Spring Lasdun Lecture to celebrate International Women's Day
By: Communications
For this spring’s annual Lasdun Lecture, held on 13 March, Prof Nitya Rao (DEV) will be hosting a lecture on ‘Accelerating Action Towards Gender Justice for Climate and Food’. Attendees are invited to attend in-person or online.
Date: Thursday 13 March
Time: 6.30-8pm
Location: The Enterprise Centre Lecture Theatre on campus
The event, which succeeds International Women’s Day on 8 March, will focus on exploring if gender could be the key to solving and unlocking the climate crisis, global hunger and obesity.
Prof Rao, Director of the Norwich Institute for Sustainable Development, will talk about how gender plays out through all aspects of the food we produce, access, buy and eat, shaping everyday life. As Professor in Gender and Development, she will bring deep experience and understanding of farmer livelihoods in contexts of climate variability, economic precarity and social inequality.
Driven by a commitment to social and gender justice, Prof Rao’s work has a strong focus on the impacts of change and innovations on improving wellbeing of people, especially ensuring food and nutrition security.
Tanner Barnes, Public Events & Engagement Manager, said: “Prof Rao is a perfect speaker for International Women's Day, and we are so pleased to feature her lecture as part of UEA's flagship Lasdun Lecture series.”
Make sure to book your place to attend in-person or online.
(Image supplied by Nitya Rao)
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