Uploaded March 2026 | Updated September 2026, 2 days ago

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Recording of a panel discussion on the occasion of International Women's Day on 4 March 2026 at the Diplomatische Akademie Wien - Vienna School of International Studies, organised by the DA's alumni association club.da, the Rotary Club Vienna Maria Theresia (RCVMT) and Students Advocating Gender Equality (SAGE)


Welcome:
Giulia Pelillo (Head of Research Area Cultural Studies, Vienna School of International Studies)
Brigitta Blaha (Vice President, club.da)
Arndt Röchling (President, Rotary Club Vienna Maria Theresia RCVMT)
Klara Brunnsteiner (President, Students Advocating Gender Equality SAGE)

Panellists:
Marian Benbow Pfisterer
(Chief of Mission, IOM Austria)
Christine Brandauer
(Focal point for Women, Peace and Security, Austrian Federal Ministry for European and International Affairs)
Sharon Ehrlich
(Change Management Consultant)
Jeremy Francis
(Associate Diversity Officer, CTBTO; Gender Focal Point for Interagency Collaboration)

Moderator:
Vera Budway (Senior Economic Officer and Head of the Economic Governance Unit, OSCE)


Chapters:
00:00:00 Welcome by Giulia Pelillo
00:06:06 Welcome by Brigitta Blaha
00:09:47 Welcome by Arndt Röchling
00:12:09 Welcome by Klara Brunnsteiner
00:14:43 Introduction by Brigitta Blaha
00:16:10 Introduction by Vera Budway
00:19:47 Panel discussion
01:11:18 Q&A with the audience


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Photos: © Brigitta Blaha (group photo) & © Selver Učanbarlić auf Pixabay