http://info.worldbank.org/etools/bspan/ B-SPAN is a webcasting service that presents World Bank seminars, workshops, and conferences on a variety of sustainable development and poverty reduction issues via streaming video. en-us 2007 The World Bank Group, All Rights Reserved. bspan@worldbank.org bspan@worldbank.org http://info.worldbank.org/etools/BSPAN/PresentationView.asp?PID=2469&EID=1114 Human rights are womens rights. Womens rights are human rights. Freedom from violence is a human right. Secretary of State Hilary Rodham Clinton, U.N. 4th World Conference in Beijing. B-SPAN Gender Tuesday, September 29, 2009 Tuesday, September 29, 2009 http://info.worldbank.org/etools/BSPAN/PresentationView.asp?PID=2469&EID=1114 http://info.worldbank.org/etools/BSPAN/PresentationView.asp?PID=2452&EID=1105 Reaching gender parity among female management is among the World Banks list of staffing priorities. By 2012, the Bank aspires to fulfill 50 of managerial roles by female staff. In the event Gender Parity in World Bank Group Management Creating an Environment for Success, author Anna Fels (Necessary Dreams Ambition for Womens Changing Lives) presented current trends in programs offered to women and families at the World Bank. Juliana Oyegun, Chief Diversity Officer of the World Banks Office of Diversity Programs and Ann Jeannette Glauber, CoChair of the World Banks Staff Association Family Issues Group introduced the session. The event took place June 29, 2009. B-SPAN Gender Monday, June 29, 2009 Monday, June 29, 2009 http://info.worldbank.org/etools/BSPAN/PresentationView.asp?PID=2452&EID=1105 http://info.worldbank.org/etools/BSPAN/PresentationView.asp?PID=2446&EID=1091 On March 31April 2, 2009, the World Bank held Energy Week 2009 in the spirit of gathering field specialists, practitioners and policymakers to discuss energy and development issues. The conference was organized by the World Bank, the International Finance Corporation (IFC), the Multilateral Investment Guarantee Agency (MIGA), The Energy and Mining Sector Board and the Energy Sector Management Assistance Program (ESMAP). The objective of this event was to enable leading energy experts to provide and exchange solutions and insights towards the current challenges in global energy issues. B-SPAN Gender Tuesday, April 07, 2009 Tuesday, April 07, 2009 http://info.worldbank.org/etools/BSPAN/PresentationView.asp?PID=2446&EID=1091 http://info.worldbank.org/etools/BSPAN/PresentationView.asp?PID=2445&EID=1091 On March 31April 2, 2009, the World Bank held Energy Week 2009 in the spirit of gathering field specialists, practitioners and policymakers to discuss energy and development issues. The conference was organized by the World Bank, the International Finance Corporation (IFC), the Multilateral Investment Guarantee Agency (MIGA), The Energy and Mining Sector Board and the Energy Sector Management Assistance Program (ESMAP). The objective of this event was to enable leading energy experts to provide and exchange solutions and insights towards the current challenges in global energy issues. B-SPAN Gender Tuesday, April 07, 2009 Tuesday, April 07, 2009 http://info.worldbank.org/etools/BSPAN/PresentationView.asp?PID=2445&EID=1091 http://info.worldbank.org/etools/BSPAN/PresentationView.asp?PID=2406&EID=1085 In recognition of International Womens Day, the International Finance Corporation held the event "Making Business Enabling Environment work for Women Entrepreneurs" on March 5, 2009. The event discussed IFC Gender Entrepreneurship Markets (GEM) and Business Enabling Environment Programs Business Line work on legal, regulatory and policy issues impacting women entrepreneurs in developing countries. The event featured a panel discussion featuring women entrepreneurs from a variety of organizations; Cecile Fruman, Manager of the FIAS Strategy and Analysis Unit. Sevi Simavi, Program Lead for BEE and Gender, Martha Parker, ViceChair at the Institute of Economic Empowerment of Women, and Ritu Sharma, President and CoFounder of Women Thrive Worldwide. It was moderated by Pierre Guislain, Director of the Investment Climate Department and BEE Business Line Leader. B-SPAN Gender Thursday, March 05, 2009 Thursday, March 05, 2009 http://info.worldbank.org/etools/BSPAN/PresentationView.asp?PID=2406&EID=1085 http://info.worldbank.org/etools/BSPAN/PresentationView.asp?PID=2286&EID=1019 On April 15 and 16, 2008, the 2008 Poverty Reduction and Economic Management (PREM) Network Conference was held at World Bank Headquarters in Washington, D.C., to discuss the theme, Inclusive and Sustainable Growth. The Conference included more than 25 sessions on a variety of topics, such as the Banks economic policy, climate change, and good governance, among many others. B-SPAN Gender Wednesday, April 16, 2008 Wednesday, April 16, 2008 http://info.worldbank.org/etools/BSPAN/PresentationView.asp?PID=2286&EID=1019 http://info.worldbank.org/etools/BSPAN/PresentationView.asp?PID=2198&EID=991 Promoting participation of women in the economy is not only good for women themselves, but a necessary factor for