Women as Catalysts for Peace

The integrated nature of the SDGs shows the strong link of peaceful and inclusive societies with strong institutions to the achievement of gender equality and the empowerment of women.

Investing in women’s leadership, economic empowerment and breaking down the barriers to enable women to thrive contributes to a peaceful and inclusive society.

Better gender data matters for if we are not measuring progress, it can be very hard to call attention to the problem and find solutions. IEP is dedicated to shifting the world’s focus to peace as a positive, tangible and achievable measure of human well-being and progress.

IEP women peace practitioners will be featured.

Speakers:

• Patricia Garcia AO - Partnership Development Manager, Institute for Economics and Peace (IEP)
• Charlie Allen APM - Director of Partnerships, Institute for Economics and Peace (IEP)
• Olivia Adams - Research Fellow, Institute for Economics and Peace
• Lorelei Higgins - Indigenous Relations Strategist, Calgary Indigenous Relations Office
• Irene Santiago - former Executive Director, NGO Forum of the UN Fourth World Conference on Women in Beijing
• Sasha E. Butler - Founder and CEO, Center for Global Alliance and Leadership Expansion