TWO-DAY SYMPOSIUM                                                     CANBERRA, JUNE 15-16 2006

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IWDA SYMPOSIUM ON THE HARMONISATION OF GENDER INDICATORS

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The Symposium on the Harmonisation of Gender Indicators brought together 90 participants from diverse institutions including NGOs, government bodies, private consulting firms, academics and gender specialists to discuss Millenium Development Goal 3, 'to promote gender equity and empower women'. Dialogue centred around the seven priority areas, 12 indicators and 3 sub-populations identified by the UN Millenium Project's Task Force Report on Education and Gender Equity, which was co-chaired by Dr Geeta Rao Gupta. Dr Gupta was keynote speaker and facilitator of this Symposium.

CONFERENCE PROCEEDINGS
Key presentations from the symposium will be published as a special issue of Development Bulletin (No 71), expected to be published in September/October 2006.

Gender Indicators issue order form (pdf)

Go to IWDA homepage.

Programme and powerpoint presentations

Thursday 15 June 2006

Welcome:
Tricia Peters, President, International Women's Development Agency

Opening:
Annmaree O'Keefe, Australia Special Development Representative for HIV/AIDS, Deputy Director Geneal, Global Policy Division in AusAID on behalf of The Hon Teresa Gambaro MP, Parlimentary Secretary to the Minister of Foreign Affairs.

Salil Shetty, Campaign Director for the Millennium Development Goals, New York

Dr Geeta Rao Gupta, Coordinator UN Millenium Project taskforce Report Gender Equality, and President of the International Center for Research on Women, Washington

Keynote Speech:
Measuring Gender Equality and Women's Advancement through Indicators

Snapshot: Dr Sun-Hee Lee, Director, Gender Unit, AusAID

Cross-Cutting Themes
Poor women in the poorest countries and in countries where poverty remains signficant

Claire Seddon, West & East Africa Regional Team Leader, World Vision Australia

Jo Crawford, Private Consultant

Adolescents, who constitute two-thirds of the population in the poorest countries and the largest cohort of adolescents in the world's history

Lauren Siegman , Marie Stopes International Australia

Women and girls in conflict and post-conflict settings

Jan Goldsworthy, Solomon Islands Section, AusAID

Sofi Ospina, Gender Specialist

Gender Indicators
Sexual and Reproductive Health

Chris Richards, CEO - Australian Reproductive Health Alliance

Maggie Kenyon, Manager International Program, Sexual Health and Family Planning Australia

Violence Against Women

Dr Martha Macintyre, Board Member, International Women's Development Agency

Ros Strong, President, UNIFEM Australia

Property Rights

Anne Lockley, Pacific Programme Coordinator, OXFAM Australia

Di Otto , University of Melbourne

Employment

Dr Pam Thomas, Director, Development Studies Network, The Australian National University

John Deane, Development Program Coordinator, Anglican Board of Mission Australia

Participation in National Parliaments and Local Government Bodies

Shelagh Pepper, Director of Law and Governance, GRM International

Margaret O'Callaghan, Private Consultant

Education

Rae Julian, Executive Director, New Zealand Council for International Development

Karen Harmon, Deputy CEO, Technical JTA International Group

Infrastructure

Dr Robert Mohammed, Team Leader – Southern Philippines Irrigation Sector Project, Hassalls and Associates

Evening – Keynote Speaker

Salil Shetty, Campaign Director for the Millennium Development Goals, New York

Day 2: Friday 16 June 2006

Snapshot: Shireen Lateef, Director – Social Sectors, Mekong Region, Asian Development Bank

Snapshot: Dr Juliet Hunt , Gender Audits

Closing Remarks: Dr Geeta Rao Gupta and Ms Jo Crawford