CSW62 side event: Connecting local to global: Strategies to empower women in the workplace
Event description
Date: Wednesday, 21 March 2018, 9.30–11 a.m. EDT
Location: Consulate General of Germany in New York, 871 United Nations Plaza (1st Avenue at East 49th Street), New York, NY 10017
RSVP by Monday, 19 March, to [ Click to reveal ].
Please note: due to security requirements, RSVPs will not be accepted after 19 March 2018.
In honour of Women’s History Month and the United Nations’ 62nd Commission on the Status of Women, please join us for a special event highlighting innovative local and global practices that are driving progress for the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development by empowering women in the workplace.
The #MeToo and Time’s Up movements are galvanizing support and action to end the harassment and gender discrimination that is pervasive in workplaces around the world. Come hear from leading local and global experts and officials about both the challenges and opportunities in making workplaces safe and equitable.
All are welcome! Please share this invitation with your network.
Featured speakers:
- Chirlane McCray, First Lady of New York City
- Phumzile Mlambo-Ngcuka, Executive Director of UN Women
- Penny Abeywardena, Commissioner, NYC Mayor’s Office for International Affairs
- Carmelyn Malalis, Commissioner and Chair, NYC Commission on Human Rights
- Shauna Olney, Chief of the Gender, Equality and Diversity Branch, International Labour Organization
For accessibility information, please contact Austin Wise at [ Click to reveal ].
Sponsored by NYC Mayor’s Office for International Affairs and the Consulate General of Germany in New York.