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On 12th March 2010, UNESCO and the OECD Development Centre are jointly organising an International Workshop on “Gender Equality and Progress in Societies” in Paris, a unique opportunity to consider gender equality from a broader perspective while addressing its inherent socio-cultural-economic implications.

Each day prior to the Conference, Wikigender will be focusing on a different session of the Conference. Today, Monday 8th March 2010, the focus is on session 1 and International Women's Day 2010.

Session 1: Making the economic case for empowering women

Opening Remarks - Launch of the "Atlas of Gender and Development"

9.00 – 9.30: Registration
9.30 – 09.45: Welcome note – Opening remarks
Aart de Geus, Deputy Secretary-General of the OECD
Hans d’Orville, Deputy Director-General a.i. and Assistant Director-General for Strategic Planning of UNESCO

9.45 – 10.00: Launch of the “Atlas of Gender and Development: How Social Norms Affect Gender Equality in non-OECD Countries”
Johannes Jütting, Head of the Poverty Reduction and Social Development Unit, OECD Development Centre

Chair: Gülser Corat, UNESCO Director of the Division for Gender Equality

10.00 - 11.30: This session will set the scene by focusing on the linkages between women’s empowerment and economic growth, while also exploring a broader perspective encompassing culture and development issues.

Presentation: Stephan Klasen, Göttingen University: Gender Inequality and Economic Outcomes: Theory and Evidence (20 minutes)
Presentation: Avivah Wittenberg-Cox, CEO 20-First, Co-Author of “Why women mean business” and author of the forthcoming “How women mean business”: Sample chapter of "How women mean business" (20 minutes)
Discussant: Leyla Khaiat, OECD-MENA Women’s Business Network, First Vice President of the Council of Arab Business Women

10.45 – 11.30: Discussion
11.30 – 11.45 – Coffee break