COVID-19 Impacts and Transforming the Role of Women in the Post-Pandemic Era
August 19th – 20th, 2021
The W36 Global Summit is a 2 day event, hosted virtually from India, which aims to discuss the challenges currently faced by women and girls all across the world because of the Covid-19 pandemic, and how to address them. This Summit is open to anybody interested in these topics, including UNESCO Chairs, but also academics, researchers, students, and any organization or stakeholder.
Day 1 will give an opportunity to all Gender-Related UNESCO Chairs to present their Chair, mission and activities, to the other Chairs, but also to a wider public, as an open event.
Day 2 will focus on specific themes during smaller group sessions (Science & Technology; Education & Skill Development; Society, Culture & Legal Rights; Health & Nutrition, Safety & Security, Environment & Sustainability; Finance & Economics; Communication & Leadership). Academics, researchers, students, or anybody having worked or conducted a research or project in one of these areas is welcome to participate. Please register to send us your suggestions.
Timings: 16:00 Hrs to 20:00 Hrs (GMT+5:30). Please use this link to view the event in your local time zone.
List of UNESCO Gender-Related Chairs
UNESCO Chair on Women, Sciences and Technology
Professor Gloria Bonder, La Facultad Latinoamericana de Ciencias Sociales (FLACSO), Sede Académica Argentina
UNESCO Chair on Water, Women and Development
Isabel Roseli Ribeiro and Vera Lúcia de Miranda Guarda, Université fédérale d'Ouro Preto-UFOP, Ouro Preto, Minas Gerais, Brazil
UNESCO Chair in Cultural Diversity, Gender and Border Territories
Prof Damião Duque de Farias, Universidade Federal da Grande Dourados, Brazil
UNESCO Chair on Women, Gender, Sciences, Society and Sustainable development
Prof Karifa Bayo, Université de Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso
UNESCO Chair in Media and Gender
Dr. Liu Chang, Communication University of China
UNESCO Chair for the promotion of Gender Equality
Antonio Roveda Hoyos, Universidad del Rosario, Columbia
UNESCO Chair on Water, Women and Decision-making
Prof Euphrasie Hortense Yao Kouassi, Université de Cocody, CIRES, Côte d'Ivoire
UNESCO Chair on Gender Equality and Women's Empowerment
Dr. Mary Koutselini, University of Cyprus, Cyprus
UNESCO Chair on Water, Women and Governance
Francisco T. Rodriguez, Instituto Global de Altos Estudios en Ciencias Sociales (IGLOBAL), Dominican Republic
UNESCO Chair on the Empowerment of Women through Science and Technology
Prof Boshra Mossaad Awad, Ain Shams University, Egypt
UNESCO Chair on the Women and Science
Prof Elyès Jouini, Université Paris Dauphine-PSL, France
UNESCO Chair on Women, Peace and Security: Building Capacity and Resilience through Education and Research
Dr. Fotini Bellou, University of Macedonia, Greece
UNESCO Chair on Gender Equality and Women's Rights in the Multicultural Society
Dr. Barbara Pozzo, University of Insubria, Italy
UNESCO Chair on Gender and Vulnerability in Disaster Risk Reduction Support
Prof Alexander Ronni, Kobe University, Japan
UNESCO Chair in Women and Community Health
Prof Bahemuka Judith, University of Nairobi, Sociology department, Kenya
UNESCO Chair on Youth Leadership in Science, Health, Gender and Education
Prof Marleen Temmerman, Aga Khan University, Kenya
UNESCO Chair in Communication Technology for Women
Dr. Yunkeum Chang, Sookmyung Women’s University, Republic of Korea
UNESCO Chair in Gender, Leadership and Equity
Dra. Elia Marum Espinosa, The University of Guadalajara, Mexico
UNESCO Chair on Water, Women and Decision-making
Dr. Asma El Kasmi, Université Al Akhawayn d'Ifrane, Morocco
UNESCO Chair on Women and Rights
Prof Khalid Berjaoui, Université Mohammed V, Morocco
UNESCO Chair on Gender and Digital Technologies
Namibia University of Science and Technology, Namibia
UNESCO Chair on Gender Equality in Higher Education Institutions
Dr. Patricia Ruiz Bravo and Aranxa Pizarro, The Pontifical Catholic University of Peru, Peru
UNESCO Chair in Women, Society and Development
Prof. Renata Siemienska, University of Warsaw, Poland
UNESCO Chair in Policies on Gender and Equal Rights between Women and Men
Prof. Virginia Maquieira d'Angelo, Universidad Autónoma de Madrid, Spain
UNESCO Chair on Women, Development and Cultures
Dr. Sandra Ezquerra, Université de Vic/Université de Barcelone, Spain
UNESCO Chair on Gender Equality Policies in Science, Technology and Innovation
Prof. Ines Sánchez de Madariaga, Universidad Politécnica de Madrid, Spain
UNESCO Chair on Appropriate Technologies for Human Development
Prof. María Teresa Fernández de la Vega, Universidad Complutense de Madrid, Spain
UNESCO Chair in Women, Science and Technology
Abdelgadir Hassan, Sudan University of Science and Technology, Sudan
UNESCO Chair in Women, Science and Reasoned Water Management in West Africa
Prof. Isabel Glitho, Université de Lomé, Togo
UNESCO Chair on Improvement in Gender Equality and the Empowerment of Women
Prof. Hulya Ugur Tanriove, Giresun University, Turkey
UNESCO Chair on Gender Equality and Sustainable Development
Dr. Oder Bertil Emrah, Koç University, Turkey
UNESCO Chair on Gender Equality and Culture
Prof. Hülya Şimga, Maltepe University, Turkey
UNESCO Chair in Gender Research
Dr. Sylvia Walby, Lancaster University, United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
UNESCO Chair on Gender, Wellbeing and a Culture of Peace
Dr. Araceli Alonso, University of Wisconsin-Madison, USA
UNESCO Chair on Sustainable development, Early childhood, Inclusive Education and Gender
Georgetown University, Washington DC, USA
UNESCO Chair in Women's Empowerment and Gender Equality
Dr. Bhavani Rao, CWEGE, Amrita Vishwa Vidyapeetham, India
New Chair as of June 2021 – UNESCO Chair on Women and Science for Development
Dr. Rose Michelle Smith, Institut des Sciences, des Technologies et des Etudes Avancées d'Haiti (ISTEAH), Haiti