Research, Practice and Policy: UN Women and the ISA

Tuesday, 8 July 2025: 09:00-10:45
Location: FSE035 (Faculty of Education Sciences (FSE))
RC46 Clinical Sociology (host committee)
RC32 Women, Gender and Society

Language: English and French

This is a joint session with RC46 and RC32. Participants will engage in a discussion with staff from the UN Women office in Rabat, Morocco to exchange information on research, policy, practice, teaching and activism in the MENA region and beyond. Topics to be discussed include violence against women, land tenure, climate change, legal justice and Beijing +30.

Session Organizers:
Rosemary BARBERET, John Jay College of Criminal Justice, CUNY, USA and Tina UYS, University of Johannesburg, South Africa
Chair:
Rosemary BARBERET, John Jay College of Criminal Justice, CUNY, USA
Discussants:
Marlise MATOS ALMEIDA, Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais, Brazil and Solange SIMOES, Eastern Michigan University, USA
Oral Presentations
African American Women and Violence in the United States
Gail GARFIELD, John Jay College of Criminal Justice/CUNY, USA
Developing or Revising Unscr 1325 National Action Plans
Jan Marie FRITZ, University of Cincinnati and University of Johannesburg, USA
Gardening for LEGAL Justice in Incarcerated Settings
Sharon EVERHARDT, Troy University, USA