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Mar
15
Session on Gender equality and empowerment of women´s rights 0 Reply
Dialogue Café Serbia is coordinating a session on “Gender Equality and the empowerment of women´s rights” with the aim of supporting Gender equality and parity as both are key pillars to ensure a sustainable future for the world.
The session will address some of major challenges faces globally by women by promoting experiences and knowledge sharing between the countries and cities involved in the session. The event will take place in the framework of the Cycle “Women´s Empowerment: sharing challenges and good practices” organised by Dialogue Café.
In order to conduct the discussion and provide to participants with detailed information about the purpose of the debate and the issues we would like to raise during the discussion, please download the Concept Paper and the programme.
The session will take place on 22th March from 3-5pm London time. Dialogue CafĂ©s participating are: Belgrade, Cidade de Praia, Cleveland, Lisbon, Novi Pazar, Rio de Janeiro.Â
For more information contact us:Â
Dialogue Café Serbia: Biljana Vukosavljevic – UNA Serbia
Dialogue Café Association – Dalia Sendra, Manager of Dialogue Café
Sep
5
Women´s Empowerment: sharing challenges and good practices 0 Reply
From the local to the global level, women´s leadership and participation in society are restricted. Women are underrepresented at the political and economic level, as well as leading positions, whether in elected office, the civil service, the private sector or the Academia. This occurs despite their proven abilities as leaders and agents of change, and their right to participate equally in democratic governance. Women face several obstacles to participating in public life. Structural barriers through discriminatory laws and institutions still limit women´s options to run for office. Capacity gaps mean women are less likely than men to have the education, contacts and resources needed to become effective leaders. As the 2011 UN General Assembly resolution on women´s political participation notes, “Women in every part of the world continue to be largely marginalized from the political sphere, often as a result of discriminatory laws, practices, attitudes and gender stereotypes, low levels of education, lack of access to health care and the disproportionate effect of poverty on women”. Individual women have overcome these obstacles with great acclaim, and often to the benefit of society at large. But for women as a whole, the playing field needs to be level, opening opportunities for all[1].
The first session of this cycle will be focused on the challenges we confront as society in fighting violence against women with the objective of promoting good practices, as well as disseminate testimonials of women.
The first session will take place on 28 September from 16h to 17h30 (London time). Dialogue Cafes participating in this cycle are: Dialogue CafĂ© Cidade de Praia, Dialogue CafĂ© Évora, and Dialogue CafĂ© Lisboa.Â
Contact us for further information and download the final programme session I.
[1] See more at: http://www.unwomen.org/en/what-we-do/leadership-and-political-participation#sthash.H1Nvscel.dpuf
Feb
24
Women´s Empowerment through Creative Industries 2 2
Source: http://economia.icaew.com
“Creative industries are those industries that have their origin in individual creativity, skill, and talent, and have potential for job creation through the generation and exploitation of ideas or imagination. Using this broad definition, creative industries range from advertising and social media to the likes of agribusiness, design, and handicrafts. Creative industries provide a platform to support the sustained empowerment of women. In communities across the world, rich cultural value and traditional designs have been protected and nurtured by women through creative industries.”[1]
The rise of the creative industries presents significant opportunities for transforming women´s energy into new ideas, organisation and a future vision for societies. The sessions will address some of the critical policy approaches that are required to promote creative entrepreneurship among women and young women.
With this purpose, the Dialogue Café Association offer its network to address the challenges faced by women in terms of employment and opportunities for entrepreneurship within the creative sector and to reinforce networking opportunities.
Based on the main recommendations identified by international organisations such as UNCTAD[1], UNIDO and UNESCO, the Dialogue Café Network organises a session on women´s empowerment through creative industries focused on the following topics:
- Women´s participation in Creative Industries.
- Creative Young Women: sharing testimonials, needs and added value.
- Good practices, Partnerships and Networking.
PROGRAMME
The session will take place next Thursday 24 March from 15h00 to 16h30 London time connecting DCs in Évora, Lisbon, Novi Pazar and Rio de Janeiro.
Dialogue Café Lisbon (Fundação Calouste Gulbenkian):
- Margarida Medina Martins, Vice-President of the Portuguese Platform for Women’s Rights
- Maria Isabel Mendes, Member of the Executive Commission of the Women’s Empowerment Principles (WEP) of the UN Global Compact Network Portugal
- Nilzete Pacheco, Representative of Ameixoeira Criativa
Dialogue Café Novi Pazar (Centar Duga):
- Misala Zukorlić, Cordinator in creative workskops for kids, ZVRK
- Daniela Roglić, Manager in fashion and event decoration studio ATELJE
- Benida Ćorović, Creative Director in INKO-home art
- Irma Totic Nokić, Fashion designer
Dialogue CafĂ© Évora (ADRAL):Â
- Marta Matos, Association of Entrepreneurs of Coast Alentejo, AEEL
- Vanda Narciso and Maria Margarida Ricardo, EEE-Enterprise Europe Network
- Aurora Rodrigues and Ana Luisa Delgado, Portuguese Association of Women Jurists, APMJ
Other participants will join us in Dialogue Café Rio de Janeiro (UCAM University).
DC_Session – 2016 – Women Empowerment Creative Industries_Programme
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[1] United Nations Conference on Trade and Development
[1] UNIDO GENDER Newsletter No. 4
[2] “Building a Digital Economy: The importance of saving jobs in the EU’s creative industries”, TERA Consultants, March 2010.
[3] Commission Recommendation on the digitalization and online accessibility of cultural material and digital preservation, C(2011) 7579 final, 27.10.2011
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