growth and poverty reduction in any society. B-SPAN Gender Thursday, November 08, 2007 Thursday, November 08, 2007 http://info.worldbank.org/etools/BSPAN/PresentationView.asp?PID=2198&EID=991 http://info.worldbank.org/etools/BSPAN/PresentationView.asp?PID=1947&EID=901 After six years as CEO of computer firm HewlettPackard, Carly Fiorina was ousted by the companys board of directors. In her memoir, Tough Choices, Fiorina has written a memoir of not only the events leading up to her firing, but also her career and rise in business. This presentation, chaired by Edie Wilson, Communication Adviser for the World Bank, brought Fiorina to the Banks main headquarters to discuss her book and her views of leadership and development. B-SPAN Gender Friday, November 10, 2006 Friday, November 10, 2006 http://info.worldbank.org/etools/BSPAN/PresentationView.asp?PID=1947&EID=901 http://info.worldbank.org/etools/BSPAN/PresentationView.asp?PID=1936&EID=53 Men may be from Mars, and women from Venus, but when it comes to development we are all still stuck here on Earth. In this excerpt from the Global Issues Seminar Series, sponsored by the World Banks External Affairs department, Senior Education Specialist Mercy Tembon explains the importance and the complexities of gender and womens rights in development. B-SPAN Gender Wednesday, November 15, 2006 Wednesday, November 15, 2006 http://info.worldbank.org/etools/BSPAN/PresentationView.asp?PID=1936&EID=53 http://info.worldbank.org/etools/BSPAN/PresentationView.asp?PID=1928&EID=886 Bringing together students from around the world to learn about the problems of development and how the World Bank approaches them, the World Banks External Affairs Department sponsored the Global Issues Seminar Series for the third time in the fall of 2006. This session on Gender and Development was chaired by Asli Gurkan, a consultant for the World Banks External Affairs Department. Mark Blackden, Regional Gender Coordinator for the World Banks Africa Region, opened this session on November 1, 2006, with an overview of the speakers and an explanation of what is meant by gender. B-SPAN Gender Wednesday, November 01, 2006 Wednesday, November 01, 2006 http://info.worldbank.org/etools/BSPAN/PresentationView.asp?PID=1928&EID=886 http://info.worldbank.org/etools/BSPAN/PresentationView.asp?PID=1791&EID=853 On April 25 and 26, 2006, the Poverty Reduction and Economic Management (PREM) Conference 2006 was convened in Washington, DC, to discuss the theme of Microeconomic and Institutional Foundations of Growth. The conference offered an opportunity to reflect on issues at the heart of the World Banks engagement with clients. The key theme was how to accelerate economic growth and reduce poverty in light of the broadening agreement that economic growth is the basic condition for achieving and sustaining social progress and development. This sessions topic is Internal Brain Drain Why Gender Inclusion Matters for Growth. B-SPAN Gender Tuesday, April 25, 2006 Tuesday, April 25, 2006 http://info.worldbank.org/etools/BSPAN/PresentationView.asp?PID=1791&EID=853 http://info.worldbank.org/etools/BSPAN/PresentationView.asp?PID=1752&EID=843 As much as HIV/AIDS is about treatment and prevention, it is also about the secondorder effects that precipitate its spread, such as gender disparities. In many countries where HIV/AIDS has become epidemic, the problem can be linked to limited legal rights for women. In this March 31, 2006 videoconference, chaired by Gift Manase, a Health Economist for the World Bank Institute, activists and policy makers from several African countries met to discuss how they have approached the gender and legal aspects of HIV/AIDS. B-SPAN Gender Friday, March 31, 2006 Friday, March 31, 2006 http://info.worldbank.org/etools/BSPAN/PresentationView.asp?PID=1752&EID=843 http://info.worldbank.org/etools/BSPAN/PresentationView.asp?PID=1751&EID=843 As much as HIV/AIDS is about treatment and prevention, it is also about the secondorder effects that precipitate its spread, such as gender disparities. In many countries where HIV/AIDS has become epidemic, the problem can be linked to limited legal rights for women. In this March 31, 2006 videoconference, chaired by Gift Manase, a Health Economist for the World Bank Institute, activists and policy makers from several African countries met to discuss how they have approached the gender and legal aspects of HIV/AIDS. B-SPAN Gender Friday, March 31, 2006 Friday, March 31, 2006 http://info.worldbank.org/etools/BSPAN/PresentationView.asp?PID=1751&EID=843 http://info.worldbank.org/etools/BSPAN/PresentationView.asp?PID=1630&EID=786 Education is one of the essential ingredients for sustained, longterm development. In this wideranging session of the World Bank Global Seminar Series, sponsored by External Affairs on February 1, 2006, Bank experts discussed why education is so crucial, and what is being done to improve it around the world. Students joined the lecture by videoconference from the American University of Beirut, University of Amsterdam, University of Ghana, Kent State