10/18/16 – The Costs of Exclusion: How Gender Inequality Stymies Global Development

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Learn about the various manifestations of gender inequality—including intimate partner violence, early forced marriage, discrimination based on sexual orientation or gender identity, and access to justice—and how they translate into social and economic costs at the individual, community and macro levels in this talk by Jennifer McCleary-Sills, director of the Global Program on Gender Violence and Rights at the International Center for Research on Women. She will present evidence drawing on her recent work, including the book Voice & Agency: Empowering Women and Girls for Shared Prosperity and the Violence Against Women and Girls Resource Guide, as well current work focused on the costs and impacts of violence against women.

Jennifer McCleary-SillsJennifer McCleary-Sills

Director, Global Program on Gender Violence and Rights
International Center for Research on Women
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Tuesday, Oct. 18, 2016
12:00 p.m. – 1:00 p.m.
The Forum at Tutor Campus Center (TCC) 450
USC University Park Campus
Lunch Provided. Q&A to follow.

Learn more about the International Center for Research on Women at icrw.org.

This talk is part of the 2016-2017 USC Global Health Lecture Series and is co-hosted by the USC Institute for Global Health and GlobeMed at USC.

 


Photo Courtesy: David Snyder/ICRW

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