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LOCATION:Bridgetown\, Barbados
SUMMARY:Charting a new path: Gender Equality in Supply Chains - Challenges 
 and Opportunities
CLASS:PUBLIC
DESCRIPTION:This session will go over the role women play in supply chains 
 today and the barriers that they face in this typically male-dominated sec
 tor. Not only does this reality affect women’s wellbeing\, it also creat
 es challenges for the growth of the industry. For this reason\, we will ex
 plore the untapped opportunities of the sector and try to see how this cou
 ld change in future.This session is a call to action that will try and cre
 ate tangible and long-lasting effects on women&#039\;s role in supply chai
 ns through policy changes and public-private partnerships.Watch the live s
 treamProgrammeModerator: Shamika N. Sirimanne\, Director\, Division on Te
 chnology and Logistics\, UNCTAD Keynote: Gilbert F. Houngbo\, Director-G
 eneral\, International Labour Organization (ILO) Speakers:Rebeca Grynspan
 \, Secretary-General\, UNCTADNatalie O. Sandiford\, President\, Women in M
 aritime Association Caribbean (WiMAC) Barbados ChapterAnne Marie Van den B
 erg\, Assistant Secretary-General for Supply Chain Management\, Office of 
 Supply Chain Management (OSCM)Naa Densua Aryeetey\, Chairperson\, Gender s
 ub-committee\, Ghana Shippers&#039\; AuthorityMilaika Capella Ras\, Genera
 l Manager\, Caribbean Shipping Association (CSA)&lt\;p&gt\;This session wi
 ll go over the role women play in supply chains today and the barriers tha
 t they face in this typically male-dominated sector. Not only does this re
 ality affect women’s wellbeing\, it also creates challenges for the grow
 th of the industry. For this reason\, we will explore the untapped opportu
 nities of the sector and try to see how this could change in future.&lt\;/
 p&gt\;&lt\;p&gt\;This session is a call to action that will try and create
  tangible and long-lasting effects on women&#039\;s role in supply chains 
 through policy changes and public-private partnerships.&lt\;/p&gt\;&lt\;p 
 class=&quot\;text-align-center\n\nView meeting on unctad.org\nhttps://unct
 ad.org/node/42229
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