for women from around the world. Partipants include:<\/p>\n

Yvonne Maingey<\/strong> is a 23-year-old Kenyan environmentalist and graduate of the London School of Economics currently pursuing graduate studies at New York University. She is the former African representative to the UNEP Tunza<\/a> Youth Advisory Council and Junior Board.<\/p>\n

Rosemary Williams<\/strong> is the founder of Women\u2019s Perspective<\/a>, a non-profit offering financial education to women, and serves on the International Advisory Committee for the 5th World Conference on Women. Mrs. Williams is a former banker and certified financial planner and is the co-author of The Women’s Book of Money and Spiritual Vision<\/em>. Currently she acts as a consultant and trainer, leading financial empowerment workshops in economically depressed countries such as Haiti and Kenya as well as in the US.<\/p>\n

Anele Heiges<\/strong> is the current President of the International Public Policy Institute<\/a> and an ECOSOC representative. She has a long history of NGO leadership actively advocating for the causes of peace, justice, environment, development and women’s issues. Dr. Heiges received her PhD in Global Peace Education and Conflict Resolution from Columbia University, an MA in Theology from the University of San Francisco and a BA in Life Sciences and History from Siena Heights University, Adrian, Michigan.<\/p>\n

Shazia Z. Rafi<\/strong> is, since 1996, Secretary-General of Parliamentarians for Global Action<\/a>. PGA programs promote peace, democracy, justice and sustainable development around the world. She also writes for the Women’s Media Center<\/a> and was recently appointed to serve on the United Nations Democracy Fund Advisory Board. Ms. Rafi was born in Lahore, Pakistan, and is a graduate of Bryn Mawr College and the Fletcher School, Tufts University.<\/p>\n

This event is part of BCRW\u2019s Transnational Feminisms Initiative.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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