[PDFlist] Women's Forum - Side event to the 7th Pacific Regional Conference on Disability:

[Soloveni Vitoso]

Thanks Paradise!

On Wed, 1 Feb 2023, 17:24 Riddell Akua, <akuariddell at gmail.com> wrote:

> Dear Paradise,
>
> Message noted with thanks.
>
> Kind regards
> Riddell.
>
> On Wed, 1 Feb 2023, 5:06 pm Paradise Tabucala, <
> Paradise.Tabucala at pacificdisability.org> wrote:
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>> *7th Pacific Regional Conference on Disability:*
>>
>>
>>
>> Across PICs, the average prevalence rate in the female population 18
>> years and older is 19.2 per cent, compared to 12 per cent for males,
>> representing about 1 in 5 women.[1]
>> <#m_-4872606277654958515_m_-6303223790176402243__ftn1> In the Pacific
>> region, there are an estimated 775,000 women and girls with disabilities.
>>
>>
>>
>> Many times, women and girls with disabilities are invisible and
>> marginalized in society, including among those promoting the rights of
>> persons with disabilities, and those promoting gender equality and the
>> advancement of women.  The exclusion of women and girls with disabilities
>> in decision making spaces allows the perpetuation of harmful stereotypes,
>> both concerning gender and disability, and leads to innumerable human
>> rights violations.
>>
>>
>>
>> Join us for a 7th Pacific Regional Conference on Disability Women’s
>> Forum specifically targeted at (i) identifying practical
>> actions/pathways to ensure commitments in the 2030 agenda for women and
>> girls with disabilities are realized and (ii) look at key regional
>> priorities on women and girls with disabilities according to PDF’s
>> strategic plan 2021-2025 and engage partners to progress work on these
>> priorities.
>>
>>
>>
>> This is a 3-part series Women’s Forum webinar and the details are as
>> follows:
>>
>>
>>
>> Zoom Session 1 - February 3rd - https://us02web.zoom.us/j/83329356437
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>> Zoom Session 2 - February 8th-https://us02web.zoom.us/j/84161306391
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>> Zoom Session 3 - February 10th -https://us02web.zoom.us/j/84251442927
>>
>>
>>
>> Vinaka and Kind Regards
>>
>> *Paradise Tabucala* *| Public Relations & Comms Officer*
>>
>>
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>> [1] <#m_-4872606277654958515_m_-6303223790176402243__ftnref1>
>> https://www.unwomen.org/sites/default/files/Headquarters/Attachments/Sections/Library/Publications/2018/Empowerment-of-women-and-girls-with-disabilities-en.pdf
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