In partnership with Feminist Forum Canada, Equal Voice NL is hosting a 90-minute panel with ten impactful women and gender diverse leaders across Newfoundland and Labrador, as well as two International guest panelists making an impact as far away as the United Kingdom and New Zealand.

Two panels showcasing Newfoundland and Labrador's COVID response highlighting the impact of women and gender diverse individuals in leadership in academia, grassroots NGOs and youth experiences, illustrating an intersectional lens towards designing a 'New Normal' post-COVID.

Global guests from the UK and New Zealand will add international insights.

Moderated by Dr. Betsy McGregor, she has over has spent 16+ years crafting public policy on science, ethics, and gender, and was Delegate Leader of the Beijing 1995 UN Fourth World Conference on Women.

Panelist Roundtable

After each panel, panelists will go into a round table with moderator Dr. Betsy McGregor, Her Honour The Honourable Lieutenant Governor Judy Foote and Minister Gudie Hutchings, Parliamentary Secretary for Minister of WAGE Canada and Rural Economic Development. Each panelist will have a minute to sum up the best policy change(s) that could be put in place right now, to ensure we come out of this COVID recovery period better than we came into it.

The insights collected from this panel will be turned into a formal report which will be sent to Federal and Provincial government leaders to seek legislative change, and to be used as information to inform upcoming municipal and federal elections. We will seek follow up responses from those who receive it.

Panel 1

Join grassroots activists, policy analysts, youth leaders and leading NGO path makers to discuss the differential impact of COVID-19 on women and gender diverse individuals, building Canada forward with a feminist lens.

• Dr. Nicola Ngawati. Director, New Zealand Kaiwhakahaere Matua Ministry of Women
• Chunyan Zhu. Academic Advisor, Memorial University
• Ledon Wellon. Founder of 'Faces of Fertility"
• Kate Cadigan. Youth Leader in NL, Grade 12 Student at Gonzaga Highschool
• Ophelia Ravencroft. Feminist Researcher & Local LGBTQ2S+/Sex Worker Advocate
• Sandra McKellar. Executive Director, NL Sexual Assault and Crisis Prevention Centre

Panel 2

Explore the difference! Women in leadership are changing COVID-19 outcomes by their courage, unique styles and decisive actions. Meet compelling provincial and global trailblazers busy designing different response and recovery visions.

• Dr. Supriya Garakipati. Leader of Liverpool University Global Leaders Study: Impact of Women Leaders on COVID Cases and Deaths
• Dr. Deatra Walsh. Director of Advocacy and Communications, Municipalities NL.
• Dr. Vianne Timmons - President & Vice Chancellor at Memorial University. Founding Visionary of Prosperity Project.
• Kathy Hawkins. President, DisAbled Women's Network Canada
• Dr. Sobia Shaikh. Co-Chair, Anti-Racism Coalition - NL. Social Work Professor at Memorial University.
• Jude Benoit. Co-Founder, The Indigenous Activist Collective & 2SLGBTQIA+ Neighboring Pod

Roundtable

Meet the Creators

To read the panelist's full bios, check out www.feministforum.ca!

Media Contact

Ticket Fees / Importance of Honorariums

Thanks to a recent generous sponsorship, tickets are now FREE!

We still have a Tip the Panelist option! Any revenue from this event go back to the panelists, to be split between them as an honorarium for their time and expertise. Equal Voice NL, the EVNL leadership committee, and Feminist Forum Canada take no part of the revenue.

Accessibility

There will be live closed captioning (LLC) and ASL Interpretation at the event.

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Equal Voice Newfoundland and Labrador is a multi-partisan non-profit organization that encourages women and gender diverse individuals to become more involved in politics at the municipal, provincial, and federal levels.

Feminist Forum brings women and gender diverse leaders together, nationally and internationally to discuss the differential impact of COVID-19 on women and gender diverse individuals, building Canada forward with a feminist lens.

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