> Millennia2015 - Conférence internationale 2008 - Palais des Congrès de Liège

Les enjeux de long terme pour les femmes abordés par le Projet Millennium 

03-P2 - Deuxième session plénière - Second Plenary Session

 

Introduction et présidence : Rosa Alegria
Intervenant-e-s : Elizabeth Florescu - Nadezhda Gaponenko - Jerome C. Glenn - Concepción Olavarrieta

v Introduction et présidence

Rosa Alegria 

Futurist, Graduated at the University of Houston, Clear Lake, co-chair of the Brazilian Node of the Millennium Project, Research Director of the Futures Group at the Sao Paulo Catholic University, Executive Director of Mercado Etico, the Brazilian Version of Ethical Markets, a multimedia platform on sustainability and corporate social responsibility, created by Hazel Henderson. Consultant and facilitator of innovation and change process, responsible for the initiative and for the white paper called “Women Foresight Study” under the responsibility of the Millennium Project. Represents Latin America in the IFG International Foresight Group based in Germany and also is Latin American research associate of Kairos Institute based in Sweden. Member of the international editorial board of Shaping Tomorrow, a trends website originated in England.

Together with Thais Corral (CEMINA - Center of Women Studies – Rio, Brasil) and Hazel Henderson, coordinated ICONS 2003 – International Conference on Indicators of Quality of Life and Sustainability, held in Curitiba, Brasil. Also coordinated in 2004 the Millennium Project Planning Committee in Sao Paulo, followed by the International Conference Tech Futures.

Consultant for several business foresight projects, such as NIC – Shared Intelligence Group, a multiclient research studying the future of the consumerism and the Cooperative Advantage as the new frontier of economic development. Media activist, cofounder of the Movement Media for Peace and member of IVOHOPE – Images and Voices of Hope. Editor of the trends newsletter Radar 21

São Paulo, Brazil

 

Publications

Some studies and papers

1) Women in the media: subject and object;

2) 2010s: the consumer of the next decade;

3) The appreciative perspective of the future (Jornal of Futures Studies);

4) Living in the country of the future;

5) The future beyond brands;

6) Technological flowers: women and technology in the 21st century.

 

> Short CV [pdf]  

 

v Abstract : 

The world is slowly beginning to wake up and realize that improving the political and economic status of women is one of the most cost-effective ways to address the challenges that the world is facing. As caretakers, new generations' bearers, and society's architects, women have the favorable social capacities to create a better future for all. In 2005 a study was planned by the Millennium Project taking into account women issues and to "em-gender" the 15 Global Challenges. This session will revisit them through some key-issues related to the status and contribution of women for the future. There is much to celebrate: the gender gap in primary and secondary education has been reduced and the increased participation of women in the economy has been one of the most significant factors to change women's lives over the past 30 years. However, women remain highly disadvantaged in many sectors and there are still many challenges to be addressed. Forecasting women-related issues means help creating a better future for society as a whole. 

 

> Document : The long-term challenges for women as assessed by the Millennium Project [pdf]

> Présentation : The long-term challenges for women assessed by the Millennium Project [pdf]

> Podcast : The long-term challenges for women as assessed by the Millennium Project [vidéo]  

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v Intervenant-e-s

Jerome C. Glenn

Directeur, Projet Millennium de la Fédération mondiale des Associations pour les Nations Unies (WFUNA);

Washington, USA

 

> Podcast : Long-term challenges for women as assessed by the Millennium Project [vidéo]

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Elizabeth Florescu 

Elizabeth Florescu is Director of Research of the Millennium Project of the World Federation of UN Associations. She has worked with the Project since 1997.

She is the production manager of the annual State of the Future reports, is co-author of "Environmental Crimes, Military Actions, and the International Criminal Court" and "Analysis of the UN Millennium Summit Speeches", and is one of the principal members of the Millennium Project's team working on the environmental security monthly scanning reports assessing possible worldwide environmentalrelated issues that might trigger future international regulations and/or modifications to the existing ones.

She also designed and managed the Project's on-line Delphi process and is now cooperating with Ted Gordon on the Real Time Delphi. Originally from Romania, she presently lives in Calgary, Canada.

Elizabeth has also lived and worked in Washington D.C. (USA), Montreal (Canada), Budapest (Hungary), and Arad (Romania). She is a graduate of the Romanian Academy of Economic Studies (Bucharest), specialization planning and computer sciences. 

