Women Plus Water Conversation: Water + Gender
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Women Plus Water Conversations 2026
Event Details
When:
Time: 10:30–11:30 am
Location: Online (Zoom)
Women Plus Water Conversations
Water + Gender
In recognition of:
- World Day for Glaciers (March 21)
- World Water Day (March 22)
Thursday, March 19, 2026
10:30 - 11:30 am CST
Online (Zoom)
Live French interpretation will be available during the event.
Host
- Andrea Rowe
Director of Operations, Office of Institutional Commitments
University of Calgary
Guests
- Indrakshi Tandon
Assistant Prof. of Anthropology
American University in Dubai - Kathryn Pharr
Founder, Community of Women in Water
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Andrea Rowe
Dr. Andrea May Rowe (BA, MPA, PhD) is the Founder and CEO of Reflect Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion and the Director of Operations in the Office of Institutional Commitments at the University of Calgary. A strategist, advisor, and coach, she works at the intersection of people and the planet, helping organizations design systems that enable everyone to thrive. Andrea has partnered with governments, Fortune 500 companies, startups, and academic institutions to advance inclusive innovation and embed equity into organizational culture and decision-making. Prior to joining the University of Calgary, she served as the Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion Specialist at the Global Institute for Water Security and Global Water Futures at the University of Saskatchewan, and she is the Co‑Founder of Women Plus Water. Andrea brings a rare blend of operational expertise, research insight, and lived experience. Born with a rare congenital heart defect, she understands firsthand the transformative impact of inclusive systems and equitable design. Today, she dedicates her work to supporting people and organizations committed to building a healthier, more sustainable world - one where inclusive innovation is not an aspiration but a practice that enables everyone to flourish.
Kathryn Pharr
In 2019, Kathryn created the Community of Women in Water (CWiW) to connect women working on water-related challenges through enhanced networks and knowledge. CWiW currently has over 1,700 members globally. Kathryn has worked on science policy and programme management since 2011 with a focus on water from transboundary to WASH to water & climate since 2015.
Indrakshi Tandon
Indrakshi Tandon is an Assistant Professor of Anthropology at the American University in Dubai. She holds a PhD in Anthropology from the University at Albany (SUNY), where her dissertation focused on how postcoloniality, participatory development discourses, and gender-mainstreaming narratives have shaped development outcomes for the Bhil (adivasi) community in central India and impacted national policies. Her research sits at the intersection of gender, environment, and development, with particular interest in participatory and sustainable development, NGOs and civil society, global development theory, and indigenous/tribal studies in South Asia where she has extensive fieldwork experience. Her current work investigates climate change narratives from indigenous perspectives and the inclusion of indigenous knowledge and priorities in climate policy and adaptation planning.