Joanna Kerr

Former Executive Director of the Association for Women’s Rights in Development (AWID), Toronto

Kerr (Canada) is the former executive director of the Association for Women’s Rights in Development (AWID) in Toronto, where she served between 2000 and 2006. She has authored and edited several publications that focus on issues related to development, gender, advocacy, and women’s human rights; these publications include Association for Women's Rights in Development (AWID)The Future of Women’s Rights: Global Visions and Strategies and Ours by Right: Women’s Rights as Human Rights.