The Gender Park hosts the International Conference on Gender Equality (ICGE), with the aim of bringing together a global cross-section of scholars, practitioners, policy makers and professionals from around the world to a common platform to explore obstacles to a gender-just development of the society. The ICGE series aims to deepen the global dialogue for learning and action on different dimensions and dynamics of gender inequality and to present and share knowledge on good practices and innovative interventions.
ICGE 2015: Gender, Governance and Inclusion in Association With UN Women and Supported by UNFPA
The first edition of the International Conference on ‘Gender, Governance and Inclusion’ in association with UN Women and the UNFPA, was held in Kovalam between November 12 to November 14, 2015. The focus of the first conference was on gender inequalities and the need to find different ways of strengthening the inclusion of women and transgenders in the development process. ICGE-I saw over 75 national and international speakers, in addition to hosting the official release of the State Policy for Transgenders in Kerala.
ICGE 2021: Gender in Sustainable Entrepreneurship and Social Business: The Mediating Role of Empowerment
The second edition of ICGE – ICGE II on ‘Gender in Sustainable Entrepreneurship and Social Business: The Mediating Role of Empowerment’ was held on February 11, 12 and 13, 2021, at The Gender Park Campus, Kozhikode. ICGE II was organized in partnership with UN Women. The global meet had eight plenary sessions and nine parallel sessions. The three-day conference was organized strictly abiding by the COVID-19 safety protocol. Over 90 speakers from 20 countries attended the conference physically and remotely. With sustainability as its core theme, ICGE II is credited to be the ‘First Carbon Neutral Event’ in Kerala. Watch all sessions of ICGE II.
