A Global Conversation: Why the UN Must Focus on Women’s Leadership
The Women in Public Service is excited to announce a joint event in partnership with Barnard College entitled, “A Global Conversation: Why the UN Must Focus on Women’s Leadership.” As the United Nations convenes its 68th General Assembly to tackle some of humanity’s most intractable problems, please join us for an exploration of key issues facing women today. Barnard College President Debora Spar, the Women in Public Service Project, and the Woodrow Wilson International Center for Scholars welcome a panel of UN representatives and global leaders for an evening of dialogue and discussion.
Overview
*THIS EVENT WILL BE HELD AT BARNARD COLLEGE*
The Women in Public Service is excited to announce a joint event in partnership with Barnard College entitled, “A Global Conversation: Why the UN Must Focus on Women’s Leadership.”
As the United Nations convenes its 68th General Assembly to tackle some of humanity’s most intractable problems, please join us for an exploration of key issues facing women today. Barnard College President Debora Spar, the Women in Public Service Project, and the Woodrow Wilson International Center for Scholars welcome a panel of UN representatives and global leaders for an evening of dialogue and discussion.
Welcome by Debora Spar, President of Barnard College
Introductions by Jane Harman, Director, President and CEO of the Woodrow Wilson International Center for Scholars
Keynote by Helen Clark, Administrator, UN Development Programme; Former Prime Minister, New Zealand
Panel of Distinguished Speakers moderated by Melanne Verveer, Executive Director, Georgetown Institute for Women, Peace and Security; Former Ambassador-at-Large for Global Women’s Issues, State Department
Wafa Bugaighis, Deputy Foreign Minister, Libya
Kimberly Marten, Ann Whitney Olin Professor of Political Science, Barnard College
Lakshmi Puri, Deputy Executive Director, UN Women
Claudia Ruiz Massieu Salinas, Secretary of Tourism, Mexico
Closing by Rangita de Silva de Alwis, Director of the Women in Public Service Project and the Global Women’s Leadership Initiative at the Wilson Center
Following the panel, a select group of student leaders, each chosen from the Women in Public Service Project partner colleges across the country—Barnard, Bryn Mawr, City College, Mills, Mount Holyoke, Mount Saint Mary’s, Scripps, Smith, UMass Lowell and Wellesley—will lead the distinguished panelists in a Q & A session.
Registration is required for this event. To register, visit barnard.edu/event-registration.
To learn more about our speakers, please read their biographies here.
Speakers
![Jane Harman image](/sites/default/files/styles/square/public/media/uploads/images/Jane%20Harman.jpg)
Jane Harman
![Rangita de Silva de Alwis](/sites/default/files/styles/square/public/media/images/person/Rangita%20de%20Silva%20de%20Alwis%20Bio%20Photo.jpg)
Rangita de Silva de Alwis
Visiting Fellow at Harvard Law School’s Human Rights Program
Helen Clark
Prime Minister, New Zealand (1999-2008)
![Ambassador Melanne Verveer](/sites/default/files/styles/square/public/media/uploads/images/Ambassador%20Melanne%20Verveer.jpg)
Ambassador Melanne Verveer
![Wafa Bughaighis](/sites/default/files/styles/square/public/media/images/person/bughaighis.png)
Wafa Bughaighis
Kimberly Marten
Lakshmi Puri
Debora Spar
Claudia Ruiz Massieu Salinas
Hosted By
Global Women's Leadership Initiative
The Global Women’s Leadership Initiative has hosted the Women in Public Service Project at the Wilson Center since June, 2012. The Women in Public Service Project will accelerate global progress towards women’s equal participation in policy and political leadership to create more dynamic and inclusive institutions that leverage the full potential of the world’s population to change the way global solutions are forged. Read more
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