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Session description: Enabling gender equality by empowering all genders to effectively participate in modern society is one of the most important advances towards global sustainable development. Despite the importance of the topic, there is a significant gap in information about the current state and trends of gender empowerment in the Arctic. This panel is aimed at contributing to understanding of gender equality issues in the Arctic at the national, regional, and local levels, to identify concrete strategies for gender political, economic, and civic empowerment, and thereby facilitating sustainable policymaking for the Arctic. - Opening remarks: Embla Eir Oddsdóttir, Icelandic Arctic Cooperation Network - Session Chair: Valeriya Posmitnaya, Youth Advisory Board - Key presentation: Marya Rozanova Smith, The George Washington University, Andrey Petrov, ARCTICenter (UNI), Varvara Korkina Williams, Indigenous Independent Scolar - Arctic Council's Permanent Participants: Bridget Larocque, Arctic Athabaskan Council, Tonje Margrete Winsnes Johansen, Saami Council (TBC) - Speakers: Joanna Absalonsen, Københavns Kommune, Steven Arnfjord, University of Greenland, Sara Fusco, University of Akureyri, Firouz Gaini, University of the Faroe Islands, Kathleen Lahey, Queen’s University, Suzanne Mills, McMaster University, Aleksandra Poturaeva, Moscow State University, Olga Povoroznyuk, University of Vienna, Magalie Quintal Marineau, Institut national de la recherche scientifique, Lilia Vinokurova, The Institute for Humanities Research and Indigenous Studies of the North (IHRISN) (Special guest), Alex Wilson, University of Saskatchewan, Nadezda Zamyatina, Moscow State University (Special guest) - Questions and Answers - Closing remarks: Hjalti Ómar Ágústsson, Project Manager, Gender Equality in the Arctic Phase III, Icelandic Arctic Cooperation Network Questions for participants to consider: - What are the dimensions of gender equality and empowerment in the Arctic? - What are the regional differences in gender empowerment across the Arctic? - What needs to be done to advance gender empowerment in the Arctic? We found the materials below helpful for the discussion: - The GEA Report 2015. Gender Eqaulity in the Arctic Report. Current Realities, Future Challenges - Rozanova, Marya; Mikheev, Valeriy. Rethinking Women’s Empowerment: Insights from the Russian Arctic - Norwegian Ministry of Foreign Affairs. Freedom, empowerment and opportunities. Action Plan for Women’s Rights and Gender Equality in Foreign and Development Policy 2016-2020 ...if you want more check our database of published materials at Published Materials
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