CANCELLED - INVITED LECTURE by Dr. Charles Gyan - Gasping for Breath: Women鈥檚 Concerns & the Politics of Community Development in Rural Ghana
Dr. Charles Gyan is currently an Assistant Professor of Social Work at the Faculty of Social Work, University of Regina. He holds a Master of Philosophy degree in Social Work from the University of Ghana and a PhD in Social Work from Wilfrid Laurier University. His practice experience has been in the areas of community organizing, social policy analysis, and program development and evaluation. Dr. Gyan blends academic and research interests with his interest and commitment to Social policy change, transnational social work practice and community development.聽
Dr. Gyan鈥檚 presentation, Gasping for Breath: Women鈥檚 Concerns & the Politics of Community Development in Rural Ghana, will focus on the experiences of women within the context of community development in rural Ghana. Following an overview of his program of research, he will present the key findings of his recent transnational feminist study on the barriers faced by women in community development processes. The presentation will conclude with implications for community development programing, policy and research and the future direction of his program of research
When:
Tue, Mar 17, 2020 @ 9-10 am
Where:
School of Social Work
捆绑SM社区
3506 University St
Wilson Hall
Room#326
RSVP:聽to Yong Hong Feng @聽yong.feng [at] mcgill.ca