Home > Events/Training > Speakers Series: Islam, Gender, and Reproductive Health Speakers Series: Islam, Gender, and Reproductive Health—Part IV Wednesday, January 12, 2005, Washington, DC 9:00 – 11:00 am Woodrow Wilson Center 5th Floor Conference Room, One Woodrow Wilson Plaza 1300 Pennsylvania Ave., NW, Washington, DC Featuring: Karen Hardee Director of Research, POLICY Project, Futures Group Lilia Labidi Professor of Anthropology, University of Tunis, Tunisia The conference series provides an in-depth look at the intersection of reproductive health and gender issues in the Islamic world, addressing the range of religious adherence to Islam and the impact of such diverse views on reproductive health policy and programming. Dr. Hardee discussed recent research on the links between women’s empowerment and family planning in Indonesia. Dr. Labidi gave an overview of Tunisia’s family planning program and discussed the role of women’s education and contraception in the feminist discourse in the Maghreb. Seating is limited. Please RSVP to mep@wwic.si.edu or phone 202-691-4292 or fax 202-691-4184.