In celebration of Women’s Month this March 2021, the University of the Philippines Open University (UPOU) Faculty of Management and Development Studies Research and Publication Committee (FMDS RPC) in partnership with the UPOU Office of Gender Concerns (OGC) will be holding the 2021 International Research Forum on Gender and Development with the theme “WE Make CHANGE Work for Women: Juana Laban sa Pandemya: Kaya!” on 17 March 2021, 3:00 PM to 5:00 PM PST (Philippine Standard Time).
Asst. Prof. Skånberg Dahlstedt from the Stockholm University of the Arts and University of Gothenburg will serve as the keynote speaker.
The presentations from the students and alumni of the Master of Arts in Nursing, Diploma in Women and Development, and Master of Social Work programs of FMDS will cover topics on pre-natal self-care, understanding maternal-fetal attachment, promoting breastfeeding, lesbian resiliency against discrimination, and intersecting injustices of violence against women and girls.
The event will be live streamed via the UPOU Network’s website. Please join us this 17 March 2021 from 3PM to 5PM by registering through this link: https://forms.gle/TRYAxSPQGitV4x2P6
You may also watch the webinar at any of these links:
(a.) Via YouTube: https://youtu.be/m1Q4rrbVhnE
(b.) Via Facebook Live: https://www.facebook.com/UPOpenUniversityNetworks/live/
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Written by Margarite Igcasan
Edited by Joane V. Serrano
Graphics by Ellaisa Ruth Veluz
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