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WELCOME!
! McGill Students for UN Women National Committee Canada
Executives 2013-2014
! Introduction about UN Women and UN Women National Committee
Canada
! McGill Students for UN Women National Committee Canada, its
activities and events
! Future Plans
! Questions, Comments, Suggestions, etc.
! Fill up and submit membership forms with $5 membership fee
McGill Students for UN Women National Committee Canada
Executives 2013-2014
! Chair: Jassie Ann Ruff
Badion
! Vice-Chair Internal:
Catherine Chea
! Vice-Chair External: Celine
Caira
! Vice-Chair
Communications: Giuliana
Mazzetta
! Secretary: Emma Green

! Vice-Chair Finance:
Dominique Goolsarran
! Vice Chair Events
! Lindsay Kudlow
! Anam Abjani
! Kirsten Williams
! Charlotte von Harsdorf
UN Women
! The United Nations Equity for Gender Equality and the
Empowerment of Women (*and girls)
! Started its operations in January 2011 with Michelle
Bachelet as its head
! Merging of the Division for the Advancement of Women
(DAW), the International Research and Training Institute
for the Advancement of Women (INSTRAW, 1976), the
Office of the Special Adviser on Gender Issues
Advancement of Women (OSAGI, 1997), and the United
Nations Development Fund for Women (UNIFEM, 1976)
UN Women
! Focuses on:
! Leadership and Political
Participation
! Economic Empowerment
! Ending Violence against Women
! Peace and Security
! Governance and National
Planning
! Post-2015 Development Agenda
! HIV and AIDS
UN Women
! Headed by an Under-Secretary-General appointed by Secretary-
General
! Combined mandates of the four groups mentioned earlier
! lead, coordinate and promote the accountability of the UN
system in its work on gender equality and women
empowerment.
! New UN Women Executive Director Phumzile Mlambo-Ngcuka
! 16 National Committees, 15 sub-regional offices, and 46 project
offices worldwide.
UN Women National
Committee Canada
! National Committees: Australia, Germany,
Austria, Switzerland, Italy, Finland, Iceland,
Japan, Sweden, New Zealand, Canada, United
Kingdom, Norway, Singapore, Philippines, and
United States of America
! Works with UN Women to formulate and
implement laws and policies to eliminate
discrimination and promote gender equality
UN Women National
Committee Canada
! Founded in 1993 (as UNIFEM)
! Vision: promote equality for all
women
! Raise profile of UN Women and
promote its works in Canada
! UN Women was created by
UN General Assembly (2010)
UN Women National
Committee Canada
! Independent non-governmental organization (NGO)
! Mission: support UN Women through public
awareness initiatives about UN Women and global
womens issues
! Also raise funds for UN Women programs worldwide
! The National Committee Canada is one of 16 National
Committees worldwide
UN Women National
Committee Canada
McGill Students for UN Women
National Committee Canada
! Founded in the Fall Semester of 2011
! Previously McGill Chapter of UN Women Canada
! Engages students through advocacy and
fundraising in an effort to increase awareness
about womens and girls issues especially in the
developing world
McGill Students for UN Women
National Committee Canada
! We have collaborated with over ten clubs including V-Day,
End Poverty Now, and IGSF. We have helped promote their
events as well as provided volunteers for their various events.
! Not only works to raise awareness about gender disparities
abroad, but it also works locally to empower women in
Quebec. We focus on issues from advancing gender roles in
corporate positions to alleviating feminized poverty and
homelessness.
! There has never been UN Women presence at McGill before
and we helped fill this gap in the McGill community
McGill Students for UN Women National Committee Canada
Timeline of Activities and Events
! January 9, 2012: Club Fair
! Introduced UN Women Canada National Committee to the student body
and provided relevant information.
! January 27, 2012: Gender Empowerment and UN Women: A Lecture by UN
Women Canada NC President
! Held at Lev Bukhman, SSMU Building
! UN Women Canada National Committee President Almas Jiwani gave a
lecture on Gender Empowerment and UN Womens role in promoting
Gender Equality in both the developing and developed world.
! Ms. Sophie Gregoire-Trudeau, Ambassador for Plan Canadas I am a Girl
Campaign, also gave her speech about the importance of womens
empowerment.
January 9, 2012: Club Fair
January 27, 2012: Gender Empowerment and UN Women: A
Lecture by UN Women Canada NC President


January 27, 2012: Gender Empowerment and UN Women: A
Lecture by UN Women Canada NC President

January 27, 2012: Gender Empowerment and UN Women: A
Lecture by UN Women Canada NC President

McGill Students for UN Women National Committee Canada
Timeline of Activities and Events
! February 9, 2012: Volunteered for the Film
Screening of Miss Representation in
partnership with the McGill Universitys Institute
for Gender, Sexuality, and Feminist Studies.
! March 8 and March 15, 2012: Bake Sales.

