Institute for Gender and Development Studies

IGDS events
Semester II

Lunchtime Seminar Series "Caring for Boys: Safeguarding Children from Child Sexual Abuse" 

PART 1 - AN OVERVIEW of the ChildLink Guyana project
presented by Mr. Hasani Tinnie and Ms. Omattie Madray, ChildLink Guyana
Thursday 17 February, 2022, 12:00 Noon

PART 2 - Research Findings of the ChildLink Guyana project
presented by Dr. Paulette Henry, University of Guyana

Book Launch hosted jointly with the IGDS Nita Barrow Unit 
Erotic Cartographies: Decolonization and the Queer Caribbean Imagination
Krystal Nandini Ghisyawan

International Women's Day/Month Forums and Seminars

Dollars and Cents: What makes sense for Gender Equity?
in collaboration with The High Commission of Canada in Trinidad and Tobago
Friday 4 March 2022, 10 am to 12 noon
A conversation on the impact of economic policy and decision making on the well-being of women and girls with 
Dr Asha Kambon, Public Policy Expert
Dr Marlene Attzs, Lecturer in Economics, UWI St Augustine
Ms Tonni-Ann Brodber, Representative of the UN Women Multi-Country Office- Caribbean

Working Mother Series

Part 1 - The Working Mother: Navigating Employment, Social Protection, and Parenting

A forum on how women are experiencing and negotiating the increasingly insecure labour market and the vulnerabilities that have been exacerbated by the COVID 19 pandemic and a look at relevant and strategic responses that protect the vulnerable against livelihood risks and promote equal rights and justice.
Tuesday 22 March 2022, 10:00 am – 12 noon
Moderator: Dr Deborah McFee, Outreach & Research Officer IGDS
Presenters: Ms Alena Nurse, Educational Officer, National Insurance Board of Trinidad & Tobago
Ms Simone Francois-Whittier, Attorney-At-Law, Research & Public Advocacy Director, Association of Female Executives of Trinidad & Tobago
Ms Kathleen Sarkar, Assistant Director, National Family Services Division

Part 2 - Social Protection for Working Women: Emerging Issues
A conversation between women in leadership positions in business
Tuesday 29 March 2022, 10:00 am – 12 noon
Moderator: Ms Simone Francois-Whittier, Attorney-At-Law, Research and Public Advocacy Director Association of Female Executives of T&T
Panellists: Ms Dylis Mc Donald, Project Coordinator, Caribbean Women in Leadership (CIWiL)
Ms Dixie-Ann Dickson, Communications Specialist, Bankers Association TT
Mrs Alisha Mohammed-Stephens, CEO, Transbrokerage Services Ltd.
Ms Penny Gomez, CEO, Digicel Foundation Trinidad and Tobago
Ms Sacha Thompson, Chairman, Board of Directors, Digicel Foundation

“Breaking the Bias for an equitable and sustainable Caribbean”
a live Facebook conversation in collaboration with the UN Information Centre for the #Caribbean area (UNIC)
@CaribbeanUN Thursday 31 March 202, 11am
Dr. Leith Dunn, Honorary Research Fellow and former Head of the UWI IGDS Mona Unit
and Chanelle Beatrice, Outreach and Communications Officer, Feminitt Caribbean (@feminitt),

Lunchtime Seminar - Do international human rights norms have impact, and how do we know? Reflections on the CEDAW Convention
with IGDS Visiting Fulbright Scholar Susanne Zwingel, Associate Professor, Dept. of Politics and International Relations, Florida International University &
Wednesday 6 April, 2022, 12 Noon – 1:30 PM