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Start Date & Time February 26, 2005 All day event. Location Children and Youth Creativity Center Russia RSVP Info Name: Sofya Mezhorina E-mail: sofya@takingitglobal.org Categories Human Rights & Equity Tags You must be logged in to add tags.

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Name of the Open Forum: Women's Rights in Russia

Specific issues that the Open Forum will focus on:
The OF is designed to address the issues of gender equity in Russia, and the Tambov region in particular. We would like to invite a representative from a local NGO with focus on gender equity to provide the participants with some background information and invoke discussion.

Rationale for holding this Open Forum:
First, I feel there's a need to raise awareness among the local youth about the problems women have to deal with. Mine is a very conservative city and it depresses me to see how many young ladies and older women are put down by their male counterparts, who make hasty conclusions about their abilities judging only by gender stereotypes nurtured in the community.

Second, many of the participants are involved in the community life by volunteering, and are eager to put up their own small projects to bring change. I think that these young people will be able to take up initiative together with others concerned - the OF will be a wonderful chance for them to establish new connections.

Third, some of the participants are also volunteers at the local NGO for community development and youth initiatives, and gender equity is one of the areas in which this NGO works. This event will thus be an additional educational opportunity for the volunteer preparing to work in the area.

Goals the organizer hopes to achieve by holding this Open Forum for youth in the community:
1. To raise awareness about the gender equity issues, women's rights in particular, among the young people.
2. To build an accessible platform for future youth projects in the area.

Language in which the Open Forum will be held: Russian