Gender-based violence and sexual and reproductive rights: Shared experiences and perspectives

Please note: the event will take place in French.

This gathering will bring together researchers, women’s organizations, and people engaged in international cooperation to explore the connections between gender-based violence and sexual and reproductive health and rights in fragile contexts. Speakers will share concrete examples, promising practices, comparative insights between initiatives and countries, and resilience strategies developed by women’s organizations and communities.

Program
• 4:30 p.m. — Welcome and networking
• 5:00 p.m. — Panel
• 6:30 p.m. — Networking cocktail

Panelists

- Caterine Bourassa-Dansereau, Professor in the Department of Social and Public Communication at UQAM and member of RéQEF. She will discuss key issues in research on GBV, particularly in Senegal and Rwanda.

- Nesrine Bessaïh, Professor in the Department of Sexology at UQAM and member of RéQEF. She will address the question of reproductive justice and how it is applied in different contexts.

- Julie Théroux-Séguin, Thematic Lead for Women’s and Girls’ Rights at CECI. She will explore two approaches often seen as contradictory — digital technologies and traditional knowledge — and highlight their complementarity in advancing sexual and reproductive health rights and addressing GBV among adolescent girls, drawing on experiences from Guatemala and Mali.

- Marie Frantz Joachim, Executive Director of Solidarite Fanm Ayisyèn – SOFA (Haiti). She will discuss efforts to address GBV and improve access to health services in Haiti, highlighting the resilience of women’s organizations and women in a complex security context.

- Moderator: Marina Mathieu

→ Participation in person or online (panel only) — limited seats

Register for the event (free)