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Weekly Newsletter for October 26

GWL's weekly roundup of local events and opportunities related to women and gender


ANNOUNCEMENTS 
 
GWL's October Happy Hour 
Join us for GWL's first happy hour of the year! Celebrate the end of your midterms and meet us at Sauf Haus in Dupont for drinks and conversation. 
Tuesday, October 27, 6:00-8:00pm
Sauf Haus, 1216 18th St NW
 


MAMA RWANDA Screening
Please join Indego Africa and SAIS Global Women in Leadership for a viewing and panel discussion on the forthcoming film MAMA RWANDA, a new documentary by award winning filmmaker Laura Waters Hinson (As We Forgive, Many Beautiful Things) that examines a new generation of women in post genocide Rwanda whose passion for entrepreneurship is transforming their nation into one of the top ten fastest growing economies in the world. 

Selected, work-in-progress excerpts will be shown followed by a panel discussion.

Thursday, October 29, 6:00 – 7:30 pm
Rome Auditorium, SAIS

RSVP required 
 

Salary Negotiation Workshop: Save the Date!
GWL's popular workshop is back! J.P. Morgan's Marshall Millsap will teach SAIS students how to successfully navigate the trickiest of workplace conversations -- the salary negotiation. Stay tuned for sign-up information. 
Friday, November 13, 9:00 am - 12:00 pm
BOB 500

 

SAIS Students: Get Involved in GWL's 2016 Conference
Are you a SAIS student who's interested in advancing discussion on the role of women in health? GWL's Conference Committee needs your help! Our Sponsorship and Marketing teams are looking for students to help staff both short and long-term projects in preparation for our April conference. To learn more, email SAISWomenLead@gmail.com  
OPPORTUNITIES 

Deloitte Women's Leadership Launch - Apply to attend Deloitte's Women's Leadership Launch Conference, Jan 8-10, 2016. Application deadline extended to Friday, November 6.  (Further information)

 

Florynce "Flo" Kennedy: The Life of a Black Feminist Radical
Mon, October 26, 6:30 PM
Politics & Prose, Busboys & Poets 14 & V, 2021 14th Street NW

Addressing Gender-Based Violence in Health Care Setting: Involving the Public Sector
Tues, October 27, 8:30-11:00 AM
Population Council,
 Suite 520, 1875 Connecticut Ave NW
(RSVP to Nicole LaGrone)

Stories from the Field: Reflections on Qualitative Research in Indonesia
Hosted by The Center for the Study of Gender and Conflict at the George Mason University School for Conflict Analysis and Resolution
Tues, October 27, 2:00PM

School for Conflict Analysis and Resolution, Room 5183, 3434 N Washington Blvd, Arlington, VA

Global Security: What Does Gender Have To Do With It?
Tues, October 27, 2:00-5:30pm
U.S. Institute of Peace, 
2301 Constitution Ave. NW
(RSVP here)

Women's Food Leadership in the Global South

A two-day event convening Women Food Leaders to discuss how women in agribusiness are overcoming challenges to positively impact profit, sustainability, and communities in developing countries. 
October 27-28, 8:30 AM - 6:00 PM
The Global Gender Program and The Women's Food Leadership Initiative, 1957 E St. NW  

(RSVP here)

Women of Washington: Online Networking Event

Hosted by JobWonk and Brazen
Wed, October 28, 1:00 to 4:00 PM
Online

(Register Here)

Elevating the Voices of Women - NYC Building Global Partnerships 

Hosted by the Women's Foreign Policy Group
Thurs, October 29, 2015, 6:00 – 8:00 PM
The SUNY Global Center, 116 East 55th Street, NYC
 
(Register here)

 
Hosted by the Inter-American Commission of Women 
Monday, November 2, 9:00 AM - 12:00 PM
Organization of American States, 200 17 Street NW

(RSVP here)

Pennsylvania Conference for Women
Thurs, November 19, 8:00 AM - 5:00 PM
Pennsylvania Convention Center, 1101 Arch Street, Philadelphia

(Register Here)

"Walk This Way" Fashion Event
Hosted by Becky's Fund, raising money for Men of Code programs in DC schools to prevent intimate partner violence
Thurs, November 19, 6:30 - 10:30 PM
Italian Embassy, 3000 Whitehaven St NW

(Register Here)

Women's Entrepreneurship Day 
Hosted by the United Nations
Thurs, November 19, Worldwide


Private screening of "The Illusionists" and conversation with the filmmaker, Elena Rossini, hosted at the home of SAIS Professor Nina Gardner
Friday, November 20, 8:00 PM 
To RSVP, email 
Sheimaliz Glover by November 1st. 

Women's Voices Theater Festival 

More than 50 regional theaters have joined together for the Fall of 2015  to produce original works by female writers in history. Tickets available for various plays across the metro region through November 2015


 
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