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Dr. Emily Murase, Director, San Francisco Department on the Status of Women Topic: Update on Human Trafficking: Outcomes of the 30 events in 30 days collaborative and next steps |
Session One: Women and Violence
Session Two: Women, the Girl-Child and Healthcare
Session Three: Women, Culture, and Power
Session Four: Women, Poverty and Economic Development
Session Five: Mentoring Young Women and Girls
Session One: Women and Violence
“Ending Violence Against Women and Girls”
Discussion will address widespread traditional practices, such as forced marriage, female genital mutilation/cutting; femicide sexual violence, sexual harassment and trafficking of women. Action steps will identify necessary next steps for addressing, reducing and eventually eliminating violence against women.
Listen to this session:
Panel:
1. Moderator – Thuy Linh (Bio)
2. Mariya Taher (Bio)
3. Lateefah Simon (Bio)
Session Two: Women, the Girl-Child and Healthcare
“Crisis in Maternal and Healthcare for Women and Girls”
This session will cover: 1) a global strategy for providing access to maternity and general healthcare for women, 2) vision and principles of maternity care and equality in healthcare for women and girls, and 3) action steps for achieving a global and local strategy of access to health for all women and most particularly for childbearing women.
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Panel:
1. Moderator – Dian Harrison (Bio)
2. Roma Guy (Bio)
3. Belle Taylor McGhee (Bio)
Session Three: Women, Culture, and Power
“Gender, Culture, Age and Power”
Globally women systematically have limited power in social, political, and religious institutions. Politics of race and gender are often viewed oppositional. Topics will how age discrimination further diminishes the political and economic power of women.
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Panel:
1. Moderator – Heidi Sieck (Bio)
2. Charlie Toledo (Bio)
3. Alona Clifton (Bio)
4. Prak Souern (Bio)
Session Four: Women, Poverty and Economic Development
“Feminizing the Issue of Water”
More than half of the 1.2 billion people who do not have access to water are women and girls. Discussion will cover how to: a) provide women technology and training for social and economic development through water and sanitation needs; b) address the day-to-day practical needs of water management and water and sanitation service delivery and c) empower women to achieve local ownership.
Listen to this session:
Panel:
1. Sophie Maxwell (Bio)
2. Laurel Firestone Central Valley Water (Bio)
3. Shannon Biggs (Bio)
Session Five: Mentoring Young Women and Girls
“Not For Ourselves Alone: Mentoring Young Women to Lead”
Women today still do not participate equally in political and decision-making processes. The reality remains that higher the position and area of influence the less women are involved. This session will discuss how to encourage young women to participate more in politics through mentoring and empowering them to take charge and utilize their knowledge and energies to become a voice in the political system.
Listen to this session:
Panel:
1. Moderator: Kimberly Ellis (Bio)
2. Deara Okonkwo (Bio)
3. Qiana Bradford (Bio)
4. Beverly Ng (Bio)
