Shauna Aron Caria

Gender Equality and Social Inclusion Global Practice Lead

Chemonics International

Shauna Caria is Chemonics International’s global Gender Equality and Social Inclusion practice lead. With 11 years of development experience, Shauna is an expert in cross-sectoral gender mainstreaming, inclusive development, safeguarding and systems approaches for social norms change. She has worked to champion safer communities, co-authoring a Sexual Harassment and Exploitation and Abuse Prevention and Response Toolkit, and prompted industry-wide shifts in defining inclusive development in her piece The Problem with the Phrase ‘And Other Vulnerable Groups’. Shauna holds an M.A. in International Relations and Economics (Johns Hopkins) and a B.A. in International Human Rights and Law (University of Washington).

Event Schedule

DAY 1

20 July 2023

Start Time	End Time	Session	Description	Action
10:30 am EEST	12:00 pm EEST	A strong health workforce for women: Accountability for commitments Concurrent Room MH 3-1	An understaffed and under-resourced health workforce hinders delivery of primary health services to women and girls. The COVID-19 pandemic magnified the importance of Read More An understaffed and under-resourced health workforce hinders delivery of primary health services to women and girls. The COVID-19 pandemic magnified the importance of health workers, and leaders made unprecedented commitments to strengthen the workforce. These commitments are promising, but unless operationalized and funded, health workers will not receive gender-equitable support and women and girls will not see improvements in access to care. This session will bring together commitment makers to share frameworks for strengthening the health workforce and advocates to share successful accountability tactics. Participants will foster collective action to deliver quality and accessible care for women and girls. Session format: Whole System in a Room Organized by Frontline Health Workers Coalition, Chemonics International, Global Health Council, IntraHealth International, and Living Goods Read Less Speakers Peter Anyang’ Nyong’o Governor Kisumu County, Kenya Rukumani Tripathi Midwife and Women Deliver Young Leader Women Deliver Young Leader Shauna Aron Caria Gender Equality and Social Inclusion Global Practice Lead Chemonics International Ashu Martha Agbornyenty Young Midwife Leader-ICM International Confederation of Midwives (ICM)