Thursday, March 3, 2011
Third Annual International Women’s Day Breakfast and Panel Discussion
on Capitol Hill
Scheduled Time: 8:30 am to 10:30 am
Description: “Lives in the Balance: Avoiding the Next Global Food Crisis,” hosted by Women Thrive, will highlight the vital contributions of women in the developing world in addressing this global challenge. USAID Deputy Administrator, Donald K. Steinberg will join Dr. Florence Chenoweth, the Minister of Agriculture for the Republic of Liberia, Chris Policinski, President & CEO of Land O’Lakes, and Lydia Sasu, ED of Development Action Association for a panel discussion on global food security. Bonnie Erbe of PBS’ To the Contrary will host, and Chris Policinski, President & CEO of Land O’ Lakes and Art Smith, Celebrity Chef will give remarks.
Venue:
Hart Senate Office Building, Room 902
Invitation only
Monday, March 7, 2011
Panel Discussion: "Women Working for Women" in Honor of International
Women’s Day
Description: George Washington University’s Global Gender Initiative (GGI) hosts a panel on “Women Working for Women” moderated by Afeefa Syeed, Senior Culture and Development Advisor, Asia and Middle East Bureaus, USAID. Other USAID representatives will also be on the panel. Panelists are young women who have worked on gender-related issues. Each panelist will spend 5-6 minutes talking about their work and a question and answer session will follow. Organizations represented include USAID, International Medical Corps, Rape, Abuse and Incest National Network (RAINN), Peace Corps and AED. Returned Peace Corps Volunteers of Washington D.C. is co-sponsoring this event.
Scheduled time: 5:30-6:45pm
Venue:
George Washington University
1957 E Street NW, 6th floor, Lindner Family Commons
Elliott School of International Affairs
Washington, DC
Open to the public
 Nearest Metro Station: Foggy Bottom Metro
Tuesday, March 8, 2011
Forging the Path to Effective Development: Getting Gender Policy Right
Description: USAID Deputy Administrator, Donald K. Steinberg will deliver a keynote address and participate in a panel discussion entitled "Forging the Path to Effective Development: Getting Gender Policy Right." This event is hosted by The Modernizing Foreign Assistance Network, American Jewish World Service, and Women Thrive Worldwide. Donald K. Steinberg will join Ruth Messinger, President of American Jewish World Service and Ritu Sharma, Co-Founder and President of Women Thrive Worldwide. The discussion will be moderated by Dee Dee Myers, political analyst and commentator.
Venue:
The Reserve Officers Association
Minuteman Ballroom (5th Floor)
One Constitution Avenue, N.E.
Washington, DC
Invitation Only
Tuesday, March 8, 2011
Passports to Progress, ICRW's 35th Anniversary Colloquy: Game-changing Innovations for Women
Description: The International Center for Research on Women (ICRW) kicks off its 35th anniversary celebration on International Women's Day with a conversation about breakthrough innovations poised to transform the trajectory of women's lives. The event will be the first in a year-long series of exclusive gatherings to address critical issues likely to shape the lives of women and girls in developing countries.
Moderator: Andrea Mitchell, NBC News Chief Foreign Affairs Correspondent, Host, MSNBC's "Andrea Mitchell Reports". Confirmed Speakers: Bobbi Silten, Chief Foundation Officer, Gap Inc.; Cherie Blair, Founder, Cherie Blair Foundation for Women; Rajiv Shah, Administrator, United States Agency for International Development; Tim Hanstad, President and CEO, Landesa. Tickets are $50 each and include admission to the event, hors d'oeuvres and cocktails. Contributions are tax deductible and all proceeds will further the efforts of ICRW. For more information on "Game-changing Innovations for Women", contact Jo Butler at 202.742.1227 or jbutler@icrw.org.
Scheduled time: 6:00 p.m. - 8:30 p.m.
Venue:
National Press Club
529 14th Street, NW
13th Floor
Washington, D.C.
Open to the public
Nearest Metro station: Metro Center
Wednesday, March 9, 2011
CARE Annual Conference
Description: USAID Administrator Rajiv Shah will deliver remarks for the lunch plenary at the annual CARE Conference following fellow speaker Melinda Gates.
