Digital divide

The "New Ways of Learning and Leading" concluding discussion and Q&A. Contains a lengthy discussion of Global North-South relations as related to human rights activism.

Mahnaz Afkhami introduces "Women Architects of Civil Society in the 21st Century: Personal Reflections on Leading Priorities," the final segment of the symposium, moderated by Thoraya Obaid, who introduces the main theme - women's role in the building of civil society. Obaid introduces the first speaker, Zahira Kamal, the General Director of the Palestinian Ministry of Planning's Directorate for Gender Planning and Development, who speaks about women's role in building democratic institutions and civil society, and women's experience in Muslim-majority societies.

 

Thoraya Obaid introduces Asma Khader of WLP Jordan/Sisterhood is Global Institute/Jordan (SIGI/J), who speaks on the subject of women's political participation. She also speaks about priorities for activists seeking to strengthen women's rights, democratic institutions, and civil society.

Amina Lemrini, president of WLP Morocco/L’Association Démocratique des Femmes du Maroc (ADFM) speaking French through an interpreter, gives a talk on generational differences in the global women's rights movement, and the women's rights movement in Morocco.