Trent University Hosts UN Women Chief of Research Dr. Shahra Razavi at Public Lecture
David Morrison Lecture in International Development on October 4 to discuss gender dimensions of social development
Dr. Shahra Razavi, chief of research and data with UN Women, will be welcomed to Peterborough as the speaker at Trent University’s annual David Morrison Lecture in International Development on Tuesday, October 4, 2016 at 7:30 p.m. in Market Hall, for a talk titled, Has Feminism Gone Astray? The Struggle for Substantive Equality in a Neoliberal Age.
“Dr. Razavi has been at the forefront of international research, and advocacy on gender and socio-economic development,” said professor emeritus Dr. David Morrison, who established the lecture series with his wife and fellow Trent professor, Dr. Alena Heitlinger. “The Peterborough and Trent communities are very fortunate to have Shahra Razavi share with us her critical perspectives on the challenge of linking feminism to struggles for greater substantive equality, and fairness and justice for all.”
Joining UN Women in 2013, after 20 years as a research coordinator at the United Nations Research Institute for Social Development (UNRISD), Dr. Razavi specializes in the gender dimensions of social development, with a particular focus on livelihoods and social policies. She began her collaboration with UNRISD, when she joined the Institute to work on a new research initiative to explore the gender dimensions of economic policy. She coordinated the preparation of the UNRISD flagship report, Gender Equality: Striving for Justice in an Unequal World. Her most recent research projects have been on the political and social economy of care, and religion, politics and gender equality.
Dr. Razavi is a member of Scientific Committee of Comparative Research Program on Poverty; the International Advisory Committee of the Social Protection Program, Women in Informal Economy Globalizing and Organizing; and International Member of Selection Committee, King Baudouin Foundation.
About the David Morrison Lecture in International Development
Since 2007, the David Morrison Lecture in International Development has brought globally distinguished scholars and practitioners to the Trent and Peterborough communities who are renowned for the impact that their intellectual and applied work has had on international development studies. The Lecture focuses on areas that are important to David Morrison's own contributions to the field, most notably approaches to reducing poverty and inequality, and achieving sustainable livelihoods in ways that promote social justice and respect the human and biophysical environment. The David Morrison Lecture in International Development is funded by a generous endowment made to Trent University in the name of David Morrison and Alena Heitlinger, with the aim of providing a focal point for discussing vital issues of our time from a critical interdisciplinary perspective.
About Trent University
One of Canada's top universities, Trent University was founded on the ideal of interactive learning that's personal, purposeful and transformative. Consistently recognized nationally for leadership in teaching, research and student satisfaction, Trent attracts excellent students from across the country and around the world. Here, undergraduate and graduate students connect and collaborate with faculty, staff and their peers through diverse communities that span residential colleges, classrooms, disciplines, hands-on research, co-curricular and community-based activities. Across all disciplines, Trent brings critical, integrative thinking to life every day. Today, Trent's unique approach to personal development through supportive, collaborative community engagement is in more demand than ever. Students lead the way by co-creating experiences rooted in dialogue, diverse perspectives and collaboration. In a learning environment that builds life-long passion for inclusion, leadership and social change, Trent's students, alumni, faculty and staff are engaged global citizens who are catalysts in developing sustainable solutions to complex issues. Trent's Peterborough campus boasts award-winning architecture in a breathtaking natural setting on the banks of the Otonabee River, just 90 minutes from downtown Toronto, while Trent University Durham delivers a distinct mix of programming in the east GTA.
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