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SUMMARY: Paths to Equal: Innovative Tools for Measuring Gender Progress
DESCRIPTION: Join our panelists for an insightful discussion on a new set o
 f gender indices developed to monitor progress on gender equality and women
 's rights globally.
X-ALT-DESC;FMTTYPE=text/html: <p><img class="alignnone wp-image-51104 size-
 large" src="https://sppga.cms.arts.ubc.ca/wp-content/uploads/sites/5/2024/1
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 24x573.png" alt="" width="620" height="347" /></p><p>November 7  |  7:00 AM
  - 8:30 AM PST | 10:00 AM – 11:30 AM EST | 2:00 PM – 3:30 PM GMT</p><p>Join
  our panelists for an insightful discussion on a new set of gender indices 
 developed to monitor progress on gender equality and women's rights globall
 y.</p><p><span class="TextRun SCXW103175011 BCX8" lang="EN-US" xml:lang="EN
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 is webinar\, hosted by the University of British Columbia (UBC) in collabor
 ation with UN Women\, <span class="TextRun SCXW138694280 BCX8" lang="EN-US"
  xml:lang="EN-US" data-contrast="auto"><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW13869
 4280 BCX8">University of Gothenburg</span><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW13
 8694280 BCX8">\,</span><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW138694280 BCX8"> and 
 </span><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW138694280 BCX8">the Center for Demogr
 aphic Studies at </span><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW138694280 BCX8">Univ
 ersidad </span><span class="NormalTextRun SpellingErrorV2Themed SCXW1386942
 80 BCX8">Autónoma</span><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW138694280 BCX8"> de 
 Barcelona</span><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW138694280 BCX8"> (UAB)</span
 ><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW138694280 BCX8">\, will focus on the presen
 tation and discussion of a new set of gender indices developed </span><span
  class="NormalTextRun SCXW138694280 BCX8">to monitor progress on gender equ
 ality and women's rights globally</span><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW1386
 94280 BCX8">. </span><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW138694280 BCX8">Introdu
 ced last year\, these indices </span><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW1386942
 80 BCX8">represent</span><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW138694280 BCX8"> a 
 crucial step forward in measuring progress and informing policies aimed at 
 achieving gender equality at global\, regional\, and national levels.</span
 ></span><span class="EOP SCXW138694280 BCX8" data-ccp-props="{"335551550":6
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 try-level applications </span></span></span><span class="TrackChangeTextIns
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 ass="NormalTextRun SCXW51821977 BCX8"> underway. For example\, UN Women\, w
 ith partners\, has collected new data and produced index values specificall
 y for Afghanistan\, offering a perspective on fragile states' challenges an
 d opportunities.</span></span></span></p><p><span class="TextRun SCXW311126
 60 BCX8" lang="EN-US" xml:lang="EN-US" data-contrast="auto"><span class="No
 rmalTextRun SCXW31112660 BCX8">The event will highlight the journey of thes
 e measures—from global to </span><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW31112660 BC
 X8">country</span><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW31112660 BCX8"> adaptation
 —illustrating their strengths\, weaknesses\, and applicability to various c
 ontexts. It will also provide insights from experts working on </span><span
  class="NormalTextRun SCXW31112660 BCX8">global</span><span class="NormalTe
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 0 BCX8">national applications.</span><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW3111266
 0 BCX8"> Additionally\, Professor Laurel Weldon will present the Feminist M
 obilization Index\, highlighting the impact of women's movements on policy 
 changes across the globe.</span></span><span class="EOP SCXW31112660 BCX8" 
 data-ccp-props="{"335551550":6\,"335551620":6}"> </span></p><p><strong>Pane
 lists & Speakers:</strong></p><ul><li><strong>Moderator:</strong> Ginette A
 zcona\, Senior Research & Data Specialist\, UN Women (on Sabbatical) | Visi
 ting Policy Practitioner Fellow at School of Public Policy and Global Affai
 rs\, UBC</li><li><strong>Anne Laure Humbert</strong>\, <span class="TrackCh
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 University of Gothenburg</span><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW201613367 BCX
 8">.</span> <span class="NormalTextRun SCXW201613367 BCX8">Presentation of 
 </span><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW201613367 BCX8">conceptual framing</s
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 n></li><li><strong>Iñaki Permanyer</strong>\, ICREA Research Professor\, Ce
 nter for Demographic Studies at UAB. Presentation of indicators and computa
 tional methodology for the global indices.</li><li><strong>Antra Bhatt</str
 ong>\, Statistics Specialist\, UN Women. Presentation of final scores and k
 ey findings\, including reception to date.</li><li><strong>Michelle Gehrig<
 /strong>\, Programme Specialist\, UN Women Afghanistan - Presentation of Af
 ghanistan’s experience.</li><li><strong>Laurel Weldon</strong>\, Professor\
 , Simon Fraser University - Presentation of the Feminist Mobilization Index
 .</li></ul><p> </p>
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