Graduate Women Otago

👋 A reminder that our YM social catch up is tomorrow (Wed 29 May) from 5.00pm at Ombrellos Kitchen & Bar. We hope to see you there! 🙂

One of our recent Travel Awardees, Hannah Martin, gave an oral presentation at the International Society for Behavioural Nutrition and Physical Activity conference last week in Nebraska, USA 👏 Hannah presented her PhD research investigating motivational profiles for eating behaviour in mid-life women. She is interested in the relationship between qualities of motivation and intuitive eating – well done!!🌟🌺

The Otago Daily Times has featured an article about our GWO Young Members Coordinator, Ioanna Katiforis, attending 📰

UN conference food for thought A United Nations conference provided plenty of food for thought for University of Otago postgraduate student Ioanna Katiforis. Ms Katiforis, who is...

Congratulations GWO we are at 100+ members now and growing 👏 Here's two of our newest members 'Alicia' Rong Zhang and 'Mia' Anh Nguyen with Phoebe Rose Osborne at our recent Graduate Women Otago CSW68 report evening

Sharing the link where Aleisha Amohia NGO representative will share her experiences online on the 5th June.

Join this BPW New Zealand webinar to meet other like-minded women from all over NZ in a fun and engaging networking session. This month, the meeting will hear from NCWNZ Wellington Branch President Aleisha Amohia, NGO representative to the Commission on the Status of Women in March this year, and stories of her experience!

RSVP to get the Zoom link: https://www.bpwnz.org.nz/event-details/bpw-aotearoa-networking-session-2024-06-05-19-30

Great work ladies! ODT news - 376 Otago graduates gowned in arts, law, science, theology and philosophy on the 11th May👏🎓

Acting Vice Chancellor Helen Nicholson shared her pearls of wisdom with 294 Pacific Island Scholarship recipients this week. Graduate Women Otago member Otila Osborne and her daughter Phoebe Rose both attended as former recipients. Excellent work Otago University. This is the largest cohort to date👏

Great to see Ioanna and her travel to mentioned on the page👏🤗

PhD student Ioanna Katiforis attended the 68th annual United Nations Commission on the Status of Women in New York. One of her highlights was meeting the UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres. The theme this year had a focus on poverty which had a crossover with Ioanna’s research into food insecurity and food poverty.

🌟 Our member delegates to Dr Shirley Gillett, Ioanna Katiforis, Otila Osborne, and Phoebe-Rose Osborne share some of their experiences & insights gained from attending United Nations Commission on the Status of Women (CSW) - the UN's largest annual gathering dedicated to gender equality and women’s empowerment! 🌏🇺🇳

Championing women’s rights | University of Otago Five years ago, Graduate Women Otago member Dr Shirley Gillett attended her first Commission on the Status of Women (CSW) conference in Manhattan, New York.

Happy Mother's Day ladies, the job's not easy, it doesn't come with a manual or a money back guarantee and you have it for life! Yet it is one of life's most amazing experiences. Thank you Anna Jarvis for thinking about us:) Ann Maria Reeves Jarvis (September 30, 1832 – May 9, 1905) was a social activist and community organizer during the American Civil War era. She is recognized as the mother who inspired Mother's Day and as a founder of Mother's Day movements, and her daughter, Anna Marie Jarvis (1864–1948), is recognized as the founder of the Mother's Day holiday in the United States. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ann_Jarvis

One of our speaker topics from this weekend's session. Climate change, women and girls and food poverty, plus land rights.

means millions more women and girls risk having insufficient food and resources to meet their basic needs. As women bear the brunt of climate impacts, they must have in decision-making on .

👉 Read more at https://unwomen.org.nz/unwanz/posts/op-ed-building-womens-resilience-to-climate-driven-poverty-and-food-insecurity
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A women’s farming cooperative in the township of Yoko, Cameroon, a beneficiary of UN Women’s Gender Road Project. UN Women estimates that, in sub-Saharan Africa, climate change could increase the number of women in poverty by as many as 93 million, and the numbers suffering food insecurity by 105 million, by 2050. Photo: UN Women/Ryan Brown.

