Tourism team raises awareness on International Day for the Elimination of Violence against Women
- Thursday, 28 November 2019
Tourism team raises awareness on International Day for the Elimination of Violence against Women
To direct attention towards the UN International Day for the Elimination of Violence against Women on 25 November, Senior Lecturer in Tourism, Dr Heather Jeffrey and Sara Ali Abdelghani Abdelmonem presented research on the profiles of activist groups working towards the elimination of violence against women at the Institute for Sustainable Development at Middlesex University Dubai.
The research is to be included in a book on Gender-based violence in Tourism edited by Dr Paola Vizcaino, Dr. Heather Jeffrey and Dr Claudia Eger to be launched next year. The presentation was attended by faculty and dozens of students from various departments.
The Institute of Sustainable Development fosters the advancement of sustainable development into the university, community and global practices. Through outreach, research and training, ISD is a thought leader in sustainability advocating for the United Nation’s Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs).
For more information on the Institute of Sustainable Development at Middlesex University Dubai, please visit www.mdx.ac.ae/isd
