WID Liberty Chapter Board Member Sarah Carter recently traveled to Lima, Peru for the Organization of the American States (OAS) Inter-American Committee on Ports (CIP)’s Hemispheric Seminar Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) and Gender Equality.  The conference was held May 23 to 25, 2018, and focused on how to create a competitive and inclusive maritime-port sector.  As a panelist, Sarah discussed economic participation and gender equality strategies for competitive port operations.

Sarah also contributed to the May 2018 edition of the CIP Magazine: “Empowerment of Women: Equality in Ports.”  The issue included opinion articles, analyses, and technical reports related to professional training and capacity-building initiatives for the maritime-port sector in the Western Hemisphere.  To read the magazine in its entirety, click here.

Sarah Carter is Vice President of Gnostech, Inc.