Reports & Presentations

The presentations given at the Gender Caucus (GC) workshop on Effective Lobbying and Advocacy for Change and Gender Equality in September 2003, and related report and materials are provided below.

This collection will be frequently updated over upcoming weeks. Please check back soon.

Reports & Session Materials

PrepCom3_Orientation_Report_13_Sept2003.pdf The WSIS Gender Caucus organised a vibrant Orientation and Capacity Building Session which was held prior to PrepCom 3 on September 13, 2003. Read the session synopsis at link above.

Resource_package_12_Sept2003.pdf A reference pack of materials was compiled by the workshop organising team and distributed to all participants. This reference package contains general information about the WSIS Gender Caucus and also a wealth of materials compiled on topics relevant to the workshop including articles on Gender Advocacy and Change Management.

Participants.pdf See the complete list of those who participated in the one day workshop.

Presentations

GC_Context_by_Lettie_13_Sept2003.pdf This paper was one of the documents presented in Geneva at the WSIS Gender Caucus (GC) orientation session on the 13th of September. In it, Longwe gives a brief background on the need for the orientation session, GC objective, priorities, funding status, core programmes of the GC and activities being implemented. She concludes by outlining the envisaged outcomes from the orientation session and how they would impact on the WSIS process.

GC_InterSexism_by_GGoddard_13_Sept2003.pdf Dr. Gillian Goddard, a behavioural change/human development consultant from Trinidad and Tobago, made a presentation on the role of Internalised Sexism in creating obstacles to gender advocacy.