After a competitive application process open to NC State students, juniors Sara Darwish (social work and Arabic) and Jada Hester (business administration and international studies) have been named WomenNC Scholars for the 2018-2019 academic year.<\/p>\n
Celebrating the 10th anniversary of the program, WomenNC<\/a> \u2014 a local non-profit committed to finding solutions to advance women\u2019s human rights and gender equality \u2014 chose 10 scholars from colleges across North Carolina to participate in the Juanita M. Bryant United Nations Commission on the Status of Women (CSW) Leadership Training Program. Other scholars hail from Bennett College, Duke University and UNC Chapel Hill.<\/p>\n
The program<\/a> is a unique opportunity for students to research an issue facing women in North Carolina and develop specific recommendations to influence local, state and global policymakers and stakeholders. The program provides scholars with training and networking platforms to mobilize and influence their peers and respective communities to understand and value women\u2019s human rights and to develop critical partnerships with organizations and mentors who help support the scholars.<\/p>\n
At the conclusion of their fellowship, the scholars will present their research findings to audiences at WomenNC\u2019s Annual Local-to-Global Forum on February 28, 2019, the United Nations Commission on the Status of Women<\/a> in March and the NC State Gender and Equity Research Symposium on April 16, 2019. In addition, their research will form a foundation for gender analysis as part of the Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination Against Women (CEDAW<\/a>) initiative, which works to advocate for policy change and budget allocations within local governments in North Carolina cities and counties.<\/p>\n
Tell us a bit about the research you\u2019ll be conducting.<\/b><\/p>\n
What are you most excited about with respect to this fellowship?<\/b><\/p>\n
Janine Kossen<\/a> is associate director of the Women’s Center.<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false,"raw":"\n\n
Celebrating the 10th anniversary of the program, WomenNC<\/a> \u2014 a local non-profit committed to finding solutions to advance women\u2019s human rights and gender equality \u2014 chose 10 scholars from colleges across North Carolina to participate in the Juanita M. Bryant United Nations Commission on the Status of Women (CSW) Leadership Training Program. Other scholars hail from Bennett College, Duke University and UNC Chapel Hill.<\/p>\n[caption id=\"attachment_665696\" align=\"alignright\" width=\"250\"] Jada Hester[\/caption]\n
The program<\/a> is a unique opportunity for students to research an issue facing women in North Carolina and develop specific recommendations to influence local, state and global policymakers and stakeholders. The program provides scholars with training and networking platforms to mobilize and influence their peers and respective communities to understand and value women\u2019s human rights and to develop critical partnerships with organizations and mentors who help support the scholars.<\/p>\n
At the conclusion of their fellowship, the scholars will present their research findings to audiences at WomenNC\u2019s Annual Local-to-Global Forum on February 28, 2019, the United Nations Commission on the Status of Women<\/a> in March and the NC State Gender and Equity Research Symposium on April 16, 2019. In addition, their research will form a foundation for gender analysis as part of the Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination Against Women (CEDAW<\/a>) initiative, which works to advocate for policy change and budget allocations within local governments in North Carolina cities and counties.<\/p>\n
Tell us a bit about the research you\u2019ll be conducting.<\/b><\/p>\n
What are you most excited about with respect to this fellowship?<\/b><\/p>\n
Janine Kossen<\/a> is associate director of the Women's Center.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n"},"excerpt":{"rendered":"