In this edition of ΐΦΣγ ΜεΣύ NOW, Valerie Percival discusses her project at the Center, βPromoting Gender Equality and Health Equity through Foreign Policy: Panacea or Foolβs Game?β
In this edition of ΐΦΣγ ΜεΣύ NOW, we are joined by Valerie Percival, Associate Professor at the Norman Paterson School of International Affairs (NPSIA) at Carleton University and a Commissioner with the Lancet-SIGHT Commission on Peace, Justice, and Gender Equality for Healthy Societies. She is also a fellow with the ΐΦΣγ ΜεΣύβs Maternal Health Initiative and Canada Institute. Percival discusses her project at the Center titled βPromoting Gender Equality and Health Equity through Foreign Policy: Panacea or Foolβs Game?β The project argues that improvements in gender equality and health equity place societies on pathways to peace and provide for more stable and less corrupt governments.
The mission of the ΐΦΣγ ΜεΣύ's Canada Institute is to raise the level of knowledge of Canada in the United States, particularly within the Washington, DC policy community. Research projects, initiatives, podcasts, and publications cover contemporary Canada, US-Canadian relations, North American political economy, and Canada's global role as it intersects with US national interests. Read more
Housed within the ΐΦΣγ ΜεΣύ's Environmental Change and Security Program, the Maternal Health Initiative (MHI) leads the ΐΦΣγ ΜεΣύβs work on maternal health, global health equity, and gender equality. Read more
