Women 2012: Taking a Worldwide Reading

What is the status of women worldwide in 2012? Join us as we explore the gains and gaps in different regions with international and national experts.

Date: Tuesday, March 6th

Time: 3:00 - 5:00 PM

Location: Federal Reserve Bank of New York - Liberty Room - 33 Liberty Street - NYC 10045

In keeping with tradition, the National Council for Research on Women will convene an expert panel event, immediately preceding the Annual Awards Dinner on March 6th. Considered a signature event, the Afternoon Program 2012 will be entitled, Women 2012: Taking a Worldwide Reading. Panelists and audience members will share their vision, insight, strategies, and action steps needed for unlocking women’s and girls’ potential. Open and free to the public, the program will draw participants from every sector and field of expertise. Panelists and moderator will be announced on confirmation.

The goal of the Afternoon Program 2012 is to provide a forum at which researchers and members of the corporate, policy, advocacy, philanthropic, and international donor communities as well as multilateral agencies can come together to assess recent major reports such as the U.S. Census 2010, the White House Report on Women in America, the Global Gender Gap Report, and The World Bank Gender Report. The panelists will explore the main findings of these reports, what they actually measure, what is missing, what more needs to be done, and how we can translate this data into responsible public policies, nationally and globally.  The panelists will discuss best practices in building women’s leadership across sectors, strengthening women’s economic security, decreasing global poverty, and providing greater investments in women’s education, health, and safety nets. Expected outcomes of the program include recommendations and action steps for moving forward.

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