Provisional programme as at 30 April 2013 for the One-Day Conference, to be held at Taifa Hall, University of Nairobi (Main Campus)
Monday 26 August 2013 'Enhancing Gender Equity in the Leadership and Management of Higher Education' |
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MORNING |
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09:30h |
Formal Opening Speakers:
Keynote Address: Professor Olive Mugenda, Vice-Chancellor, Kenyatta University and ACU Council Member |
11:00h |
Refreshments |
11:30h |
Status of Women in Commonwealth Universities - a statistical overview Speaker: Dr Jasbir Singh, Consultant to the ACU’s Gender Programme ACU’s Response to the Issues: an Introduction to ACU’s Gender Programme Speaker: Ms Dorothy Garland, Director of Professional Networks, The ACU |
12:30h |
Lunch |
AFTERNOON |
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14:00h |
Gender Mainstreaming Universities - Continuing Issues and Challenges Speaker 1: Professor Maithree Wickramasinghe, Head of the Department of English and Director of the Centre for Gender Studies, University of Kelaniya, Sri Lanka Speaker 2: Ms Catherine Kanabahita, Director, Gender Mainstreaming Directorate, Makerere University, Uganda Followed by Q&As |
15:30h |
Refreshments |
16:00h |
Plenary Panel Chair: Professor Wanjiku Kabira, Director, Centre for Africa Women's Studies, University of Nairobi Panellists: Professor Jane Onsongo, Commissioner, Ethics and Anti-Corruption Commission, Kenya Professor Nyokabi Kamau, Director, Centre for Parliamentary Studies and Training, Kenya Professor Rose Odhiambo, Secretary/CEO, National Gender & Equality Commission, Kenya Professor Winnie Mitullah, Director, Institute for Development Studies and Director, Gender Affairs, University of Nairobi |
17:00h |
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