A Program of CIFAL Atlanta

• Co-hosted by the City of Atlanta and UNITAR

• In cooperation with International Labour Organization (ILO), the United Nations International Research and Training Institute for the Advancement of Women (UN-INSTRAW) and the United Nations Human Settlement Programme (UN-HABITAT)

• Sponsored by Fulton County Government, Agnes Scott College, Spelman College, The Atlanta Commission on Women, The Atlanta Women's Foundation and Delta Air Lines

• November 13-15, 2006, Atlanta, GA USA

Workshop Presentations

Forum: Microcredit Financing and Women's Participation

• Micro Finance towards Poverty Alleviation and Women Empowerment: A Case Study of Nepal (Shisir Manandhar, Chief, International Relations Department, Kathmandu, Nepal)

Case Studies

• Gender Equality and Gender Sensitive Services: The Case of Vienna (Ursula Bauer, Gender Mainstreaming Project Manager, City of Vienna, Austria)

• Building Partnerships for Gender Equality: Ending Domestic Violence and Honor Crimes: The Case of Amman
(Dr. Hiam Kalimat Tamuz, Amman City Councillor)

• Montréal Case Study: Montréal Gender Equality Achievements (Rita Rachele Dandavino, Coordinator, Metropolis Women's International Network, Montréal, Canada)

Session A

• The ILO Participatory Gender Audit: A Tool for Organizational Change (Dr. Jyothi Tuladhar, Senior Gender Specialist, Bureau for Gender Equality, International Labour Organization, ILO)

• A Different Kind of Women Representation: Interaction between Business and Government (Sandra Font, Vice President and COO, Georgia Hispanic Chamber of Commerce)

Session B

• Presentation of the Leadership Guide for the Political Participation of Women (Altagracia Balcacer Molina, Consultant, UN-INSTRAW)

• Towards Women-Friendly Cities in Latin America and the Caribbean (Patricia Palacios, Former Consultant UMP/LAC/UN-HABITAT)

• Towards Women-Friendly Cities in Asia (Mariko Sato, Coordinator, Rapid Response for Settlements in Crisis, UN-HABITAT)

Working Lunch (Tuesday, November 14)

• Partnerships and Collaboration with Institutions of
Higher Education for Gender Equity (Dr. Heather Gollmar Casey, Coordinator of Gender Studies, Brenau University, Atlanta and Dr. Isa D. Williams, Assistant Professor of Women's Studies, Agnes Scott College, Atlanta)

Working Lunch (Wednesday, November 15)

Gender Equality in Building Public and Private Partnerships

• Partnering for Success: Strategies at Prudential Financial that Support and Empower Women (Maureen Corcoran, Vice President, Diversity, Prudential Financial)