2015

WGD Discussion Series Spring 2015

Grassroots lessons: Implementation of pension schemes for single women and the elderly in Jharkhand, India

Pallavi Raonka, PhD student in Sociology, VT

Thursday, February 5th, 2015
Newman Library
First Floor Multipurpose Room (Room 101)
12:00 to 1:00 pm

Cross Cultural Perspectives on Women’s Education

A Special Panel Discussion featuring international graduate students

Thursday, March 5th, 2015
Newman Library
First Floor Multipurpose Room (Room 101)
12:00 to 1:00 pm

Thirsty for access: Women in African Water Policies – a report on the findings of a continent wide study of African water policies

Dr. Elaine Salo, Associate Professor, Political Science and International Relations, University of Delaware

Thursday, April 2nd, 2015
Newman Library
First Floor Multipurpose Room (Room 101)
12:30 to 1:30 pm

WGD Discussion Series Fall 2015

“I miss school because there are no latrines” – Exploring the real costs of poor sanitation facilities for school girls in Africa

Nneoma Nwankwo, undergraduate student, Political Science (Legal Studies); Urban Affairs & Planning; Creative Writing; 2014 Cloyd Fellow – Virginia Tech

Thursday, September 10th, 2015
Newman Library
First Floor Multipurpose Room (Room 101)
12:00 to 1:00 pm

Women, gender norms, and natural disasters: examples from South Asia

Dr. Luke Juran, Assistant Professor, Geography Department, Virginia Tech

Thursday, October 15th, 2015
Newman Library
First Floor Multipurpose Room (Room 101)
12:30 to 1:30 pm

No Relief: Poor women’s everyday experiences of sanitation in urban India

Dr. Kathleen O’Reilly, Associate Professor, Geography Department, Texas A&M University

Thursday, November 19th, 2015
Newman Library
First Floor Multipurpose Room (Room 101)
12:30 to 1:30 pm