Women & Gender Conference 2019

conference 1 — (left to right): Amer Fayad, associate director of the IPM Innovation Lab, Guru Ghosh, vice president for Outreach and International Affairs, and Maria Elisa Christie, director of CIRED’s Women and Gender in International Development program, prepare for the first day of the conference.

conference 3 — A student shares her research during the poster session that featured more than 60 posters.

From February 28 to March 1, 2019, nearly 200 students, faculty members, researchers, and practitioners joined CIRED’s Women and Gender in Development (WGD) program for its first WGD Conference. Participants enjoyed open discussions, networking opportunities and poster presentations on a variety of current issues related to women’s roles in international development.