Khadijah Pierre | Institute for Gender and Development Studies

Research Assistant

MSc Global Studies, BSc International Relations (UWI)

Biography

Khadijah Pierre graduated from the University of the West Indies, St Augustine in 2015 with a BSc in International Relations and a Minor in Psychology and in 2017 with a MSc in Global Studies with distinction where her thesis specifically examined the implementation of the CEDAW Convention and those of the ILO that directly guide proper policy and legislative interventions to gender equality in the workplace. During her time as a student she became the Youth Representative on the Board of Directors for the Family Planning Association of Trinidad and Tobago and engaged in advocacy around sexual reproductive health and rights. Due to her work in FPATT, she was able to become a member of the UNFPA Youth Advisory Group and was chosen to be one of six young persons within the International Planned Parenthood Federation WHR’s Advocacy Youth Catalyst Group. Based on her advocacy work, in 2018 she was nominated and chosen to be one of five young advocates within Trinidad and Tobago to be a Women Deliver Young Leader. Khadijah is currently a Research Assistant at the Institute for Gender and Development Studies and is also the Chief Administrative Assistant of the OME Events Committee.

Outreach

Projects (current)

Gender Based Violence and Child Sexual Abuse migrant friendly Break the Silence Teacher Training Toolkit
Gender and Climate Change Policy Initiative in collaboration with Fondes Amandes Community Restoration Programme (FACRP)
Gender mainstreaming - Training of Gender Focal Points within Ministries in collaboration with the OPM Gender and Child Affairs

Research

Areas of Specialization

Sexual and reproductive health rights

Conferences & Meetings

Regional Meeting of the International Planned Parenthood Federation Western Hemisphere (IPPF/WHR), Bogota, Colombia under capacity as one of six (6) Youth Catalysts of the organization. April 29- May 3 2019
Women Deliver Young Leaders 2019 Conference, Vancouver, Canada under my capacity as a Women Deliver Young Leader.
XIV Regional Conference on Women in Latin America and Caribbean under capacity as CARIMAN member on behalf of the IGDS
CARIMAN Fifth Regional Forum, St George’s, Grenada under capacity as IGDS representative. November 7-11 2019
General Assembly Meeting of the International Plan Parenthood Federation, New Delhi, India, under the capacity of Youth Representative of the Board of Directors of the Family Planning Association of Trinidad and Tobago

Appointments and Memberships

Youth Representative, Board of Directors
Family Planning Association of Trinidad and Tobago 2013-2020

Member, Youth Advisory Board
United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA)

Western Hemisphere Advocacy Youth Catalyst
International Planned Parenthood

Young Leader 2018 Alumni
Women Deliver

Secretary, Membership Committee
Progressive Party Trinidad and Tobago

E-mail: khadijah.Pierre@sta.uwi.edu | Tel/ext: (868)-662-2002 ext. 83568