Elected to lead – A webinar on women and democracy

News - 2021-09-28

Women's political participation and leadership have paved the way for many important reforms for gender equality and justice. The Hunger Project Sweden and ForumCiv invite you to a conversation on women’s political participation, representation and leadership - in Sweden and the world.

Participants:

Veda Bharadwaja, Senior Programme Officer, The Hunger Project India
Rumbidzai Kandawasvika-Nhundu, Senior Advisor, Democracy and Inclusion, International IDEA
Angela Refuerzo Larsson, Secretary General, Maktsalongen
Drude Dahlerup, professor emerita of Political Science at Stockholm University

Moderator: Anna Stenvinkel, Secretary General, ForumCiv

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