The National Federation of Business and Professional Women and the Canadian Federation of Business and Professional Women are pleased to present this event on a very important issue for women. Period poverty is a global issue that affects millions worldwide and directly contributes to the global gender gap. Women and girls miss school and work due to lack of access to period products, which has a serious impact on the global economy. Countries have slowly begun to address the issue of period poverty through state sponsored programs to provide products and services to those in need. We will explore the successes and misses in various countries, hearing from representatives from these countries and get to the root of what is needed to tackle period poverty.
Speakers
Monica Lennon
Monica Lennon is a Scottish Labour and Scottish Co-op MSP for Central
Scotland. First elected to the Scottish Parliament in 2016, Monica’s
parliamentary achievements include the ground-breaking Period Products
(Free Provision) (Scotland) Act. A local councillor in South Lanarkshire
Council before entering Holyrood, Monica is a graduate of the
University of Strathclyde and had a varied career as a chartered town
planner.
Faustina Nillan
Ms.
Faustina Nillan is the National Director for Women and Children in the
Evangelical Lutheran Church in Tanzania (ELCT) Headquarters. She
coordinates the ELCT Gender Justice Program and her work focuses on
empowering vulnerable groups specifically women and children who are
marginalized and susceptible within the church and community at large.
Her passion is capacity building to women and girls economically,
politically, technologically, legally and socially to accomplish their
desired dreams. She works collaboratively with the Lutheran World
Federation (LWF) Gender Justice and Women´s Empowerment.
Ms. Nillan also leads Task Force 5 on the UN Sustainable Development
Goal 5 (SDG 5) on achieving gender equality and empowering all women and
girls, under the Act Forum Waking the Giant in Tanzania. She
participated in the UN High Level Political forum and UNCSW. She is also
the Global Steering Committee member of Side by Side Faith Movement for
Gender Justice and the National coordinator of Side by Side Tanzania
Chapter and she is the Advisor of Christian Council of Tanzania Women,
Arusha Region.
Ms. Nillan is a Gender and Development personnel. She holds a Bachelor’s
degree in Gender and Development from the Institute of Community
Development and is currently pursuing Masters of Arts in Gender Studies
(MAGS) in Open University of Tanzania (OUT).
Agnes Tolmie
Agnes is Chair of the Scottish Women’s Convention and has been an
active campaigner in the women's movement her entire life. These
campaigns include equal pay and women's representation in political and public life.
Agnes was involved with a coalition of women in Scotland for the
establishment of a Scottish Parliament and along with the STUC Women’s
Committee campaigned for the 50/50 gender balance within the Parliament.
She was an active anti-apartheid campaigner and visited South Africa
with the first all women delegation, which was a joint ACTSA/STUC
delegation.
Agnes is past Chair of the STUC Women’s Committee, Unite the Union
Scotland Women’s Committee, UNI Global World Executive Board and their
World Women’s Committee. Agnes is past President of the STUC, recipient
of the STUC Women’s Meritorious Award and TUC Gold Badge for Service to
Women. Agnes was also presented with Unite the Union Gold badge for
‘Service to Women and the wider Community.'
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