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ASPI International Women's Day 2023 Event - Women in conflict and protest: A conversation on protecting human rights and strengthening peace and security

About this event

To mark International Women’s Day this year, the Australian Strategic Policy Institute invites you to a public panel event on women, peace and security, with a focus on women's experiences of conflict and the role of women in protest movements.

Women are often on the front lines of protest movements, so it is important to highlight their pivotal role in advocating for social change, including in Myanmar, in Afghanistan since the Taliban regained power and in Iran since the death of Mahsa Amini.

It is widely accepted that women bear particular costs when they are involved in conflicts and protest movements, from threats or experience of sexual violence, through to the impact on families and households in which they are the primary caregiver and manager of day-to-day responsibilities. Equally, it is known through extensive studies that when women are involved in conflict resolution and peace negotiations, the peace and stability that follows is significantly more likely to be successful and enduring. Discussion of women in conflict and protest is therefore critical both from the perspective of protecting human rights and ensuring peace and security are given the best possible chance.

Join us on International Women’s Day for this timely discussion on the resilience and dedication of women to protect, defend and strengthen society, and how women have been mobilising across the world to fight against repression and for freedom.

Speakers include:

  • Shaharzad Akbar, Executive Director, Rawadari رواداری, former Chairperson, Afghanistan Independent Human Rights Commission
  • Jesper Moller Sorensen, State Secretary for Foregin Policy, Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Denmark
  • Mon Zin, Founding member of Global Myanmar Spring Revolution, member of Women Activists Myanmar (WAM) & Myanmar Diasporas Community (Sydney)
  • Maryam Popal Zahid, Director, Afghan Women on the Move
  • Sophie McNeill, Australia Researcher, Human Rights Watch
  • Gai Brodtmann, Australian Strategic Policy Institute (moderator)

The event will focus on the resilience and dedication of women to protect, defend and strengthen society, and how women have been mobilising across the world to fight against repression and for freedom.

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