Another excellent Graduate Women Otago session with the sponsored attendees presenting their report. Thank you Shirley Gillett, Ioanna Katiforis, Phoebe Rose and Otila Osborne. Very interesting insights into the mechanics of the and the important work that is being done to support and promote key issues impacting women and girls worldwide and

Special Event on Thursday 2 May starts 5.15pm
Billard Room, downstairs Staff Club Otago University. No cost, complimentary nibbles, wine, tea, and coffee.RSVP to [email protected] by Tuesday 30 April 2024. Dr Shirley Gillett, Dr Ioanna Katiforis, Otila Osborne and Phoebe Rose Osborne will talk about their CSW68 Commission on the Status of Women UN experiences and key takeaways

Hello ladies, it's Anzac Day tomorrow, a time of deep reflection and gratitude for our NZ heroes and heroines. Lest we not forget the women who also fight to protect us against those who would harm us. Listen to this short clip as our Australian women make their voices heard

Female veterans in the spotlight ahead of Anzac Day | ABC News Women now make up 20 per cent of Australia's armed forces but ex-servicewomen marching on Anzac Day say they are routinely asked who they are marching for. S...

Graduate Women Otago at work yesterday👏 I'm grateful to Stacey Murray and the management team at for inviting me to present my research on older women and gambling. Thank you to Dr Shirley Gillett and daughter Phoebe Rose Osborne for joining me. It was a very engaging, informative and interactive session and it's great to see so much good work that the casino management and staff are doing around educating clients and implementing safe and esponsible gambling strategies. These practices are echoed in my study🤗🌟

Congratulations Dr Shirley Gillett Graduate Women Otago and VP Education Graduate Women International - GWI for your amazing ideas for the 105th Graduate Women International Anniversary. The Donor Wall and videos from our sister branches worldwide will be shared online. Watch this space for more details🤗👏

Hi ladies can you please help? Have you bought a new car in the past two years or are thinking of buying one? Menna is one of our newest members. She is a PhD candidate in the School of Marketing at Otago University. Menna needs to interview new car owners for her thesis. If you would like to help Menna please contact her at [email protected] or leave a comment on this post. Thank you🤗

Another well attended Graduate Women Otago meeting last night. Thank you Barbara Benson President for your excellent organization and Sally Dunbar President Graduate Women New Zealand - GWNZ for your interesting and engaging presentation. We are also grateful to have three past presidents attend👏🌟 Join us on 2nd May at 5.30pm for wine and nibbles in the Billiard Room, Staff Club Otago University to hear our representatives Dr Shirley Gillett, Dr Ioanna Katiforis Otila Osborne and Honorary GWO member Phoebe Rose Osborne present on their learnings and experiences at the in

Reminder ladies meeting this Thursday, 18 April 5:30pm Benham Seminar Room, 2nd Floor Zoology Dept 340 Great King Street. Arrive early for a hot drink. President, Sally Dunbar will speak on ‘GWNZ and plans for 2024’

Great news ladies! GWI has been awarded the most empowering Graduate Women’s Network 2024 for non- profit organisations Awards hosted by AI/Acquisition International. Congratulations to the GWI family 💐

To register for this event, click here >> https://us02web.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZckfu2trjMsGdXDq9qk9SWKkAYKL6ehU8lC #/registration

Reminder ladies: GWO meeting April 18th Thurs 5.30pm, Zoology Building, Otago University. GWNZ President, Sally Dunbar, will be our special guest speaker

Free public meeting Tuesday 9th April

Hey Dunedin 🙋‍♀️ Did you know that it was 50 years ago next week that Dunedin was shaken by a magnitude 5 earthquake?

To commemorate this event, local experts have collaborated to bring a free public event to Dunedin next Tuesday April 9 at the Hutton Theatre.

Come along to see a short film & hear about the science, seismic risk, improvements to our heritage buildings, how you can best prepare for an earthquake and Ask an Expert !

Start time 6pm – See you there!

(Photo courtesy of the Otago Daily Times)

Dunedin City Council

How can gender equality reduce poverty? | UN Women – Headquarters Explainer article on how achieving gender equality can reduce poverty among women and girls.