How a Renewed Focus on Women and Girls Can Serve as the Core of a Sustainable Development Model

Sunday, Apr 19, 2015, 2:00 pm

This workshop will focus on the importance of investing in women and girls, with a special emphasis on the global south. Panelists will address the relationship between women and economics, labor, and climate change, among other issues. The significance of placing women and girls at the core of development will be explored by experts in theology and mission, the rural economy, sustainable development, and by those directly affected by said development.

Speakers:

Ann Scholz, SSND, PhD, Leadership Conference of Women Religious

Prof. Patricia Biermayr-Jenzano, PhD, Georgetown School of Foreign Service

 

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