October 20-21, Wellesley College 106 Central St, Wellesley, MA 02481
This October, on the 20th and 21st, the Suzy Newhouse Center for Humanities at Wellesley College, the Consulate General of France in Boston and Sciences Po Paris will organize a Symposium on Education and Gender Equality at Wellesley College. The Symposium is free of charge and open to all, please register in advance in order to attend: click here to book your
seat. In order to have an international conversation about this crucial topic, women and men from a large range of countries – not only United States and France, but also India, Senegal, Morocco, Guinea, Tunisia, Haiti and other locations – will attend the event to share their experience and speak about gender equality, and the projects they have led to deal with these issues in their personal and professional lives. The Symposium is organized in a series of plenary sessions and panel discussions about education and gender equality over the course of two days. You can find the complete updated program by clicking here. You will have the opportunity to hear, among others, the French Minister for Gender Equality Marlène Schiappa, the famous writer and civil rights activist Angela Davis, the great Indian-American Filmmaker and Film Producer Mira Nair, the former French Ministers Christiane Taubira and Najat Vallaud-Belkacem. Do not hesitate to contact us for more information, and please remember to register here to attend! FOR THE PROGRAM AND THE COMPLETE LIST OF THE SPEAKERS, VISIT THE WEBSITE OF THE SYMPOSIUM |
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Friday October 20th, 2017, 6:30-9:30pm, Wellesley College
On the evening of Friday, October 20th (6:30-9:30pm) the Symposium Gala Dinner will be held at Wellesley College. We have the pleasure of welcoming a wide range of speakers including: the French Minister for Gender Equality Marlène Schiappa, social justice advocate Angela Davis, movie director Mira Nair and former French Ministers Christiane Taubira and Najat Vallaud-Belkacem, among others! Honorees and Keynote Speakers: Anne Beal, Chief Patient Officer at Sanofi Genzyme and Isabelle Estebe, President of the French Foreign Trade Advisors, New England chapter. We would be delighted if you could join us! Book a seat or table online
today or ask for other ways that you can support this international event by writing to laura.willis@diplomatie.gouv.fr MORE INFORMATION ABOUT THE GALA ON THE WEBSITE |
