Nobel Laureate Amartya Sen Spoke at Fourth Annual Irene Tinker Lecture

Gender inequalities must be understood as complex interlinked problems, says economist and philosopher Amartya Sen at the 2006 Irene Tinker Lecture.

Renowned for his ability to seamlessly combine ethics and economics, Sen drew from his life's work on gender inequality for a lively lecture and discussion of the gradual progress toward gender equality.

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2005 Irene Tinker Lecture Featured Mary Robinson

"Terrible things are happening to women and girls on our watch," says Mary Robinson, the former president of Ireland and U.N. High Commissioner for Human Rights, who spoke at the third annual Irene Tinker Lecture Series on the need to better integrate health care in international development efforts.

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SPECIAL EVENTS

The Irene Tinker Lecture Series

The Irene Tinker Lecture Series each year features an eminent scholar activist doing groundbreaking work on emerging issues affecting the lives and well-being of women and men throughout the developing world. The series honors Irene Tinker's lifelong contributions to the field of women in international development, and her role as a founder of ICRW.

Upcoming Lecture:

Oct. 22, 2007
The Arab Future:
Values and Perspectives of Arab Adolescent Girls

Soukeina Bouraoui
Executive Director
Center of Arab Women for Training and Research (CAWTAR)

Previous Lectures:

Oct. 11, 2006
The Gender Perspective: What Difference Does It Make?

Nobel Laureate Amartya Sen
Lamont University Professor and Professor of Economics and Philosophy
Harvard University

Oct. 24, 2005
An Integrated Approach to Women's Health: The Only Way Forward
Mary Robinson, President
Realizing Rights: The Ethical Globalization Initiative

Nov. 16, 2004
Remaking Social Contracts: Beyond the Crisis in International Development
Gita Sen, Ph.D.
Sir Ratan Tata Chair Professor
Indian Institute of Management, Bangalore, India

Oct. 23, 2003
Democracy and Representation Worldwide – Who Gets Elected and Why
Irene Tinker, Ph.D.
Professor Emerita of Women's Studies and of City and Regional Planning
University of California-Berkeley