Venue:
Washington Hilton
1919 Connecticut Ave. NW
Washington, DC
Invitation Only
Thursday, March 10, 2011
100th Anniversary of International Women’s Day
Description: Meet and Greet and Breakfast. A special presentation by Karen Hardee, president of Hardee Associates and a longtime Interagency Gender Working Group (IGWG) member speaking on her recent work in Afghanistan, “Developing a National Gender Strategy for Afghanistan’s Ministry of Public Health”; Brief reports from select IGWG members on their own new innovative work focusing on gender and reproductive health issues. An opportunity for you to give feedback on IGWG work—where are the gaps and what would you like to see going forward; and the launch of a new PRB data sheet on Women and Girls 2011, funded by USAID.
Scheduled time: 9 a.m. – 11 a.m.
Venue:
PATH
455 Massachusetts Ave. NW
Suite 1000
Washington, DC 20001
Open to the public
Nearest Metro station: Gallery Place/Chinatown.
Thursday, March 10, 2011
The Need for Women’s Involvement in Mechanisms Which Prevent Conflict,
Stop War, and Stabilize Regions Damaged by Warfare
Description: In war-torn countries across the world, women play an essential role in ending hostilities, implementing peace agreements, and mobilizing their communities to begin the process of reconciliation and rebuilding post-conflict. While the influence and agency women possess are increasingly recognized as an asset to peace processes, they are still most commonly viewed as passive victims of conflict rather than as resources for stabilization and reconstruction. The Institute for Inclusive Security will highlight the need for women’s involvement in mechanisms which prevent conflict, stop war, and stabilize regions damaged by warfare. The session will explore the critical role and specific contributions of women to peace processes and how inclusive peace building efforts lead to more sustainable, long-term peace. The Institute, which for more than a decade has used training, research and advocacy, will highlight several specific case studies --Afghanistan, Sudan, Liberia and several others. In addition, they will present some of their recommendations on how to best include women in a specific stage of a peace process, such as negotiations or security sector reform. Finally, they will brainstorm ways in which staff can use these and other examples to operationalize women's inclusion in conflict resolution and peace building.
Scheduled time: 9:00 a.m. – 11:00 a.m.
Venue:
USAID, RRB, DCHA Conference Room RRB 8.6E
USAID Event: Several spaces will be available for non-USAID persons who are interested in attending. Contact Jessica O’Connor (joconnor@usaid.gov) to confirm/reserve space availability.
Nearest Metro station: Federal Triangle/Metro Center
Monday, March 14, 2011
The State of Food and Agriculture 2010-11
“Women in Agriculture: Closing the Gender Gap for Development”
Scheduled Time:
9:30 a.m. - 11:00 a.m.
Description:
Panel discussion. The State of Food and Agriculture 2010–11 (SOFA) makes a strong “business case” for addressing gender issues in agriculture and rural employment. Women make significant contributions to the rural economy of all developing country regions. Their roles vary widely by country and context, yet one finding is strikingly consistent: women in all regions face gender-related constraints that reduce their productivity and impose real costs on society.
SOFA 2010–11 provides comprehensive data and analysis of the costs of the gender gap faced by rural women in access to land, livestock, education, financial services, extension, fertilizers, tools and employment opportunities. With sex-disaggregated statistics on a range of socio-economic indicators, the report provides compelling empirical estimates of the production and food security gains that could be achieved simply by closing the gender gap in agricultural input use. These gains represent just the first round of the economic and social benefits that would flow from closing the gender gap in agriculture and rural employment.
(Coffee and light refreshments will be served starting at 9:00 a.m.)
