AMWA represented at the 55th Commission on the Status of Women (CSW) at the United Nations
The Medical Women's International Association (MWIA), AMWA, and the National Council of Women USA co-sponsored a parallel event during the 55th Commission on the Status of Women (CSW) at the United Nations. The session, entitled "Medicine: The Pink Collar Profession," was organized by Dr. Padmini Murthy and Dr. Satty Keswani, MWIA NGO Representatives to the United Nations). Speakers included Dr. Shelley Ross (MWIA Secretary General, Canada), Professor Afua Hesse (MWIA President, Africa), Dr. Eliza Chin (AMWA President), Dr. Gail Beck (MWIA Treasurer, Canada), Dr. Eleanor Nwadinobi (Past President Nigerian Medical Women's Association), Dr. Kimberly Templeton (President, Bone and Joint Decade and AMWA Board Member), Ms. Mary Singletary (President, National Council of Women USA), Dr. Claudia Morrissey (MWIA Vice-President North American), and Dr. Mercedes Viteri (MWIA Vice-President Latin America). Other AMWA members in attendance included Dr. Linda Brodksy, Dr Roberta Gephard, and Dr. Joyce Braak.
During the CSW, AMWA leaders met with UN Women, Executive Director Michelle Bachelet, former president of Chile and pediatrician; Dr. Jean Shinoda Bolen, internationally renowned author, psychiatrist; and activist who is calling for a UN sponsored 5th World Conference on Women (5WCW); Dr. Josephine Ojiambo, past-president of the Kenya Medical Women's Association and the Kenyan Ambassador to the U.N.
A highlight of the CSW was the launch event for UN Women, Honouring the Past - Envisioning the Future for Women and Girls, which was hosted by Ms. Michelle Bachelet, Under-Secretary-General and Executive Director, UN Women. The program of distinguished speakers also included CNN Founder Mr. Ted Turner, UN Secretary General Ban Ki-Moon, Princess Cristina of Spain, Actresses Geena Davis and Nicole Kidman, news anchor JuJu Chang, and many more. To watch the UN Women Launch, please visit, http://www.unwomen.org/calendar-of-events/?event_id=5.
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