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CSW 67 Parallel Event - Addressing the challenges of women in rural areas : Leveraging digital transformation for sustainability

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13 March 2023, 12:00 PM (noon) New York
Panel Discussion, Duration 90 min.
Discussion and Q&A
Moderator: Dr Jenny Lind Elmaco
Panelists: Dr Marie-Claude Machon-Honoré, Dr Meena Karna, Dr Laura Smuleac, Raïssa Nadia Detien Vodounnou, Sadikshya Aryal, Derya Uzun
With messages from:
Dr Catherine Bosshart, President BPW International 2021-2024
Chularat (Toyting) Israngkool Na Ayutthaya, VP BPW International 2021-2024

About the Session
The discussion will zero in on how women can actively co-innovate and utilize agricultural techniques and technologies that improve agricultural productivity, increase economic autonomy, and occupy leadership roles in rural life. We present experiences, best practices, testimonials from Benin to Romania, from France to Nepal, to Turkey on rural women and their access to loans, land and technology. We will uncouple power dynamics and discriminatory societal norms, finding collectively the means to bridge the gap in order to propose entry points to accomplish deep-seated and long-lasting change.
Digital transformation and emerging technology solutions can help a gender-just sustainability journey while creating more gender-responsive, intelligent and inclusive communities.

Panelists & Presentations
Dr Marie-Claud Machon-Honoré France
Empowerment of All Girls and Women in & through inclusive education in STEM, ICT, TVET - Opportunities and Challenges in the digital Revolution
Dr Meena Karna, Nepal
Microfinance and Women Empowerment - Thier Space and Opportunity to Reduce Poverty in Nepal
Raïssa Nadia Detien Vodounnou, Benin
Experience of Agricultural Digitalization among rural women in Africa
Dr. Laura Smuleac, Romania
Sustainable Agriculture for Gender Equality
Sadikshya Aryal, Nepal
Climate-Smart Innovations to Empower Women and Girls
Derya Uzun, Turkey
Being Young in a Rural Area - How can digitization promote equality of opportunity in rural areas?

BPW International and PPSEAWA Pan Pacific and South East Asia Women's Association

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Mar 13, 2023 12:00 PM in Eastern Time (US and Canada)

