Please Join Us!

Join Marjorie Margolies, president of Women’s Campaign International (WCI), at her home for an evening dedicated to learning about WCI’s program for adolescent girls in Philadelphia, GALS (Global Advocacy and Leadership Series).

When: Monday, September 12, 2011 from 5:30 to 7pm

Where: Marjorie’s home

To encourage civic participation at an early age, WCI facilitates Saturday workshops for high school girls interested in improving their communities. Throughout the program, participants build life-skills in communityleadership, advocacy, global awareness, financial literacy, public speaking and networking.

All guests are welcome, feel free to bring a friend.

Suggested donation $100

For location details and to RSVP, contact Marion at marion@womenscampaigninternational.org

10×10 Executive Director, Holly Gordon, and Executive Producer, Tom Yellin, will introduce the 10×10 project to the Philadelphia community on Thursday May 19.

Marjorie Margolies will present as the evening’s featured guest speaker.

10×10 is a groundbreaking film, a global social action campaign and an extraordinary opportunity: Investing today in adolescent girls living in the developing world creates a ripple effect that transforms families, communities and entire countries for generations. By harnessing the power of media and forging relationships with forward-thinking, action-oriented nonprofit and corporate partners, 10×10 brings together a global community with a common purpose— to remake the future.

10×10 affects change three ways: (1) by driving resources to girl-focused programs already operating on the ground that are proven models for change; (2) by penetrating the public consciousness and creating a vast grassroots network; and (3) by using that groundswell of support to provoke governmental, institutional and policy changes that empower adolescent girls, the world’s single most powerful untapped resource.

Financial Literacy Day at GALS!

The GALS will learn how to create budgets, how to allocate money, and how to optimize their networks to save money and receive in-kind donations.

WCI will partner with the World Affairs Council of Philadelphia to host Mika Brzezinski, Co-host of MSNBC’s Morning Joe and author of Knowing Your Value: Women, Money and Getting What You’re Worth.

According to a March 2011 Spotlight by the Bureau of Labor Statistics, women’s labor force participation rates are significantly higher today than they were in the 1970s. Since that time, women have increasingly attained higher levels of education, and are graduating high school and receiving bachelor’s degrees at higher rates than men of the same age. Although the wage gap has narrowed, women still earn only 81.2 percent of men’s earnings for all occupations.

Mika Brzezinski, co-host of MSNBC’s Morning Joe, has been exploring why women are paid less, what pitfalls women face – and play into, and how they can navigate the roadblocks that are unique to women to achieve their deserved recognition and financial worth. She joins us to compare her own experiences, as well as the stories and opinions of a number of prominent men and women across a wide range of industries, with the latest research and polling on issues such as equal pay, women in the boardroom, and access to start-up capital.

The event will take place Friday, May 20 2011 at the Loews Hotel, 1200 Market Street, Philadelphia, PA.

The schedule will include:

4 pm        Wine and Cheese photo reception

4:45 pm   Program

5:45 pm   Book signing

Event Options:

Member (including Women’s Campaign International registrants)

Wine and cheese photo reception with speaker;

program with preferred seating and book: $75

Program only and book: $35

General public

Wine and cheese photo reception with speaker;

program with preferred seating and book: $90

Program only and book: $50

Students (full-time students with valid ID — limited availability)

Program only: $10

Register!

The U.S. Department of Labor Women’s Bureau hosts an half-day event for young women and girls, on Monday April 25, 2011, at the Moore College of Art and Design in Philadelphia.

Karen Doyle presents WCI's Youth Leadership Program

WCI President and Founder Marjorie Margolies will speak. Other invited  women leaders include:

• Sara Manzano-Díaz, Director of the U.S Department of Labor Women’s Bureau
• Elva Bankins, Executive Vice President Corporate Services for OI Partners
• Gennifer Brooke Miller, Founder of Healthy Textures LLC
• Helen Gym, Founder of parents United for Public Education
• Stephanie Gambone, Vice President, Business Partnerships for the Philadelphia Youth Network
• Lydia Hernández Vėlez, Deputy Managing Director for Aging City of Philadelphia
• Amaris Hernandez, Vice President of the National Conference of Puerto Rican Women
• Vicki Curtis, Disabled Veterans Outreach Specialist for the Pennsylvania Department of Labor

The event is free and open to the public, but guests are encouraged to bring along a young, female mentee between the ages of 14 and 22.

Register here.

GALS: Join us for a pizza party and work session on Saturday April 9th!

The final presentation day for GALS, May 21, is rapidly approaching!

To make sure you’re all moving ahead on your projects, we’re offering a chance to get together with your groups in our WCI offices and eat pizza, bond with your group members, and work on your campaigns!

WCI staff will be on hand to answer your questions, help you with computer-related issues, and provide support for your campaigns in any way we can.

Imagine this, but in the shape of pizza!

Tokens will be provided.

UN Secretary-General, Ban Ki-moon

UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon will speak at The University of Pennsylvania on Monday, April 4 to address the Global Colloquium of University Presidents, a meeting of 50 university presidents and faculty from major universities in every part of the world.

The Secretary-General’s talk will focus on the following theme: “Empowering Women to Change the World: What Universities and the UN Can Do.” The talk will be held in the Irvine Auditorium.

The Colloquium will continue this discussion about women’s leadership and full participation over the two days it is in session.

RSVP here to attend: opevents@pobox.upenn.edu

GALS students meet to continue working on their campaigns, brainstorming ideas, presenting findings. Freire Charter School.

Tuesday, March 29, 3:15 PM – 4:30 PM.

WCI is proud to present an exciting event in honor of Women’s History Month! In coordination with the Pennsylvania Women’s Campaign Fund, on Thursday March 24, we will screen the award-winning documentary film Enemies of Happiness (Eva Mulvad, 2006), to be followed by a panel discussion featuring our very own Marjorie Margolies.

Synposis of the film from PBS:
Enemies of Happiness follows the successful campaign of Malalai Joya, a 28 year-old Afghan woman running in the country’s first democratic parliamentary elections in 35 years. Joya’s courageous and vocal calls for governmental reform created real dangers in her life, but also won her the support of many who also wanted change in their nation.

What: Enemies of Happiness Screening and Panel Discussion
When: Thursday, March 24, 6 – 8 PM
Where: Marathon Grill, 40th and Walnut St. (Upstairs)
Free and open to the public. Refreshments will be served!

Winner of the World Cinema Jury Prize in Documentaries at the 2006 Sundance Film Festival.