University, Sofia University, Sussex, and the University of Makareri (Uganda). Local students from Johns Hopkins University, the George Washington University, Georgetown University, and University of Maryland attended at the World Banks headquarters in Washington, DC. Phil Hay, Communications Advisor for the World Bank Human Development Network, moderated the session. B-SPAN Gender Wednesday, February 01, 2006 Wednesday, February 01, 2006 http://info.worldbank.org/etools/BSPAN/PresentationView.asp?PID=1630&EID=786 http://info.worldbank.org/etools/BSPAN/PresentationView.asp?PID=1616&EID=790 As one of the Millennium Development Goals, promoting equality and empowerment for women is an area of important focus for the World Bank and other development organizations. This issue is entangled in more than economics, but also in culture, health and HIV/AIDS, armed conflict, and other issues. Violence against women, resulting from these factors, serves as a visible reminder of development work yet to be accomplished. On October 24, 2005, the Legal Vice Presidency and the PREM Gender and Development Group of the World Bank organized a presentation in Preston Auditorium of the World Banks Headquarters, featuring the United Nations (UN) Special Rapporteur on Violence against Women, entitled Genderbased Violence and Equitable Development the Role of the International Community, to explore the dilemma and the role of the World Bank. B-SPAN Gender Monday, October 24, 2005 Monday, October 24, 2005 http://info.worldbank.org/etools/BSPAN/PresentationView.asp?PID=1616&EID=790 http://info.worldbank.org/etools/BSPAN/PresentationView.asp?PID=1598&EID=781 On September 14, 2005, the World Banks Africa External Affairs Group (AFREX) hosted an international videoconference on the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs), focusing on gender issues in particular. Beldina Auma, Senior Communications Officer of AFREX chaired the videoconference from Washington, DC, and Colleen Lowe Morna, Executive Director of Gender Links moderated from South Africa. Participants included representatives of organizations from about a dozen African countries, as well as Lamin Manneh and Cassandra Waldon of the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) and Prof. Sue Grant Louis of Harvard University. The event briefly featured the book, Finding Gender in the MDGs Southern Africa Makes the Links, edited by Jan Moolman and published by Gender Links. B-SPAN Gender Wednesday, September 14, 2005 Wednesday, September 14, 2005 http://info.worldbank.org/etools/BSPAN/PresentationView.asp?PID=1598&EID=781 http://info.worldbank.org/etools/BSPAN/PresentationView.asp?PID=1562&EID=762 Worldwide, there are 20 land administration projects currently being implemented exclusively by the World Bank, and most involve the creation of new land rights. Though women are often the primary users of the land, they are often excluded from access under both former tenure systems and the new, formalized ones taking their place. In this event on June 21, 2005, the Gender and Rural Development Thematic Group and the Land Policy Thematic Group presented the findings of their joint study, entitled Gender Issues and Best Practices in Land Administration Projects, to a panel of gender and rural development experts at Bank headquarters in Washington, DC. B-SPAN Gender Tuesday, June 21, 2005 Tuesday, June 21, 2005 http://info.worldbank.org/etools/BSPAN/PresentationView.asp?PID=1562&EID=762 http://info.worldbank.org/etools/BSPAN/PresentationView.asp?PID=1557&EID=762 Worldwide, there are 20 land administration projects currently being implemented exclusively by the World Bank, and most involve the creation of new land rights. Though women are often the primary users of the land, they are often excluded from access under both former tenure systems and the new, formalized ones taking their place. In this event on June 21, 2005, the Gender and Rural Development Thematic Group and the Land Policy Thematic Group presented the findings of their joint study, entitled Gender Issues and Best Practices in Land Administration Projects, to a panel of gender and rural development experts at Bank headquarters in Washington, DC. B-SPAN Gender Tuesday, June 21, 2005 Tuesday, June 21, 2005 http://info.worldbank.org/etools/BSPAN/PresentationView.asp?PID=1557&EID=762 http://info.worldbank.org/etools/BSPAN/PresentationView.asp?PID=1490&EID=737 The seminar took place on April 28, 2005 at the World Bank headquarters in Washington, DC and was organized by the Poverty Reduction and Economic Management Network (PREM) of the World Bank as part of the PREM Learning Week. B-SPAN Gender Thursday, April 28, 2005 Thursday, April 28, 2005 http://info.worldbank.org/etools/BSPAN/PresentationView.asp?PID=1490&EID=737 http://info.worldbank.org/etools/BSPAN/PresentationView.asp?PID=1353&EID=656 The workshop on the Development Implications of GenderBased Violence was part B-SPAN Gender Tuesday, November 09, 2004 Tuesday, November 09, 2004 http://info.worldbank.org/etools/BSPAN/PresentationView.asp?PID=1353&EID=656