[VIDEO] Livable Cities in a Rapidly Changing World: Why Gender Equality Matters Read more about [VIDEO] Livable Cities in a Rapidly Changing World: Why Gender Equality Matters To make infrastructure work for everyone, we need to fundamentally change the way it is planned, delivered, and managed. Cities have inadvertently been designed without considering needs of women and girls. They tend to reflect traditional gender roles and gendered division of labor. Gender inequalities persist and limit the extent to which women can contribute to the social and economic life of cities. The COVID-19 pandemic has added new challenges. For women and girls, the challenges are much greater as they have been impacted disproportionally by the pandemic.
Maria Vassilakou Keywords gender equality Read more about Maria Vassilakou Maria Vassilakou, MSc, founder and CEO of Vassilakou Urban Consulting GmbH - Vienna Solutions, works worldwide as an advisor to cities, organizations, NGOs and corporations sharing know-how on green and fair urban transformation strategies and transition management. She also serves as a member of the EU Mission Experts-Board advising the European Commission on the design and implementation of Europes „100 Climate neutral smart Cities by 2030“ Mission.
[VIDEO] Quality Infrastructure for Gender Equality Read more about [VIDEO] Quality Infrastructure for Gender Equality Gender inequalities persists and limits the extent to which women can contribute to the social and economic life of cities. Gender-blind infrastructure, which neglects to consider the needs of women and girls can limit their access to critical resources such as clean water and sanitation services, use of public transport and access to digital communications technology. Panelists in this session will discuss how urban development can be deliberate in its inclusion and empowerment of women.
Isira Perera Keywords gender equality Read more about Isira Perera Isira holds over two decades of diversified industry experience in senior leadership capacity on digital mobility and digital payments enabling service inclusion. He carries hands on experience on market dynamics and consumer behaviors supporting equal opportunity.
Elin Andersdotter Fabre Keywords gender equality Read more about Elin Andersdotter Fabre Elin is managing the Her City initiative at UN-Habitat’s (United Nations Human Settlements Programme) Global Public Space Programme.
Tanu Priya Uteng Keywords gender equality Read more about Tanu Priya Uteng Tanu Priya Uteng (Ph.D.), senior researcher at the Institute of Transport Economics (TOI) in Oslo, Norway, holds a PhD degree in Transport Planning and has worked extensively across a host of cross-cutting issues in the field of urban and transport planning in the past 18 years. Her areas of expertise include: inclusive cities, mobilities, transport-related social exclusion, travel behaviour studies, evaluation and gender studies. Dr.
Bimbika Sijapati Basnett Keywords gender equality disability Read more about Bimbika Sijapati Basnett At ADB, Bimbika coordinates and contributes to the mainstreaming of gender in ADB operations in the Central West Asia region, focusing on Pakistan, Afghanistan, and the South Caucasus.
Faryal Khan Keywords gender equality gender Read more about Faryal Khan Faryal Khan, Ed. D., is the Programme Specialist for Education at the UNESCO Regional Bureau for Asia and the Pacific and leads the Quality team, focusing on NEQMAP, Global Citizenship Education, and Education for Sustainable Development amongst other areas. Dr. Khan earned her doctorate in Educational Administration, Planning, and Social Policy (concentration: International Education) from Harvard University (2005). She has two masters’ degrees in Education: from the University of the Punjab, Lahore, Pakistan (1989), and Harvard’s Graduate School of Education (1995).
Jayati Ghosh Keywords economics gender equality Read more about Jayati Ghosh Jayati Ghosh taught economics at Jawaharlal Nehru University, New Delhi for nearly 35 years. She is currently Professor of Economics at the University of Massachusetts at Amherst, USA. She has authored and/or edited 20 books. Recent books include“The making of a catastrophe: Covid-19 and the Indian economy”, Aleph Books forthcoming 2021; “When governments fail: Covid-19 and the economy”, Tulika Books; “Women workers in the informal economy”, Routledge 202