WOMEN=?utf-8?Q?=E2=80=99S?= EQUAL OPPORTUNITIES AND EMPOWERMENT IN 193 COUNTRIES: TOOLS FOR ACCOUNTABILITY AND ADVOCACY -World Webinar

WORLD WEBINAR ON WOMEN'S EQUAL OPPORTUNITIES AND EMPOWERMENT IN 193
COUNTRIES: TOOLS FOR ACCOUNTABILITY AND ADVOCACY

Are you interested in actionable information to promote social change?
Are you an advocate for gender equality or women's economic empowerment?

The WORLD Policy Analysis Center (WORLD) is offering an opportunity to
learn about its unique set of tools – interactive maps, data, and
easy-to-understand factsheets on rights, laws, and policies affecting
women's equal opportunities and empowerment in 193 countries. These
tools can be used to:

Increase transparency about country action on policies important to
women's equality
Hold governments accountable for filling policy gaps and implementing
existing policies
Assess whether countries are meeting their international commitments
Identify which policies have been feasible and effective in other
similar countries
WORLD is holding an interactive webinar and discussion with Dr. Jody
Heymann, Founding Director of WORLD and Dean of the UCLA Fielding
School of Public Health, and other colleagues. Potential topics for
discussion include: access to education, protection from child
marriage, work and caregiving, income security, and constitutional
rights, among others.

Webinars will take place in English, French, and Spanish.

English: Wednesday, 7 October 2015 – 16:00-17:00 UTC
Spanish: Thursday, 8 October 2015 – 16:00-17:00 UTC
French: Thursday, 8 October 2015 – 18:00-19:00 UTC
To register, please complete this form:
http://goo.gl/forms/4E8brywkw1. Registration is limited.

For more information about WORLD, please visit WORLD Policy Analysis Center:

http://worldpolicycenter.org/