Join us to explore the implications of women’s under-representation in diplomacy and discuss possible steps to strengthen their representation.
Women make up only one-fifth of the world’s ambassadors and are poorly represented in negotiations on many of the world’s most pressing problems, from peace to climate change. A panel of experienced diplomats will address the barriers and opportunities facing women in this field, and reveal how women operate within the gendered context of international diplomacy and the policy changes they may make as leaders.
Meet our speakers and chair:
Kirtbir Chahal is a policy and advocacy specialist with a background in international development and children’s rights. She is a Trustee of Save the Children UK.
Katharina Rauscher is Deputy Ambassador of Austria to the UK.
Nadia Theodore is Ambassador and Permanent Representative of Canada to the World Trade Organization and other International Organizations in Geneva.
Karen E Smith is Professor of International Relations at LSE. She is working on projects on women in foreign policy-making and diplomacy, and on the role of that emotions play in EU foreign policy-making.
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