Panelists:
Shenggen Fan, Director General, International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI); Danielle Mutone-Smith, Director of Global Trade and Agriculture Policy, Women Thrive; Kostas Stamoulis, Director, Agricultural Development Economics Division, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO); Marcela Villarreal. Director, Gender, Equity and Rural Employment Division, FAO; Terri Raney, Editor of The State of Food and Agriculture 2010-11
Venue: The National Press Club
Murrow, White, & Lisagor Rooms
529 14th St. NW
Washington, DC 20045
RSVP: Graciela.Mangassarian@fao.org
FAO Liaison Office for North America
202.653.2402
Metro: Metro Center Station
Tuesday, March 15, 2011
After the Genocide: The Status of Women in Rwanda, Lessons Learned and their Applicability to the DRC
Description: The Office of Civil Rights and Diversity (ORCD) and AFR/EA invite you to join us for a brown bag session in honor of International Women's Day. As part of the celebration, a set of panelists will discuss the current status of women in Rwanda after the genocide, the response to the plight of women in both countries from international governmental entities (such as USAID), the attitude of men toward crimes against women, and the response from the international legal community to those crimes committed against women. This will be followed by a question and answer session with participation from the audience. In addition to featuring Chloe Schwenke, Senior Advisor for Democracy and Governance, the panel will also include:
- Gary Barker, International Director, Promundo–US
- Nita Evele, Executive Board Member of Congo Global Action and DRC Activist
- Diane Orentlicher, Deputy Director, Office of War Crimes Issues, U.S. Department of State
Light refreshments will be served at the end of the session.
Scheduled time:
10:00 a.m. - 11:30 a.m.
Venue:
Ronald Reagan Building/USAID Library
Room M17/M18 (Mezzanine Level, 13th St. Side)
1300 Pennsylvania Ave., NW
Washington, DC 20004
Open USAID staff and invited guests only.
Metro: Federal Triangle
Tuesday, March 15, 2011
Women in Agriculture: Closing the Gender Gap for Development
Description: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) presents the new State of Food and Agriculture Report 2010-2011, "Women in Agriculture: Closing the gender gap for development." This USAID event will be moderated by Caren Grown, Senior USAID Gender Advisor with remarks from Greg Gottlieb, Deputy Assistant Administrator of the USAID Bureau for Food Security.
The FAO report makes a strong “business case” for addressing gender issues in agriculture and rural employment. Women make significant contributions to the rural economy of all developing country regions. Their roles vary widely by country and context, yet one finding is strikingly consistent: women in all regions face gender-related constraints that reduce their productivity and impose real costs on society.
For more information about the report, visit FAO State of Food and Agriculture Report: Closing the gender gap for development 2010-2011
Scheduled time:
1:00 p.m. - 3:00 p.m.
Venue:
Ronald Reagan Building/USAID Library
Room M17/M18 (Mezzanine Level, 13th St. Side)
1300 Pennsylvania Ave., NW
Washington, DC 20004
Open to public. Please RSVP to agrilinks@kdid.org as space is limited.
Metro: Federal Triangle
Wednesday, March 23, 2011
International Feminism: A Conversation about Women's Rights and Activism in the Middle East
Description: What does feminism and women's rights activism look like in the Middle East today? As Americans, what context and history do we need to know to understand Middle Eastern and Islamic feminism today? How does Western feminism influence our views of international feminism, and what role is appropriate for Western feminists in supporting the rights of women in the Middle East?
The political developments in Egypt are a great incitement for WIN member's to learn more about what's happening in the Middle East, especially in regard to the role of women and women's activism. In WIN's third Feminist Conversation Series event of 2011, we'll address feminism in the Middle East. Our panelists will offer a range of perspectives, including: legal, historical, advocacy, and personal experience. We will discuss the current status of women across the region, types of activism in which they engage, and the ethics and viability of involvement and assistance by U.S. women and feminists.
Scheduled time:
6:30 p.m. - 8:30 p.m.
Venue:
Association of Reproductive Health Professionals (ARHP)
Stewart Center, East
1901 L St. NW, Suite 300
Closest Metro Stations: Farragut West (Blue/Orange) & Farragut North (Red)
Limited, metered street parking available
Please RSVP to info@winonline.org.
Saturday, March 26, 2011
Asian Indian Women’s Association (AIWA)’s celebration of the 100th Anniversary of International Women's Day
Description: Nisha Desai Biswal, USAID Assistant Administrator for Asia, will be one of three speakers at a cultural celebration with the theme of Pride, Inspiration, and Vision. Her remarks will focus on encouraging future generations to visualize and achieve big goals for the future. Other women’s groups will be invited to the event including those from the Chinese, Philippine, and Korean communities.
Scheduled time:
10:30 a.m. - 2:30 p.m.
Venue:
Detroit, MI
Open to invited guests – Asian Diaspora women |
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