Date & Time: October 26, 2024 | 3:00 - 4:30 PM

Event Title: "Empowering Voices: Education and Women's Rights in Conflict Zones"

Location: In-person at Phillips Brooks House Parlor, Harvard Yard, OR virtually via Zoom.  

Event Overview: This event marks the culmination of Harvard GlobalWE's 10th Anniversary celebrations, It will focus on the pivotal role of education in advancing women's rights, particularly in conflict zones. Lauryn Oates, Executive Director of Right to Learn Afghanistan, will share her experiences advocating for girls’ education amidst severe restrictions by the Taliban.

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Speaker:

Lauryn Oates, PhD, Executive Director           

Dr. Lauryn Oates, Executive Director of Right to Learn Afghanistan, formerly known as Canadian Women for Women in Afghanistan, holds a BA Honours in International Development from McGill University, an MA in Human Security and Peacebuilding from Royal Roads University, and a PhD in Language and Literacy Education from the University of British Columbia. Lauryn has worked with a variety of development organizations, multilateral agencies, and governments designing, planning, evaluating, or implementing programming in education and in gender equality, particularly in war-affected countries. She authored UNICEF’s 2012 Afghanistan Multiple Indicator Cluster Survey (AMICS) and is the recipient of multiple awards and distinctions including a Queen’s Diamond Jubilee Medal awarded by the province of British Columbia.Dr. Lauryn Oates, Executive Director of Right to Learn Afghanistan, formerly known as Canadian Women for Women in Afghanistan, holds a BA Honours in International Development from McGill University, an MA in Human Security and Peacebuilding from Royal Roads University, and a PhD in Language and Literacy Education from the University of British Columbia. Lauryn has worked with a variety of development organizations, multilateral agencies, and governments designing, planning, evaluating, or implementing programming in education and in gender equality, particularly in war-affected countries. She authored UNICEF’s 2012 Afghanistan Multiple Indicator Cluster Survey (AMICS) and is the recipient of multiple awards and distinctions including a Queen’s Diamond Jubilee Medal awarded by the province of British Columbia.

Discussion Moderator: 

Julie Palmer 

Founder and President Emerita of GlobalWE

Q&A Moderator:

Sajida H. Shroff

President Emerita of GlobalWE

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Views: Harvard Alumni For Global Women's Empowerment Harvard GlobalWE is a shared interest group of the Harvard Alumni  Association. We are dedicated to the empowerment of women through education, dialogue and connection among individuals working for women's rights and freedoms worldwide. Harvard GlobalWE does not advocate a specific ideology or political or cultural agenda. We are an inclusive organization with membership open to and comprising all genders.

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