by Stephenie Foster | Nov 10, 2011 | Uncategorized
GUEST POST BY LAUREN SUPINA FARBER On Monday I had the opportunity to attend a panel discussion covering the World Economic Forum Global Gender Gap Report 2011. The reports tracks the global gender gap and addresses with women and menchallenges and opportunities in...
by Stephenie Foster | Nov 8, 2011 | Uncategorized
Last night I was lucky enough to attend the 21st annual Glamour Women of the Year Awards at Carnegie Hall. What an inspiring night, and what a diverse group of women. From Gloria Steinem receiving a Lifetime Achievement Award to T, a brave survivor of child sex...
by Stephenie Foster | Oct 31, 2011 | Uncategorized
I loved Robin Wrights new book, Rock the Casbah: Rage and Rebellion in the Islamic World.(And thanks to The Clash for inspiring the title!) I was also lucky enough to hear Wright speak at an event sponsored by the Women’s Foreign Policy Group. The book couldnt...
by Stephenie Foster | Oct 27, 2011 | Uncategorized
A GUEST POST BY LAUREN SUPINA FARBER Yesterday I attended an Emily’s List luncheon covering the 2012 election cycle. If you’re not familiar with Emily’s List, it stands for “Early Money is Like Yeast…..it makes the dough rise” and...
by Stephenie Foster | Oct 25, 2011 | Women in Sub-Saharan Africa
I just returned from a great trip toSwaziland, a country roughly the size of New Jersey surrounded by South Africa and Mozambique. Swaziland has about 1 million people, and has the unfortunate distinction of having the worlds highest rate of HIV/AIDS, 25.9%, and...