McGill Students for UN Women National Committee Canada
Timeline of Activities and Events
! March 23, 2012: Gender Equality: The Face of Justice
! Held in Leacock 232, McGill University with Wine and Cheese Reception
! A panel discussion organized in partnership with McGill Universitys
Institute for Gender, Sexuality and Feminist Studies, McGill Political
Science Student Association, and the Filipino Solidarity Collective.
! With UN Women Canada National Committee President Almas Jiwani as
keynote speaker and Carleton Universitys Centre for Women in Politics
and Public Leadership Executive Director Clare Beckton as moderator.
! Panelists include:
! Ms. Laura Turquet, Writer for the UN report on Women and Justice
! Prof. Philip Oxhorn, Founding Director of McGill Universitys Institute for the Study
of International Development
! Ms. Karen Craggs, Senior Gender Advisor for PLAN Canada
March 23, 2012: Gender
Equality: The Face of
Justice

March 23, 2012: Gender Equality: The Face of Justice

McGill Students for UN Women National Committee Canada
Timeline of Activities and Events
! April 12, 2012: McGill Students for UN Women Canada
National Committees YAY WOMEN edition of Gerts
Thursday
! Fundraising concert at Gerts Bar, McGill Universitys
Campus Bar
! With performances by
! Plateau P.
! Two-Year Carnival (http://www.soundcloud.com/twoyearcarnival)
! The Pinyin Pals (http://www.myspace.com/thepinyinpals), and
! Albatross (http://albatrossmtl.bandcamp.com).
McGill Students for UN Women National Committee Canada
Timeline of Activities and Events
! April 27, 2012: The McGill Students for UN Women Canada National
Committee has received the Full Club Status from SSMU.
! September 5, 2012: Gender Equality and Womens Empowerment in the New
Development Agenda
! Held at Chancellor Day Hall Moot Court (Room 100), McGill University
! A panel discussion organized to welcome United Nations Assistant
Secretary General Lakshmi Puri to Montreal and to discuss the transition
of development agendas from the Millennium Development Goals to
Post-2015 Development Framework.
! UN Women Canada National Committee President Almas Jiwani gave her
welcome address
McGill Students for UN Women National Committee Canada
Timeline of Activities and Events
September 5, 2012: Gender Equality and Womens Empowerment in the New
Development Agenda
! Ms. Kristin Hetle, Director of the UN Women Strategic Partnerships, Advocacy, Civil
Society, Communication and Resource Mobilization Division, moderated the
discussion
! Ms. Lakshmi Puri, Assistant Secretary General of the United Nations and Deputy
Executive Director of UN Women, gave a brief lecture about UN Women and the
importance of Gender Equality and Womens Empowerment.
! Panelists include:
! Mr. Ryan Mitchell, President of Pure Water Box and has served the Canadian Armed Forces as one
of the youngest patrol commanders in Bosnia.
! Ms. Rosemary McCarney, President and CEO of Plan Canada
! Ms. Pearl Eliadis, a well known Human Rights Lawyers and Professor of Civil Liberties at McGill
Universitys Faculty of Law.
McGill Students for UN Women National Committee Canada
Timeline of Activities and Events
! September 11 to 12, 2012: SSMU Activities Nights
! October 16, 2012: McGill Students for UN Women
National Committee General Meeting at Gerts!
! November 21, 2012: Film Screening of Grace, Milly,
LucyChild Soldiers
! November 25, 2012 to December 10, 2012: Online
campaign for 16 Days of Activism against Gender
Violence
McGill Students for UN Women National Committee Canada
Timeline of Activities and Events
! February 15, 2013: Film Screening of Half the Sky:
Turning Oppression into Opportunity for Women
Worldwide.
! February 21, 2013: Panel Discussion on North American
Policies towards the Empowerment of Women
! Panel:
! Ms. Eszter Sipos
! Hon. Eleni Bakopanos
! Prof. Julie Norman
Fall 2013
Media Coverage
Future Plans
! Local outreach and volunteering
! Womens Shelters
! Food Drives
! Coffee and tea hangouts !
! Coming together in a relaxed forum to discuss womens issues and
current events
! Sub-committees
! Allows members to focus in on specific areas of interest
! Perfect for members interested in Exec positions for 2014-2015
Questions, Comments,
Suggestions, Violent
Reactions, etc.? !
Fill up and Submit your Membership Forms
to Catherine Chea =)
Sign up for sub-committees:
" Events
" Internal
" External Outreach
" Communications
" Finance