Conquering challenges and becoming who you want to be is the theme of this year’s Pennsylvania Conference for Women. The Conference, taking place on October 25, 2011 draws thousands of women from across the state and surrounding area who seek connection, information, and inspiration. Features of the conference include nationally recognized speakers, workshops, panel discussions, and access to the Career [...]
On Saturday, March 26, the agenda for the GALS workshop included tips on public speaking and how to put “messages in motion” using Flip cams. The girls watched as Monica, a WCI Program Officer, demonstrated some of the traps we all fall into when speaking in public.
Monica stood up to introduce herself. She said, “Uh, [...]
[ April 25, 2011; 9:00 am to 12:00 pm. ] 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.
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WCI President and Founder Marjorie Margolies will speak. Other invited women leaders include:
Sara Manzano-Díaz, Director [...]
On April 4, 2011 the WCI team attended UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon’s lecture at The University of Pennsylvania. The talk was the kickoff event for the Fifth Annual Global Colloquium of University Presidents and was entitled: “Empowering Women to Change the World: What Universities and the UN Can Do.”
In his speech, the Secretary-General reminded the [...]
On Thursday March 24, WCI and partner Pennsylvania Women’s Campaign Fund hosted a screening and panel discussion of Enemies of Happiness, a documentary that follows Malalai Joya through the final days of her campaign for an Afghan parliamentary seat in 2005. The film reveals that Ms. Joya’s campaigning was significantly influenced by both the general [...]
[ April 9, 2011; 11:30 am to 2:30 pm. ] 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 [...]
[ March 29, 2011; 3:15 pm to 4:30 pm. ] 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.
On Wednesday March 16, a WCI staff member attended the Independent Television Service (ITVS) screening of Pushing the Elephant, a documentary film produced by Arts Engine / Big Mouth Films. The film follows the story of a Congolese refugee and human rights activist who reunites with a child she’s not seen since the family [...]
This week, we welcome guest blogger Kaylynn Palaio. Before interning at WCI, Kaylynn spent time in Guatemala, inspiring her to merge her interests in women’s equality and Latin American culture to write this piece about the upcoming Guatemalan elections. Kaylynn’s blog raises interesting, perhaps even controversial questions about women’s leadership, the issue around which [...]
2005 was a landmark year for Afghan women as the first parliamentary elections in 35 years were held with a significant number of women able to compete and win seats. In the more recent September 2010 elections, an even greater number of women campaigned; some sources indicated a doubling of candidates.
Throughout both election years, the [...]
