Event Recaps 

We've had a busy past few months! From CSW to Geneva, WomenNC has been fighting for women's rights around the world. 

In March, WomenNC presented at CSW 68 (Commission on the Status of Women), and founder Beth Dehghan spoke on human rights at the 55th Session of the Human Rights Council in Geneva, Switzerland. In April, Kelis Johnson presented her capstone project on environmental reproductive justice, while our UNC Capstone Students Briana Ramos, Cade Patterson, Mary Miller, Cyria Olingou, Jasamine Gutierrez, and Katherine Nikolich presented their research on maternal mortality.

Check out the full event recaps below!

Our Fall 2023 students presented their research The Investigation of Human Trafficking in North Carolina: An Analysis of Prevention Education at CSW 68. You can see the full recording of their presentation here. 

WomenNC Founder and Board Member, Beth Dehghan, along with Executive Director, Danie Watson-Goetz, both participated in CITIES FOR CEDAW: Local Gender Equity - 10 Years: Raising Floors,​ Lifting Ceilings on March 14, 2024. This panel was part of the 68th annual session of the United Nations Commission on the Status of Women, which both celebrates and reflects on the 10th anniversary of Cities for CEDAW. Panelists included Kimberly Ellis, Director at the City & County of San Francisco Department on the Status of Women, Jessica Buchleitner, Creator, CEDAW for Companies, Alisa Williams, Policy Development and Implementation at the  LA County Women and Girls Initiative, Dr. Eileen Davis-Jerome, President of the UNA Broward County Chapter, Benita Robinson, City of Toledo Equity Manager, Alice Kitchen, Director of the Gender Equity Task Force of the KCMO Human Rights Commission, Karen Mulhauser, EDAW Washington DC, Nancy Bremau, Santa Clara County Commission on the Status of Women, Founder, The CEDAW Challenge TEAM. You can see the full event here.

WomenNC founder and Board Member, Beth Dehghan, attended the 55th session of the Human Rights Council in Geneva, Switzerland, from March 2-15, 2024. On behalf of WomenNC, Beth had the opportunity to speak on human rights in Iran at the official meeting of the council and to advocate for the continuation of the United Nations fact finding mission on Iran. The outcome was a resolution to support the continuation for the fact-finding mission on Iran was passed. Watch the full meeting here. 

North Carolina State University student Kelis Johnson presented her undergraduate research, Breaking Barriers: A Reproductive Justice Dialogue, on April 17, 2024. Kelis, along with Dr. Kineka Hull, Public Health Scientist at RTI International, Tara Romano, the Executive Director of Pro-Choice North Carolina, and Yolonda Spinks, Director of Communication at the Memphis Community Against Pollution, held a conversation highlighting the importance of understanding how the social determinants of health, like environments where we live, work, and play, influence reproductive health outcomes. Watch the full event here.

On April 26th, Briana Ramos, Cade Patterson, Mary Miller, Cyria Olingou, Jasamine Gutierrez, and Katherine Nikolich, students UNC's Public Policy Capstone course presented research on equitable solutions for Black maternal healthcare disparities in North Carolina. You can watch the recap of their event here.