May 8, 6:00 PM: Women in Politics

Register at womenpols.eventbrite.com. According to many political observers, 2012 should be considered “The Year of the Woman." Not only did voters send a record numbers of female senators to the U.S. Senate, they helped elect a Democratic caucus that is majority non-white male for the first time in the history of the House of Representatives. Female voters have routinely outnumbered male voters in presidential elections since 1984—and the gap is widening. Not surprisingly, women—and issues that directly affect women, from economic opportunity and education to health care reform and reproductive rights—emerged as driving forces in the 2012 campaign. So what impact are women having on our politics and public policy? And from the debate over Sheryl Sandberg’s "Lean In" to Anne Marie Slaughter’s "Why Women Can’t Have It All," what effect are these trends having on the challenges, opportunities and expectations facing women leaders? Confirmed panelists: Mandy Grunwald, Democratic political consultant Lisa Madigan, Attorney General of Illinois Kathleen Parker, nationally syndicated columnist Bev Perdue, former governor of North Carolina Michele Norris (moderator), host and special correspondent, National Public Radio

Date: May 8, 2013
Time: 6:00 PM - 7:30 PM

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