2013 annual afternoon forum leading economic security

Tuesday, March 5, 2013

1:30 – 3:00 p.m.

The Kimmel Center

New York University

Room 802 (The Shorin Studio)

60 Washington Square South, NYC

Hosted by

NYU Wagner’s Research Center for Leadership in Action

Co-sponsored by

NYU Department of Multicultural Education and Programs and the Gender Studies Program at the New School

We invite you to a panel discussion, Leading to Economic Security, that will explore the crucial linkages between strengthening women’s leadership and building greater economic security for America’s vulnerable communities. Drawing on current research and best practices, the speakers will discuss barriers to increasing women in leadership and assess strategies to build a critical mass of women in decision-making positions at all levels.

Panelists will identify sustainable solutions to address women’s poverty and recommend how important stakeholders – academia, nonprofit, business, media, and others – can work together to advance key priorities: increasing women’s leadership, and reducing poverty faced by millions of women and their families. After the panel, a discussion with the audience will focus on how leadership and economic security are essential for greater gender equality in the United States and elsewhere.

Speakers:

Mimi Abramovitz

Bertha Capen Reynolds Professor of Social Policy

Silberman School of Social Work at Hunter College

Amelia Erwitt

Executive Director and Associate Commissioner

NYC Department of Consumer Affairs, Office of Financial Empowerment

Janelle Angela James

Marketing Communications Consultant

Frequency540

Moderator:

Cindy Rodriguez

Staff Reporter at WNYC, New York Public Radio

This event is FREE and open to the Public.

Space is limited. RSVP is required. Please register here or visit our website at www.ncrw.org.

And remember to join us after the forum for our

2013 Making a Difference for Women

Awards Dinner