Webcast
Second Annual International Law Conference on the Status of Women
Monday, March 8, 2021 | 1:00 p.m. - 4:30 p.m.
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Program Fee:
Free for Members and Non-Lawyers | $15 for Non-Member Lawyers
Non-Lawyers and Members of Co-Sponsoring Associations please call Customer Service at 212-382-6663 to register.
Please Note: All attendees will receive an email confirmation including a zoom invite two hours prior to the program with details of how to access the webinar.
Description:
Join the City Bar Association’s United Nations Committee for the Second Annual International Law Conference on the Status of Women. The Conference will commemorate International Women’s Day and will be held in the lead up to the 65th Regular Session of the Commission on the Status of Women. The Conference will consist of two panels, which will focus on separate legal and policy issues confronting women around the world. The first panel will analyze the disproportionate impact the COVID-19 pandemic has had upon women. The impacts of the pandemic have manifested in a variety of ways, including but not limited to increased levels of domestic violence, women and girls being more susceptible to becoming victims of human trafficking and other forms of exploitation, and decreased participation in the work force by women due to the need to provide childcare for their families. The second panel will explore efforts to eliminate violence against women, which is essential to permit their full and effective participation and decision-making in public life. Eliminating violence against women is also crucial to achieving gender equality and empowering women and girls. The panelists will explore the harmful impacts of violence against women, and how these impacts hinder the realization of gender equality and women’s involvement in public life, which harms society as a whole.
The objective of the Conference is to have an honest conversation about the current situation of women and girls around the world, with a focus on how laws and policies have contributed to the situation. The panelists will provide their insights and expertise as to how the legal profession can address the situation in order to promote a more equitable and less discriminatory environment for women and girls. Furthermore, the panelists will highlight their efforts, and the efforts of their respective organizations, to promote gender equality and empower women and girls.
First Panel: Understanding and mitigating the disproportionate impact the COVID-19 pandemic has had on women
Taina Bien-Aimé, Executive Director of the Coalition Against Trafficking in Women
Beate Andrees, International Labour Organization, Special Representative to the United Nations and Director
Valentine Rugwabiza, Ambassador and Permanent Representative of Rwanda to the United Nations
Moderator: Clayton Cheney, Chair of the UN Committee
Second Panel: Eliminating violence against women in order to allow for women’s full and effective participation and decision-making in public life
Pramila Patten, United Nations Special Representative on Sexual Violence in Conflict
Akila Radhakrishnan, President of the Global Justice Center
Dubravka Šimonovic, United Nations Special Rapporteur on Violence Against Women
Moderator: Chanya Sainvilus, Member of the UN Committee
Fireside Chat:
Introduction: Catherine van Kampen, Member of the UN Committee and the African Affairs Committee
Reshma Saujani, Attorney, Activist, Author of Brave, Not Perfect, and Founder and CEO of Girls Who Code
Sponsoring Committee:
United Nations, Clayton T. Cheney, Chair
Co-Sponsoring Committees:
African Affairs, Scott Caplan & Doris Toyou Co-Chairs
International Human Rights Law, Lauren Melkus, Chair
International Law, Ulyana Bardyn, Chair
Co-Sponsoring Organizations:
City Bar Justice Center
Cyrus R. Vance Center for International Justice
ECPAT-USA
New York State Bar Association's Women in Law Section
New York State Bar Association President's Committee for Leadership Development
Soroptimist International
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