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ACADEMIC PROGRAM

Parallel session | Respect: Understanding and Confronting Misogyny - Unpacking Gender Bias And Promoting Equality

Organized by the AIJA Women Network and the Human Rights Committee

DATE & TIME​

LOCATION

🗓️ Thursday, August 28
🕐 13:30-14:30 EDT

📍 Waldorf Astoria

DESCRIPTION

In this session, we will delve into the roots, manifestations, and impacts of misogyny. Misogyny is defined as contempt, prejudice, ingrained discrimination or simply “hate” against women. It is especially dominant online.


During this session the AIJA Women Network and Human Rights Committee will team up to explore how misogyny affects not only women but also broader social cohesion and work life. We will analyze how this affects the next generation of lawyers and discuss how to decrease hate against women being normalized. How can women better protect themselves and men be better allies, what can we do when we see it happen and what is the responsibility of platforms, employers, mentors, colleagues, influencers, media, etc.? How can we effect change?

SPEAKERS

Julia Constanze Braunmiller

Worldbank, USA

Bio

Julia Constanze Braunmiller is a Senior Private Sector Development Specialist with the World Bank’s Women, Business and the Law project, which benchmarks women’s access to economic opportunity across 190 countries. Julia leads the team’s engagements on promoting uptake of the data through World Bank operations and external partners, incentivizing legal and policy reform for inclusive economic development. Her expertise is in comparative family law, access to finance, the inclusion of sexual and gender minorities, and the rights of women with disabilities. Previously, she taught international human rights law at the Johns Hopkins University and directed programs pioneering clinical legal education throughout the Middle East and North Africa.

Cody Ragonese

Equimundo, USA

Bio

Cody Ragonese is the Associate Director of Programs at Equimundo: Center for Masculinities and Social Justice. He specializes in masculinities and gender equality, leading U.S. and international initiatives to engage men and boys in becoming more equitable and caring. His work includes designing and implementing programs, managing partnerships with global private and public sectors, and developing curricula for adolescent boys, young men and fathers. Cody also trains facilitators and collaborates with male-dominated sectors to foster male allyship in the workplace. Cody holds a Master’s Degree in Public Health from Boston University, and a BA in International Development from American University’s School of International Service.

SESSION COORDINATORS AND MODERATORS

Fernanda Souto Pacheco

Gameleira Pelagio Fabião e Bassani, Brazil

Silvia Van Schaik

The Data Lawyers, Netherlands