New Zealand had the honour of Sir Peter Gluckman, Chief Scientific advisor to Prime Minister John Key and Chair of International Network for Governmental Scientific Advice, being the keynote speaker at the opening of the United Nations Environment Assembly 2 (UNEA2) Science and Policy Forum.
Emily Rushton: ‘Science is negotiable’
The United Nations Environment Assembly (UNEA) Science and Policy forum is currently under way in Nairobi, Kenya.
Sasha Rasmussen: Money on my mind
We must talk about economics if we are to speak realistically and practically about barriers to gender equality.
Ihlara McIndoe: Phenomenal Women
Achieving gender equality isn’t a one woman fight done by many. Rather, it’s one fight involving many women. When working together, celebrating each other’s success, valuing differences, and seeing each other as comrades rather than competitors, we can be phenomenal.
Shivani Makwana: The Girl with a Matchstick
It is important for us to remember that fairy tales still exist, and sometimes not in the right way.
Suzy McKinney: We don't live in a post-feminist era
Although I am absolutely certain that the ethical argument for promoting the rights of girls and women simply on the basis of respect for human rights can stand alone, this conference is not about promoting the rights of girls and women purely for the sake of equality being a generally nice and desirable thing.
Women Deliver delegates Kate McDonald and Stella Ivory featured in Victoria University news
Victoria University spoke to Kate and Stella about being Victoria students on an AYLI delegation, and what they hope to get out of Women Deliver. You can read the full article here.
Ben Abraham: What next?
As inside jokes from COP21 begin to grow old and climate change negotiation enthusiasts return to normal sleep cycles the inevitable question of "what next?" has begun to take centre stage. Here are a few things to watch out for in 2016 across the three broad areas of the intergovernmental process, climate action, and the civil society movement.