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APPOINTMENT OF HUMAN DEVELOPMENT PROGRAMME ADVISER, GENDER EQUALITY

 

Brigitte Leduc

                                                                                                                                                                                                                               

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Brigitte Leduc has been working as a gender equality specialist for over 15 years, supporting gender mainstreaming processes in international organizations in Asia, Africa and now in the Pacific region.  She has extensive experience working with both civil society organizations and government institutions as well as with development partners.  She took part in several advocacy, research and capacity building initiatives in mainstreaming gender in sustainable development, poverty reduction and climate change adaptation.  She is Canadian and has a background in socio-cultural anthropology. 

 

Brigitte Leduc joined SPC in October 2010 as the Gender Equality Officer and has been working closely with countries to strengthen their capacities in gender mainstreaming – in particular the Solomon Islands, Cook Islands, Tonga, PNG and Niue.  

 

Ms. Leduc's  appointment as the Secretariat of the Pacific Community Human Development Programme Adviser Gender Equality commenced March 1, 2012. She is based at the Headquarters of the SPC in Noumea, New Caledonia.