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Message preview	Hi there, You are invited to a Zoom webinar. When: Mar 13, 2023 12:00 PM Eastern Time (US and Canada) Topic: CSW 67 Parallel Event - Addressing the challenges of women in rural areas : Leveraging digital transformation for sustainability Register in advance for this webinar: https://us06web.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_074_UpnTSRWKdzyhw4A3_A After registering, you will receive a confirmation email containing information about joining the webinar. ---------- Webinar Speakers Dr. Jenny Lind Elmaco (Moderator - Member of the Standing Committee UN @BPW International) Dr. Jenny Lind Elmaco is the Founder of Girls Congress - an initiative to empower the next cadre of female leadership funded by a Fulbright Hays Grant from the US State Department. She was awarded by the Global Women Inventors and Innovators Network (UK) with the Global Exemplary Education Double Gold Award and the Global Exemplary Innovative Leadership Diamond Award. She was also recognized with the Marie Curie Social Impact Award. She is a Fellow of the Royal Society of the Arts, sits on the Board of the Association for Young Environmental Journalists and is the country representative for UNA Women. She works a Regional Representative of EURAXESS - a European Commission initiative to promote excellent science, outstanding research and innovation. Dr. Marie-Claude Machon-Honoré (Panelist - Member of the Standing Committee UN @BPW International) Dr Marie-Claude Machon-Honoré has been BPW International main representative to UNESCO since 2012, past Chair of the ICNGO and UNESCO–NGO Liaison Committee, focal point for the CCNGO- Education 2030. She is a member of BPW International Taskforce on Women in STEM. She is Associate Professor of English, Doctor in Anglophone studies (Sorbonne, Paris IV) and a graduate of the Institute of Gender and Development Studies (University of the West Indies). Dr. Laura Smuleac (Panelist - Associate professor @University of Life Sciences "King Mihai I" from Timisoara, Romania) Dr. Laura Smuleac is an Environment Engineer holding a PhD in Agricultural Science. She is an Associate professor at the University of Life Sciences ”King Mihai I” from Timisoara, Romania, in the Sustainable Development and Environmental Engineering Department, and also a Vice Dean for research at the Faculty of Agriculture. She is the coordinator of Erasmus+ for the Faculty of Agriculture, and responsible for ASIA within IRO office. For almost 21 years he has been engaged in scientific research on environmental protection, water resources and climate changes. She is Editor in Chief of Research Journal for Agriculture Science, Editor at Journal Advanced Research in Life Sciences and editor of MDPI Issue on Agriculture Journal with 3,949 Impact Factor, namely “Approaches to Promote Wider Emergence of Sustainable Agricultural Production”. Sadikshya Aryal (Panelist - Member of the Standing Committee UN @BPW International) Sadikshya Aryal, is a women tech entrepreneur, co-founder of Himalayan Innovations. She is an electronics and communication engineer and has been actively involved in the energy sector since 2015. She recently won the Women Enterprise Recovery Fund by the United Nations Capital Development Fund. She is also the national winner for Youth Co:Lab 1.0 for the year 2018 conducted by Youth Co:Lab , joint initiative of UNDP Asia Pacific and the Citi Foundation. She runs Girls4rurals and Gaunbata Sanjal advocating for gender inclusive energy usage and green productivity and also has been given honorary mention as a global energy heroes by Stanford University. Raïssa Nadia Detien Vodounnou (Panelist - Member of the Standing Committee UN @BPW International) Raïssa Nadia Detien Vodounnou, Benin national, a translator by profession and working as the Assistant to the President of the Economic and Social Council of Benin, Immediate Past President of BPW Cotonou-Benin and member of BPW UN Standing Committee and the working group Education and Advocacy. Derya Uzun (Panelist - Member of the Standing Committee UN @BPW International) Derya Uzun from Turkey and currently residing in Cyprus, is the SHERPA Institute UN SDG Corporate Guidebook Series Community Care Coordinator, maintaining multiple global communities of the 100+ contributors from diverse industries, as well as the Young Professionals Program. She has Co-founded a new initiative, named SUS TALKS, which publishes and works on sustainability. Dr Meena Karna (Panelist - Member of the Standing Committee UN @BPW International) Dr. Meena Karna is an Executive Member of BPW, Nepal and a Member of Standing Committee of UN. She has worked in Nepal Bank Ltd. as a Manager for 28 years. She is involved in various philanthropy and social service organizations and dedicates her time to uplifting poor and underserved women of Nepal. Dr. Catherine Bosshart (Welcome and Introduction - President 2021-2024 @BPW International) Swiss historian of contemporary and modern history and specialist of gender studies. Studies in Switzerland, Germany and the USA, with MA and PhD with distinction. Professor for contemporary history at the University of Fribourg. Member of the board of the doctoral school on gender at the Universities of Berne and Fribourg. 2001 History of BPW Switzerland, published with her student Daniela Deck. 2013 independent expert for the Gender Studies Program, Conference of Presidents of Swiss Universities. 1997 founding member BPW Club Fribourg. Since 2011 chair BPW International Task Force “Archives”. Since 2012 main representative BPW International at UN in Geneva. 2014 co-organizer Conference Beijing +20 at UN in Geneva. 2015 elected Vice Chair of NGO CSW. 2016 co-organizer Conference “Economic Empowerment of Women” at UN in Geneva. July 2015 Executive Secretary of BPW International. 2017-2020 BPW International 2nd Vice President UN. 2021 elected as BPW International President 2021-2024. Chularat (Toyting) Israngkool Na Ayutthaya (Closing Remarks - Vice President for UN 2021-2024 and Chair SC UN @BPW International) Chularat (Toyting) Israngkool Na Ayutthaya graduated with a Bachelor Degree in Political Sciences. She is fluent in English and Italian and has communication knowledge of French, German, and Chinese. In her profession, she is a Realtor Certified International Property Specialist and member of the National Association of Realtors worldwide. Moreover, she is a Coordinator for the Ambassadors of the Republic of Liberia and Republic of Côte d’Ivoire in Thailand. She is ASEAN Sub-Regional Coordinator and alternative representative to the United Nations ESCAP for BPW International during the triennium 2017 to 2020. Her motto is “One World one family and everything is possible”. She likes to travel and meet people around the world and take this opportunity to help women in various places. At the BPW International XXX General Assembly 2021 she was elected as BPW International 1st Vice President for the department United Nations for the Triennium 2021-2024.

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