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New Virtual Dialogue on the SDGs and Training for Gender Equality (November 2018)

New Virtual Dialogue on the SDGs and Training for Gender Equality (November 2018)

by Ruya Leghari -
Number of replies: 3

We are delighted to announce that the UN Women Training Centre's latest Virtual Dialogue on the “SDGs and Training for Gender Equality” has begun! The discussion forum is now open (access it here) and our live Webinar will take place next Wednesday, 14 November (register here). 

Our Webinar speakers are Sophie BROWNE of the UN Women Policy Division; Ranjani KRISHNAMURTHY of Visthar Consulting; Rebecca PEARL-MARTINEZ, Climate, energy and gender specialist; and Dr Sue CAVILL, Water and sanitation specialist. 

Join us now to discuss how can training for gender equality support our efforts to achieve the SDGs?

In reply to Ruya Leghari

Re: New Virtual Dialogue on the SDGs and Training for Gender Equality (November 2018)

by Ruya Leghari -

Our Virtual Dialogue Webinar on the SDGs and Training for Gender Equality takes place tomorrow (14 November 2018, 9:00 New York Time/15:00 Central European Time). If you haven't already, please sign up to participate in the live event.

We eagerly await our panellists' presentations - we are delighted to be joined by Sophie BROWNE of the UN Women Policy Division; Ranjani KRISHNAMURTHY of Visthar Consulting; Dr Ellen MORRIS of the Energy and Environment Faculty, Columbia University; and Dr Sue CAVILL, Water and sanitation specialist. Read more about them in our Concept Note. 

Also please remember that our Virtual Dialogue forum is open and awaiting your inputs. Everyone who participates in the forum will be credited by name in our widely circulated Final Report The forum will remain open until November 23rd. Your contributions will shape the way we understand and address the SDGs in the field of training for gender equality - so please say your say in our discussion forum! 

If you have any questions or trouble accessing the forum, please contact me at ruya.leghari@unwomen.org 

In reply to Ruya Leghari

Re: New Virtual Dialogue on the SDGs and Training for Gender Equality (November 2018)

by Ruya Leghari -

We are delighted to share the recording of the UN Women Training Centre's Virtual Dialogue Webinar on the SDGs and Training for Gender Equality (14 November). Thank you to all of our who audience members, and especially to our four wonderful expert panellists for making the event such a success - Sophie Brown, Ranjani Krishnamurthy, Dr Ellen Morris and Dr Sue Cavill. 

You can watch the recording on the UN Women Training Centre's YouTube channel: 

Please remember that the discussion forum is still open so please have your say in the forum on how training for gender equality can support us to achieve the SDGs.

In reply to Ruya Leghari

Re: New Virtual Dialogue on the SDGs and Training for Gender Equality (November 2018)

by Ruya Leghari -
Our Virtual Dialogue on the SDGs and Training for Gender Equality is now in its final week. Our Webinar audience sent in a number of interesting questions - as we were not able to discuss all of these, please join the debates in our CoP discussion forum. Add your say to any of the questions below, or pose your own!

Webinar audience member questions on the SDGs and training for gender equality

  • “How can we convince the public and private sector of the need to train data collectors to set gender responsive indicators for SDG monitoring?” – Farhana 
  • Could you suggest any entry-points for the gender and energy conversation at the macro-policy and technical level? Thank you!” – Sayuri 
  • “How is UN Women monitoring each country’s implementation of the SDGs? How can CSOs develop monitoring plans and where are the resources?” – Cerue 
  • “What are the accountability mechanisms around capacity building on gender equality and how will these be implemented?” – Syeda 
  • “Can you provide some examples of efforts towards substantive gender equality? Is this similar to an intersectional approach?” – Kelley 
  • “What kinds of resistances do you encounter when challenging privileges during training on the SDGs? How do you overcome them?” – Farhana 
  • “What strategy could be applied to enlarge worldwide capacity to achieve gender equality in the SDGs?” – Angela 
  • “Knowing that communication unites […] what steps are being taken to educate and change mindsets of men, women and children [… particularly students]?” – Laurene 

Some further questions from our Concept Note include: 

  • What practical examples exist of using training for gender equality to support specific SDGs? 
  • i. In practical terms, what training approaches, strategies, methodologies and tools have been used to support progress on specific SDGs? 
  • ii. What good practice examples exist of using training for gender equality in aid of particular SDGs?

Please visit the CoP forum now to discuss these questions and have your say on the SDGs and training for gender equality.