The GREAT Inititiative - Gender Right & Equality Trust

The GREAT Initiative

International Women’s Day Lecture at Cambridge University.

On 8th March 2012, Mariella Frostrup was joined by Jessica Espey (Save the Children), Max Lawson (Oxfam) and Judith Davey (Action Aid), all representing EQUALS, to deliver a joint lecture, ‘The Gender Agenda’, to demonstrate why empowering women is the route to financial security and peace in developing countries.

Listen to their speeches.

Mariella

Introduction by Mariella Frostrup

Save The Children

Jessica Espey

Oxfam

Max Lawson

Action Aid

Judith Davey

Mariella Final

Closing words by Mariella Frostrup

Apologies for the quality of the videos!

The under-representation of women in decision-making structures reflects the level of maturity of the democratic process, and is an indication that a society is less democratic and less egalitarian. Read more statistics » — Declaration on Gender Equality in Africa, Heads of State and Government of Member States of the African Union, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, July 2004

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