Event: PNG - Pathways to Gender Parity

Event: PNG - Pathways to Gender Parity

Wed, 14 October 2015
Sydney

The Lowy Institute, together with the Asia Pacific Professionals Association Ltd, is pleased to invite you to a panel discussion exploring gender parity issues in Papua New Guinea, where women face many significant challenges. High-profile speakers from Papua New Guinea and Australia will be discussing how the private sector can increase the diversity of the work force and expand the opportunities available to women within the changing commercial and social environment of Papua New Guinea – the fastest growing economy in the world in 2015. International evidence shows that investing in women and girls produces higher economic growth and better living standards in developing countries. The panel speakers will provide perspectives from their specific industry sector and identify the steps that have been taken to address gender parity issues, as well as what more could be done. The sectors represented include law, education, energy and resources, banking and commerce. The Lowy Institute’s Melanesia Program Director, Jenny Hayward-Jones, will chair the discussion. 

The Panel includes:

  • Ann Steele, Head of Human Resources and Senior HR Executive, ANZ PNG
  • The Honourable Malakai Tabar MP, Minister for Higher Education, Research, Science and Technology in Papua New Guinea
  • Magistrate John Kaumi, Mendi District Court Senior Provincial Magistrate
  • Avia Koisen, Principal, Koisen Lawyers and President of the Papua New Guinea Women’s Chamber of Commerce
  • Dr Eric Kwa, Secretary, Papua New Guinea Constitutional Law Reform Commission
  • Dr Linda Van Leeuwen, Capacity Building Specialist and Manager – Elimination of Violence Against Women (EVAW) Program, Anitua Ltd.  Board Member of the Papua New Guinea Business Coalition For Women and Chair of its Addressing Violence Working Group
  • Jenny Hayward-Jones, Melanesia Program Director, The Lowy Institute for International Policy

This panel discussion is part of the ANZ | PNG Gender Parity Symposium, held from 13-15 October in Canberra, Brisbane and Sydney. For more information, click here.

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