Jun 01, 2023; Interactive Event
PUBLIC PANEL DISCUSSION "STRENGTHENING WOMEN'S RIGHTS IN THE GLOBAL SOUTH - A PREREQUISITE FOR ECONOMIC PROGRESS?" ON JUNE 1ST
Prof. Dr. Michèle Tertilt, University Mannheim
Panel discussions
Prof. Dr. Clara Brandi, IDOS (University Bonn)
Dr. Angela Langenkamp, GIZ
Dr. Jürgen Zattler, Federal Ministry for Economic Cooperation
Moderation
Prof. Dr. Christian Leßmann TU Dresden
In many countries around the world, women's rights are still limited. In some places, the situation is even getting worse: Since the Taliban took power in Afghanistan, women's rights have been increasingly restricted there; in Iran, girls and women are protesting against the Islamic dress code.
"Female Empowerment" stands for equal rights for girls and women in many areas of life: in education, in the workplace, in entrepreneurial activities, in land ownership and much more.
On March 1st, 2023, the German Development Minister Svenja Schulze presented a strategy for a feminist development policy that aims to empower women. We ask: What is the role of women have in the economy in the Global South? Are stronger women's rights a driver of economic development or rather a consequence of it? Can and should countries of the Global North directly or indirectly influence norms in partner countries? What opportunities and risks result from this?
A public discussion on this topic will take place on June 1st, starting at 7:30 p.m. at the Frauenkirche in Dresden. The event will be in German with simultaneous translation into English. Registration is not necessary in advance.
You can find more information here.