<html xmlns:o="urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:office" xmlns:w="urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:word" xmlns:st1="urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:smarttags" xmlns="http://www.w3.org/TR/REC-html40"> <head> <meta http-equiv=Content-Type content="text/html; charset=iso-8859-1"> <meta name=Generator content="Microsoft Word 11 (filtered medium)"> <o:SmartTagType namespaceuri="urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:smarttags" name="PlaceType" downloadurl="http://www.5iantlavalamp.com/"/> <o:SmartTagType namespaceuri="urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:smarttags" name="PlaceName" downloadurl="http://www.5iantlavalamp.com/"/> <o:SmartTagType namespaceuri="urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:smarttags" name="country-region" downloadurl="http://www.5iantlavalamp.com/"/> <o:SmartTagType namespaceuri="urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:smarttags" name="State" downloadurl="http://www.5iamas-microsoft-com:office:smarttags"/> <o:SmartTagType namespaceuri="urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:smarttags" name="City" downloadurl="http://www.5iamas-microsoft-com:office:smarttags"/> <o:SmartTagType namespaceuri="urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:smarttags" name="place" downloadurl="http://www.5iantlavalamp.com/"/> <o:SmartTagType namespaceuri="urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:smarttags" name="Street" downloadurl="http://www.5iantlavalampft-com:office:smarttags"/> <o:SmartTagType namespaceuri="urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:smarttags" name="address" downloadurl="http://www.5iamas-microsoft-com:office:smarttags"/>  <style>  </style> </head> <body lang=EN-US link=blue vlink=purple> <div class=Section1> <div> <div> Canadian launch of UNRISD report - "Gender Equality: Striving for Justice in an Unequal World"<o:p></o:p> Thursday, December 1, 2005, 9:30 am  12:00 pm<o:p></o:p> 14th floor, International Development Research Centre (IDRC) <st1:address w:st="on"><st1:Street w:st="on">250 Albert Street</st1:Street>, <st1:City w:st="on">Ottawa</st1:City></st1:address><o:p></o:p> Ten years after the Beijing World Conference on Women, our societies show some progress towards gender equality, evident in the increased visibility of women in elected assemblies and state institutions; in the narrowing gaps in school enrolment; and in the growing presence of women in the labour market.Ā  Despite such gains, pervasive inequalities persist, and across the world, women's access to resources, authority, and power continues to be limited. <o:p></o:p> The UNRISD report, "Gender Equality: Striving for Justice in an Unequal World," explores inequities faced by women in the following four areas: macroeconomics and well-being; work and social policy; politics and public life; and armed conflict.<o:p></o:p> As the International Development Research Centre is committed to supporting gender- focused research, the Centre's Gender Unit is pleased to host the Canadian launch of the UNRISD report.<o:p></o:p> Presentations will be followed by discussion. Copies of the report will be available in French and English, and lunch will be served after the event. <o:p></o:p> Please contact Carla Yanez (gsd@idrc.ca) by November 23 to confirm your attendance and indicate whether you will join us for lunch.<o:p></o:p> Presenters and topics:<o:p></o:p> Ann Zammit, Development Economist<o:p></o:p> Macro-economics, Well-being, and Gender Equality<o:p></o:p> Shahra Razavi, Research Coordinator, UNRISD <st1:country-region w:st="on"><st1:place w:st="on">Switzerland</st1:place></st1:country-region><o:p></o:p> Women, Work, and Social Policy<o:p></o:p> Marnia Lazberg, <st1:PlaceName w:st="on">Hunter</st1:PlaceName> <st1:PlaceName w:st="on">College</st1:PlaceName> of the <st1:PlaceType w:st="on">City</st1:PlaceType> <st1:PlaceType w:st="on">University</st1:PlaceType> of <st1:State w:st="on"><st1:place w:st="on">New York</st1:place></st1:State> Women in Politics and Public Life<o:p></o:p> Urvashi Butalia, Aman Trust<o:p></o:p> Gender, Armed Conflict, and the Search for Peace<o:p></o:p> </div> </div> </div> </body> </html>