Anna Broberg Keywords land-use planning gender equality Read more about Anna Broberg Anna Broberg (Doctor of Science in Land-use Planning and Transportation Engineering, COO) is the COO of Mapita Oy. Her analytical strength and innovative thinking around urban development and participation provides our customers with a world-class understanding and recommendations for the participation projects. Anna has a holistic perspective to the projects as well as an eye for detail. Her track record covers over 10 years of close cooperation with cities in the design of community engagement processes, tools, and analyses.
Uzma Altaf Keywords social development gender gender equality gender mainstreaming Read more about Uzma Altaf Uzma Altaf is working with the Asian Development Bank (ADB) as a Gender Specialist (Consultant) since 2011. Based at the Pakistan Resident Mission Islamabad, she has provided technical assistance for mainstreaming gender in various projects and programs in the Central and West Asia Region in some of the key developing member countries (DMCs) of ADB including Pakistan, Azerbaijan and Afghanistan. She holds a masters’ degree in Public Administration and Public Policy and Management and has been a Commonwealth scholar of the UK Government.
Jayanthi Kuru-Utumpala Keywords gender equality womens empowerment Read more about Jayanthi Kuru-Utumpala Jayanthi Kuru-Utumpala is a women's rights activist with 18 years of experience in the field of women's rights and gender equality. She holds a MA in Gender Studies from Sussex University (UK), and a post graduate diploma in Women’s Studies from Colombo University. In 2016, she became the first Sri Lankan (male or female) to summit Mount Everest. In recognition of this achievement, from 2016-2019 she was appointed the Goodwill Ambassador for Women's Rights by the Ministry of Women's Affairs in Sri Lanka.
Reema Alsalem Keywords womens empowerment gender equality womens Read more about Reema Alsalem Ms. Reem Alsalem was appointed United Nations Special Rapporteur on violence against women, its causes and consequences in July 2021 by the UN Human Rights Council for a three-year tenure. She started her tenure on 1 August 2021.
[VIDEO] New Frontiers for Gender Equality: Good Governance and Gendered Social Norms Read more about [VIDEO] New Frontiers for Gender Equality: Good Governance and Gendered Social Norms Speakers in this good practice session will discuss issues related to the "unfinished gender agenda." They will touch upon social and gender norms and their impact on women and girls' lives and discuss how tax systems, budget planning and allocation, and procurement can alleviate gender inequality and advance women's economic empowerment.
Sunita Pitamber Keywords gender equality gender mainstreaming Read more about Sunita Pitamber Dr Sunita Pitamber is the Associate Director for Gender Mainstreaming and Access to Services and Infrastructure Development at the EBRD. In this role, she leads on advising clients and colleagues in promoting gender equality and women’s economic empowerment through Bank investments. Sunita has extensive experience in Africa through her role at the African Development Bank where she led the Bank’s priorities on Human Capital Development, Youth Employment, as well as Education and Health.
Kelera Kolivuso-Ravono Keywords gender equality Read more about Kelera Kolivuso-Ravono Kelera Kolivuso-Ravono works at the Ministry of Economy under the Budget and Planning Division as a team leader for the Social Services sector. She is involved in the coordination of policies, planning and budgeting of the Education, Health, Housing, Youth and Sports, Women and Social Protection sectors. She has been with the Ministry of Economy for the last 19 years working in various sections with majority of her working career in the budget division.