Two 'Forums' - 'The Impact of COVID on Women in the Economy' and 'The Impact of Women in Power on COVID' will seize the opportunity to build forward from COVID to debate the shape of our world ahead. Glancing back to the 1995 'Beijing Platform for Action' and forward to Sustainable Development Goals 2030 - join our lively debate as we discuss how to Count Differently, Design Differently' and Lead Differently.
Looking forward
Looking forward
equal voice Newfoundland & Labrador event
uplifting women & Gender Diverse Leaders!
June 2, 2021 1:00-2:30pm EST
Event has Live Closed Captioning & ASL Interpretation
COVID-19 response and recovery designing 'New Normal'
Two panels showcasing Newfoundland and Labrador's COVID response highlighting the impact of women and gender diverse individuals in leadership in academia, grassroots NGOs and youth experiences, illustrating an intersectional lens towards designing a 'New Normal' post-COVID.
Global guests from the UK and New Zealand will add international insights.


moderators

Judy May Foote
Her Honour The Honourable, P.C., O.N.L.,
Lieutenant Governor of Newfoundland and Labrador

Dr. Betsy McGregor
Feminist Forum Co-Founder
Harvard Medical School Research Fellow
Author, 'Women on the Ballot"

Gudie Hutchings
Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister for Women and Gender Equality and Rural Economic Development
panel #1
Impact of COVID-19 on Women and Gender Diverse Individuals
Join grassroots activists, policy analysts, youth leaders and leading NGO path makers to discuss the differential impact of COVID-19 on women and gender diverse individuals, building Canada forward with a feminist lens.

Dr. Nicola Ngawati
Director, New Zealand Kaiwhakahaere Matua Ministry of Women

Chunyan Zhu
Academic Advisor at Memorial University
panel #2
Impact of Women and Gender Diverse Leadership on COVID-19
Explore the difference! Women in leadership are changing COVID-19 outcomes by their courage, unique styles and decisive actions. Meet compelling provincial and global trailblazers busy designing different response and recovery visions.

Dr. Supriya Garikipati
Associate Professor Liverpool University Management School

Dr. Deatra Walsh
Dir. of Advocacy and Communications at Municipalities NL




Ledon Wellon
Founder of
"Faces of Fertility"
Campaign
Kate Cadigan
Youth Leader. Gr. 12 Student at Gonzaga Highschool St. John's
Dr. Vianne Timmons, O.C.
Kathy Hawkins
President, Memorial University & Founding Visionary of The Prosperity Project
President of DisAbled Women’s Network Canada

Ophelia Ravencroft
Feminist Researcher & Local LGBTQ2S+/Sex Worker Advocate

Sandra McKellar
Executive Director of NL Sexual Assault and Crisis Prevention Centre

Taylor Barry
Youth Team Forum
Chat Moderator

Dr. Sobia Shaikh
Co-Chair, Anti-Racism Coalition & MUN Prof. School of Social Work

Jude Benoit
Co-Founder, Indigenous
Activist Collective & 2SLGBTQIA+ Neighboring Pod

Gloria Jones
Youth Team Forum
Chat Moderator
forward from the beijing 1995 platform for action to the UN-sdg2030
Feminist Movement - Where to now?
No movement has been as important to social progress as the global thirst for women's equality, demonstrated in scattered ways over 2500 years of patriarchal rule. It has come to a head in the 20th century, with increased knowledge and awareness, organization, activism, legislation and education. The worldwide pandemic of COVID-19 has revealed huge deficits in women's status, in Canada and around the world. These forums will examine both the gains, and the challenging unfinished business in achieving true gender equality.