In a Q&A with The Regulatory Review, Rangita de Silva de Alwis, member of CERL’s Affiliated Faculty, discusses the importance of attaining gender parity in systems of decision-making at a global level. In addition to securing “equal access,” women must also hold “equal power,” she explains.

Rangita de Silva de Alwis is Senior Adjunct Professor of Global Leadership at the University of Pennsylvania Carey Law School and Member-Elect to the UN Convention on the Elimination of Discrimination against Women (CEDAW). She is also a member of CERL’s Affiliated Faculty. Read her bio here.

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