Calgary, Alberta, Canada

 

> Short CV [pdf] 

 

v Abstract : 

The interdependence of economic growth and technological innovation has been the most significant engine of change for the last 200 years, but unless we improve our economic, environmental, and social behavior (first and foremost gender-equity), the next 200 years could be difficult. The 15 Global Challenges identified by the Millennium Project aim to provide a framework to better understand the present and assess prospects, and offer some thoughts and resources to help decision-making.

This presentation will focus specifically on the interdependency of the challenges and therefore of the policies addressing them, assessing specifically issues related to gender-equity. It will also propose the use of the collaborative Real Time Delphi process to improve the understanding of gender-sensitivity; identify emerging gender-related issues, policies and strategies; and organizations that might help address them; and help prioritize efforts for accelerating gender-equality and improving the status of women worldwide.

 

> Document : Long-term challenges for women as assessed by the Millennium Project [pdf] 

> Présentation : Long-term challenges for women as assessed by the Millennium Project [pdf]

> Podcast : Long-term challenges for women as assessed by the Millennium Project [vidéo]  

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Nadezhda Gaponenko

Dr. Gaponenko has 25 years experience in futures studies, S&T policy, innovation & environmental policy for government, international organizations, and private sector. She is the author over 10 monographs, and over 100 articles published in Russian, English and German. Mrs. Nadezhda Gaponenko coordinated and contributed to about 100 projects carried out for the Russian and international organizations (OECD, UNEP, UNESCO, World Water Counsel, Millennium project). She was the organizer, chair of sessions and key speakers at many Russian and international conferences (France, Australia, U.S., the Netherlands, Portugal, Spain, Hungary, Finland, Germany, Japan, Belgium, and the like).

Currently Mrs. Gaponenko is the head of department at the Center of Science Development Study under the Presidium of the Russian Academy of Sciences. She is Corresponding member of the Russian Academy  of Natural Sciences and scientific secretary of the department of Forecasting & Cycles of this Academy (responsible for the international collaboration).

Moscow, Russia

 

> Short CV [pdf]  

 

v Abstract : 

Why Gender in S&T?

- Access women to knowledge and technology is a critical factor in gender empowerment, in decreasing gender gap in social and economic development as well as in poverty alleviation;

- An important aspect of women's rights is the right to benefit from and contribute to S&T development;

- Contribution of women to S&T development means contribution of 50% of population;

- Gender equity in science;

- Female scientists might be a special contributors not only to knowledge production but also to the achievement of Millennium Goals, to the dialogue between science and society & science and religion.

 

Foresight for the future exploration, building networks & shaping tomorrow

- Strategic thinking of women!!

- Conceptualization of gender equity in science;

- Conceptualization and outlining key emerging problems & opportunities for female in science;

  - Mapping of regional differences of problems and roots of problems;

- Contribution of female scientists to the achievement of Millennium goals/ national strategic goals;

- Foresight – a place for building networks and dialogue between different stakeholders;

- Foresight – a learning process, sharing & accumulation of knowledge;

- A place for the building awareness of top officials – men.

 

> Présentation : Women in Science: Challenges & outlook [pdf] 

> Podcast : Women in Science: Challenges & outlook [vidéo] 

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Concepción Olavarrieta 

Studies:

Foreign relations, Law, Strategic Planning, Future Studies.

Experience:

35 years experience working with Mexican public and private social sectors all over Mexico, Chile and US.

Charges:

President, CEO and Director of different firms, trusts and government agencies.

Fields:

Economic and strategic planning, tourism development, foreign trade, marketing, commercialization, publishing and future studies.

Great vision, feasibility and marketing studies:

more than 200.

Creator of the Stockexchange Social Land and the Millennium Award and the Global Millennium Prize for youngsters all over the world. 

Mexico, Mexique

 

> Short CV [pdf] 

 

v Abstract : 

Before talking about the Global Millennium Prize youngsters' future vision for women, as a Mexican and a Latin-American, I would like to comment on certain statistics, cultural traditions and attitudes that are common in our countries.

The Latin-American countries, as all of you know, were colonized by Europeans and mainly by Spaniards.  Thus, culturally speaking we have a strong relationship with catholic religion, with strong boundaries for obedience and submission. Furthermore, Mexicans, Central Americans and Peruvians also have a great legacy from our Pre-Hispanic cultures, where women were treated equally as men.

So we, Latin-American women, are a strange mixture of obedience and empowerment.

The following topics will be detailed in this presentation: vote, work, violence, poverty, education, Global Millennium Prize, Millennium Project 15 Global Challenges and UN 8 Millennium Development Goals.

 

> Présentation : The Global Millennium Prize: Youngsters' future vision for women [pdf]

> Podcast : The Global Millennium Prize: Youngsters' future vision for women [vidéo]  

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