On 13 November 2018 (2:00 - 3:30 PM GMT), the International Institute for Environment and Development (IIED) is hosting a webinar on "Gender and biodiversity conservation – progress and future directions".
Gender equality is fundamental to achieving IIED's mission. But it is not just a prerequisite to the issues we work on, it is also essential to our ways of working. By definition that must include a strong – and in places transformative – approach to gender, one that critically examines gender roles, relations and dynamics, and transforms the underlying social structures, policies and norms that perpetuate inequalities and imbalances between and among women and men.
This webinar, part of the work of IIED's internal Gender Equality Champions Network, will discuss historical trends and future possibilities for promoting gender equality/equity in biodiversity conservation.
It will hear from speakers from policy, NGO and research perspectives who will address four questions looking back over the last 15 years:
- To what extent has there been progress towards gender equality/equity in conservation (rhetoric and genuine change)?
- What has brought this about/constrained progress?
- What difference is this making in terms of social and conservation outcomes?
- Where are we going from here?
Outline programme:
- Introductions
- Policy perspective: Andrea Quesada, consultant, and formerly Women’s Environment and Development Organisation
- Conservation NGO perspective: Helen Anthem, Fauna and Flora International, and formerly CAFOD
- Action research perspective: Phil Franks, IIED, and formerly CARE
- Question-and-answer session with participants
- Discussion, review and closing remarks