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WOMEN
IN LEADERSHIP - HOW TO GO OUT AND CHANGE THE WORLD (OR AT
LEAST NEW YORK CITY): WOMEN IN CITY GOVERNMENT
A
panel discussion with Liz Abzug, C. Virginia Fields, Ester
Fuchs, and Georgia Pestana, sponsored by the Barnard Center
for Research on Women, Oct. 10
New
York, N.Y., September 12, 2002— The Barnard Center
for Research on Women will host a panel discussion, titled
"Women in Leadership – How to Go Out And Change
The World (Or At Least New York City): Women in City Government,"
Thursday, October 10, at 6:30 p.m, in Sulzberger Parlor,
3rd Floor of Barnard Hall. The event is free and open to
the public.
The goal of the panel, which consists of women who work
in New York City government, is to discuss and shed light
on the contributions and changes that women leaders can
make at the civic level. Each panelist will discuss the
most significant moments in their political careers, illuminating
the myriad possibilities for fostering and sustaining women
in leadership positions.
The panelists include: Adjunct Assistant Professor of Urban
Studies at Barnard College and Former Director for Federal
Affairs and Programs, New York State Office of Economic
Development Liz Abzug; Manhattan Borough President C. Virginia
Fields; Professor of Political Science at Barnard College
and Columbia University, and Special Advisor for Governance
and Strategic Planning in New York City Ester Fuchs; and
Chief of the Labor and Employment Law Division of the New
York City Law Department Georgia Pestana.
The Center for Research on Women sponsors Women In Leadership,
a series of programs that investigate women as leaders from
the grassroots to the national level, a project inspired
by the phenomenal success of the Barnard Summit in 2001,
which brought together women leaders such as Janet Reno,
Mamphele Ramphele and Gwen Ifill.
This event is co-sponsored by the Urban Studies Program
and the Office of Career Development at Barnard.
Contact:
Petra Tuomi, Public Affairs, 212-854-7907
David Hopson, Barnard Center for Research, 212-854-2067
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