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Press Release FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE HOLY SEE SIDE EVENT The Human Dignity of Women in Contemporary Society: Economic Justice and Empowerment of Women FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE On Friday, March 7, 2008 from 1:15 to 2:45 pm, the Permanent Observer Mission of the Holy See Mission, and its co-sponsors, the Path to Peace Foundation and the Vincentian Center for Church and Society, St. John’s University, NY will host a side event on the occasion of the United Nations Commission on the Status of Women meeting entitled: The Human Dignity of Women in Contemporary Society: Economic Justice and Empowerment of Women at the United Nations, Conference Room C. The panelists include: Christine Firer Hinze, Ph.D., Professor of Theology, Fordham University, on “Catholic Social Thought: Women and Economic Livelihood”, Ann Orr, Senior Officer Multi-stakeholder Engagement and Outreach Branch, United Nations Financing for Development Office, “Economic Policies that Empower Women”, Dorette Byrd, Director of Program Quality, Catholic Relief Services, “Women’s Participating in Global Markets: Fair Trade and Micro-Financing, Sr. Maureen McGowan, RGS, Director of Handcrafting Justice, “Handcrafting Justice: from Poverty to Empowerment.” The panel will be moderated by Mary Ann Dantuono, J.D., Associate Director of the Vincentian Center for Church and Society at St. John’s University. This side event will identify the key contemporary social, economic and development issues, as well as policies and programs for the economic empowerment of women. Looking through the prism of the dignity of each human person, the event will describe current best practices and policies in financing to economically empower women and address individual empowerment and needs of families. Focusing on some different facets of the human dignity of women in contemporary society, subsequent topics will include: Caregiving within the Family: Moral, Legal, Economic and Social Issues; and Aging with Dignity and Security. These side events are planned to be presented in conjunction with the upcoming United Nations meetings. [If you will need a pass to enter the United Nations, you must RSVP by March 1, 2008, preferably by e-mailing office@holyseemission.org or by calling (212) 370-7885. Enter the United Nations at 46th Street Visitors’ Entrance. Photo ID also required for Security for admission.] More information about the work of the Holy See Mission is available at www.holyseemission.org, the Path to Peace Foundation at www.thepathtopeacefoundation.org, and the Vincentian Center for Church and Society at www.vincenter.org. New York, 1 February 2008 |
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