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"Contributors" [2019] ELECD 338; in Harris Rimmer, Susan; Ogg, Kate (eds), "Research Handbook on Feminist Engagement with International Law" (Edward Elgar Publishing, 2019) x

Book Title: Research Handbook on Feminist Engagement with International Law

Editor(s): Harris Rimmer, Susan; Ogg, Kate

Publisher: Edward Elgar Publishing

ISBN: 9781785363917

Section Title: Contributors

Number of pages: 14

Extract:

Contributors
Jane Aeberhard-Hodges is an International Human Rights Consultant who has committed her life to gender equality. Until mid-2014 she was the Director of the Gender Equality Bureau of the International Labour Organization and was a member of the ILO's Senior Management Team. Since then Jane has been on the Advisory Board with the United Nations Research Institute for Social Development (UNRISD) and edits the International Labour Law Reports. She has recently joined an Australian government-funded project ­ Investing in Women ­ as the Gender Equality Coordinator. Jane has over 30 years' broad experience of engaging in high-level policy advice in international and comparative human rights law and labour relations practice. With the specialisation of working in ILO's tripartite context to get buy-in for implementing international labour law, she has designed and delivered training programmes in the area of fundamental principles and rights at work, in particular, gender equality, freedom of association, disability inclusion, human rights and HIV/AIDS. She has represented the ILO in many United Nations and multilateral fora during her career, in particular advocating for international labour standards with the treaty bodies and the Commission for the Status of Women and Human Rights Council. Jane is the author of a large number of articles and has edited and contributed to many books concerning workers' rights as human rights. Prior to joining the ILO, she practised law in Sydney, Australia as a solicitor, notary public and trade marks attorney. Siobhán Airey is ...