The UN Women theme, ‘March Forward’ will commemorate 30 years since the UN’s Beijing Declaration and Platform for Action for achieving gender equality.
Since then, women have broken barriers, reshaped policies, and ignited powerful movements worldwide. However, millions of women and girls still face systemic inequalities, rising violence, and economic disparities that hold them back from reaching their full potential.
Come to one of our networking events to hear from speakers who are delivering programs that help women reach that potential and find out how much more must be done to close the gender pay gap, ensure women’s safety, and to fairly value both paid and unpaid care work.
WiAD is here for women in Australia who deliver these programs worldwide - ‘March Forward’ gives us the opportunity to hear about turning gender equality commitments into action.
This is your event so please send us the questions you want our speakers to address on the night.
Come along to meet other women in the sector, share a glass of wine and nibbles and make new connections.
Cost: FREE for WIAD Members, $25 for Supporters, $10 for Non-Member Students, interns and unwaged $5 online.
*Members will be sent a discount code for free access, please check your emails (including spam/junk mail). *Once purchased, tickets are non-refundable.
Everyone is welcome, so please share this email with your friends and colleagues. Keep an eye on our website for details of the event.
Speaker
Alice Ridge
Alice Ridge is the Senior Research, Policy & Advocacy Advisor at the International Women’s Development Agency leading research and advocacy on feminist foreign policy, and funding feminist movements, among other issues. She was instrumental in establishing and convening the Australian Feminist Foreign Policy Coalition, and in the creation of the podcast F! It! Exploring feminist and First Nations approaches to foreign policy.
Prior to joining IWDA, Alice worked for five years with the Australian Council for International Development, leading sector-wide projects. Alice has been an Advisor to the W7 under Germany’s presidency in 2022 and contributes to global advocacy coalitions in multilateral forums such as the Commission on the Status of Women. In 2022 she was one of the Young Australians in International Affairs’ Young Women to Watch. Alice holds a Bachelor of Arts (University of Melbourne) and a Graduate Certificate in Gender Mainstreaming and Analysis (Flinders University).