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Mirror to the face of poverty

Thu, 14 Mar

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CCUN 11th Floor

Mirror to the face of poverty
Mirror to the face of poverty

Time & Location

14 Mar 2024, 16:30 – 18:00 GMT

CCUN 11th Floor, 777 United Nations Plaza, New York, NY 10017, USA

About the event

Why is the face of poverty the most disadvantaged women - and what can be done to prevent female poverty. This interactive inperson seminar will provide alternative perspectives on the different faces of female poverty with examples of best practice and solutions. Looking at older women, widows, displaced and migrating women...Exploring decent work and pay, affordable and sustainable care support, social protection payments, shared parental leave, desegregated data systems, community support systems...

Speakers:

  • Chair - Baroness Hodgson

  • Alyssa Ahrabare, legal expert, Advocacy and Legal Lead of the European Network of Migrant Women, Vice-President of the French Coordination for the European Women's Lobby

  • Dr. Atieno Mboya - BIC

  • Alice Garrick - Anglican Communion - Pakistan

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