Women and the Right of Access to Information: Inform Women, Transform Lives

Group 1 – International Conventions and Instruments: Opportunities for integrating access to information for women
Facilitator: Randi Davis, Director, Gender Team, UNDP
Rapporteur: Natalie Elwell, Senior Gender Advisor, World Resource Institute

Group 2 – Intergovernmental and international non-governmental organizations: Promoting
 transparency and access to information for women
Facilitators: Mark Robinson, Global Director, Governance, World Resource Institute
                   Sharu Joshi Shrestha, Strategic Partnership Specialist , UN Women
Rapporteur: Tania Sanchez Andrade, Research & Learning Manager, Global Initiative for Fiscal Transparency (GIFT)
 
Group 3 – National law and institutional frameworks: Possibilities for inclusion, revision, and reform
Facilitators: Suzanne Legault, Information Commissioner, Canada
                    Edet Ojo, Executive Director, Media Rights Agenda, Nigeria
Rapporteur: Marcos Mendiburu, Transparency and Governance Consultant, Argentina  
               
Group 4 – National enabling environment: Considering cultural influences and leveraging partnerships
Facilitator:  Mukelani Dimba, Civil Society Co-Chair, Open Government Partnership
                   Krishna Hari Baskota, Chief Information Commissioner, Nepal
Rapporteur: Emilene Martinez, Senior Civil Society Coordinator Latin America, Open Government        Partnership
                 
Group 5 – Opportunities for demonstrating value and engaging new frontiers: Research, data, and ICTs
Facilitators: Nathaniel Heller, Executive Vice President, Results for Development
                   Portia Taylor, Advisor, Treasury Board of Canada Secretariat
Rapporteur: Chris Hale, Ideas United