One of the emerging objectives of IWA is to promote the role of women in the water sector.To do this IWA is in 2009 taking an active step in promoting women’s participation and career development to higher management levels by creating a new programme for women’s leadership in water.
The IWA Women in Water Programme aims to: 1) Support and encourage women to stay in the sector, reach management level 2) Encourage and support the sector (men and women) to give equal opportunities to women for career development
Current activities include:
The IWA Hei-jin Woo Award is dedicated to the memory of Hei-jin Woo, a Korean female engineer and scientist working in the water field. The Award serves to recognize the achievements of a woman engineer or scientist working in the water field, with more than 10 years of experience, with demonstrable excellence in academic, service, research or administration. The Award is taking place every other year at the IWA World Water Congress.
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Dr Joan B. Rose, U.S.A. works in a field known as water pollution microbiology or often referred to as public health microbiology. Dr. Rose has advanced the field by examining key parasites and viruses as waterborne pathogens. Her work has involved development of methods, surveys, investigations of the fate of these parasites and viruses in the environment, an understanding of the risk they pose and finally approaches for water quality and public health protection. Her work has had local, national and international impacts and she continues to strive to promote water safety and global health.
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