Global Policy Academy at SPP Hosts Workshop on Gendered Impacts of Drug Policy

Professor Julia Buxton and CEU Gender Studies graduate Giavana Margo hosted the short course “Understanding the Gendered Impacts of Drug Policy” at the Global Policy Academy at CEU's School of Public Policy in November 2018. 23 participants from eighteen different countries were invited to analyze and reflect on best practices, lessons learned and methods for improved gender inclusivity within global drug policy reform and advocacy. The course followed two other workshops with comparative regional perspectives: one hosted by the GPA Team in Accra, Ghana and another in Hong Kong where Buxton facilitated sessions on women and drug policy. The courses were sponsored by the Global Drug Policy Program of the Open Society Foundations.

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