From: Alisa Vithoontien
Date: February 27, 2023
Subject: GPPS 2/27 Newsletter



Hello GPPS community!

Here is a list of Gender-related events, including our own Networking event!

Events:

GPPS Converations with Practitioners

Date: Thursday, March 23
Time: 6-8pm 
Location: Publique

Join seasoned professionals for a round-table networking event in Publique. Students will have the chance to meet professionals who work in gender from the private, public, and non-profit sectors. First come, first served! Registration is required.

Light refreshments will be provided. 
Register here: https://sipa.campusgroups.com/GPPS/rsvp_boot?id=1925880

Rights, Representation, and Resources: Sweden's Feminist Foreign Policy
Date: Friday, March 3

Time: 12:30-2pm
Location: IAB 1302
Please join for a reflection on the world's first "feminist foreign policy," championed by Sweden's Margot Wallström in 2014.
Lunch will be provided!

Register here: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/rights-representation-and-resources-swedens-feminist-foreign-policy-tickets-558209819597

SIPA Alum Spotlight: A Discussion With Vladimir Tlali On LGBTQ+ Health And Advocacy

Date: Friday, March 3
Time: 1-2pm 
Location: IAB 404
SPECTRUM is proud to invite Vladimir Tlali, a SIPA alum, back onto campus. Vladimir is a the director of the New York State LGBT Health and Human Services Network at the Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, and Transgender Community Center. Come hear about his/their career and how he/they entered the LGBTQ+ advocacy space.

Register here: https://sipa.campusgroups.com/spec/rsvp_boot?id=1925965

Job Openings:

The UN Development Programme is hiring a Gender Specialist. 

Reporting to the Gender Equality Team Leader (Panama City), the Gender Specialist will work, in close collaboration with specialists from Country Offices, the Regional Hub and HQ (BPPS, CB and RBLAC) to reduce gender inequalities in the region, in line with the new Gender Equality Strategy 2022-2025. She/he will be responsible for supporting:

  • Policy Development.
  • Programme Integration and Coordination.
  • Partnerships and Resource Mobilization.
  • Knowledge Management, Learning and Innovation.
Applications are due March 1. Read more about this job opportunity here.

Blog Submissions:


We are still collecting blog submissions so please feel free to send us any short pieces you have! Examples of submissions are:
  • Op-ed
  • Movie, TV show, or book review
  • Spotlight on gender-related data
  • Spotlight a university professor, class, center, or program
  • Interview with a professor or alumni
  • Policy review
  • and more!

Posts should be about 500 words and include a link to more information on the subject matter (can be a website, image, video, etc). Final versions are subject to edits by GPPS program staff.  

Ready to submit? Use this form: 
https://sipa.campusgroups.com/click?linkid=6a1820b4-9c40-4073-acbd-f0376fe38e19 

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GPPS Networking Event

Thursday, March 23, 2023
6:00pm - 8:00pm
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Come network with professionals in different fields working on gender-related issues! (List of professionals will be circulated soon).

Light refreshments will be provided.

Registration is required and will close on March 20. Please update your response if you are no longer able to attend.

REGISTER