EVENT SUMMARY
WEBINAR
Gender-focused careers in international development
DATE
July 31st, 2013 (Wednesday)
TIME
12 PM to 1 PM Eastern Standard Time
SPEAKER
Patricia Morris
Director, Gender Practice at dTS (Development and Training Services)
Please submit your questions in advance to [email protected].
Gender-Focused Careers in International Development
Whether its education, healthcare, or even food security, gender without a doubt plays a role in how these issues impact a community and in turn, the design of international development interventions. While donors and organizations have moved away from purely gender-focused programming, gender is mainstreamed into almost any project.
With that, there is a need for professionals who understand how gender can impact development across all sectors. What does that mean for professionals who are interested in focusing their career on gender issues? What kind of education and experience do you need to be qualified to work on gender in a development context? What kinds of positions and job opportunities are available?
Devex invites you to join us for a Career Webinar where we’ll answer those questions and discuss how gender is impacting development with special guest speaker Dr. Patricia Morris, Director of Gender Practice at dTS, a women-run development organization. Dr. Morris will provide an overview on how the role of gender is being integrated in global development programs, and what this could mean for you as a job seeker in the field.
When: July 31st, 12 PM EST / 5 PM UK
(Submit your questions in advance by sending an email to [email protected])
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SPEAKER:
Director of Gender Practice at dTS
ABOUT THE SPEAKER:
Dr. Patricia T. Morris is Director of Development and Training Services (dTS’s) Gender Practice. She is an internationally known leader in women’s rights and development and a gender mainstreaming expert. Dr. Morris has over 20 years of professional experience designing and directing international development programs and implementing gender mainstreaming initiatives across the globe. She developed InterAction’s Gender Audit and dTS’s Organizational Gender Assessment (OGA) and has taught the School of International Service’s Gender Analysis and Development Skills Institute course at American University for over a decade.
Dr. Morris has conducted regional and national level gender assessments and has directed women’s empowerment programs in several conflict-affected countries including Afghanistan, Iraq, Kosovo, South Sudan and the DRC.
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