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The Social and Political Constructs of the Neglected Gender; MEN!
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In this dynamic session, you gain insights into the complexities of gender dynamics in the region and discover strategies to promote gender equality.
This workshop is organized by Tomorrow's Leaders Gender Scholars (TLS) program to mainstream gender and builds a culture of inclusiveness at AUC and beyond!
Guest Speaker:
Dr Hania Sholkamy:
Hania Sholkamy is an Egyptian anthropologist with a PhD from the London School of Economics and Political Sciences of the University of London. She obtained her BA and MA from The American University in Cairo (AUC). She is currently an associate research professor at the Social Research Center of the AUC. She has spent a decade working on social protection issues and has designed and piloted the cash transfers programs of the government of Egypt in her capacity as special advisor to the minister of social solidarity. She is a proponent of feminist social protection and has lobbied for the right of women to receive welfare and pensions in their own right and not as dependents. She was regional coordinator of the Pathways to Women’s Empowerment Research Consortium in partnership with the Institute of Development Studies at Sussex, United Kingdom.