Hilary Charlesworth on Women and the New Wave of Democracies

Series

Lunchbox / Soapbox

Where

The Wheeler Centre

When

Thursday, 23 Feb 2012, 12:45pm - 01:15pm

Event Status

Past event

Since the end of the Cold War, much international attention has been devoted to building democracies to replace authoritarian regimes. East Timor, Afghanistan, Iraq and last year’s Arab Spring are examples of this movement. But women seem to be the consistent losers in the new democracies: why is this so and what can we do about it?

Featuring

Hilary Charlesworth

Featuring

Hilary Charlesworth

Hilary Charlesworth was educated at the University of Melbourne and Harvard Law School. She is, from 2016, a Melbourne Laureate Professor at Melbourne Law School and Distinguished Professor and Director of the Centre for International Governance and Justice in the Regulatory Institutions Network at ... Read more