The United Nations Development Fund for Women &
The NGO Committee on the Status of Women
a Committee of the Conference of Non-Governmental Organizations in Consultative Relationship with the United Nations

invite you to learn more about how economic policies affect women's lives and livelihoods at a Teach-In for NGOs:
"Just Economics: Gender, Poverty and Policies"

9:00am – 1:30pm, 2 March 2002
(Registration starts at 8:30am – Please note Space Limited)
Soka Gakkai International (SGI)
7 East 15th Street (between 5th Ave. and Union Square Park West)

The 46th session of the UN Commission on the Status of Women (CSW) has identified “eradicating poverty, including through the empowerment of women throughout their life cycle in a globalizing world” as a main theme of this years’ session.

Join leaders in the field of gender and economics in an interactive learning session on the gender dimensions of macroeconomics, trade liberalization and international financial issues.

Featuring:
* Caren Grown, Poverty Reduction and Economic Growth team, Int’l Center for Research on Women
* Radhika Balakrishnan, Associate Professor of Economics, Marymount Manhattan College
* Gerald Epstein, Professor of Economics, University of Massachusetts
* Yassine Fall, Regional Programme Director UNIFEM East Africa

We hope you will join us for this exciting opportunity!
For more information, contact: Meagan Bovell, UNIFEM at 212-906-6536 or by email at [email protected]