Joanne Sandler

Joanne is an independent consultant focused on women’s human rights and organizational change strategies. She is a senior associate of Gender@Work, an international collaborative that strengthens organizations to build cultures of equality and social justice. Joanne has worked to advance women's rights through international organizations, private foundations, academic institutions, and women’s organizations and networks worldwide for the past 40 years. From 2001 to 2010 Joanne was the Deputy Executive Director for Programme and Policy for the UN Development Fund for Women (UNIFEM), guiding its support to programs that advance women’s empowerment and rights worldwide, and then served on the transition team for the establishment of UN Women. Joanne currently serves on the boards of directors of the Common Counsel Foundation, UHAI-EASHRI/USA and the Sisterhood of Salaam Shalom and is also a member of the Global Civil Society Advisory Group for UN Women. She hosts two podcasts: Two Old Bitches and the Gender at Work podcast.