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Please join the for our 2021 symposium on Politics, Power, and Women’s Leadership. The half-day symposium will explore how we can transform 2020’s historic levels of civic engagement into long-term gains through sustained work in the political and legal spheres. Co-sponsored by the , the symposium will highlight policies and legislation to support and help return women to the workforce as we build back better from this “She-cession,” as well as discussing the wide range of ways to sustain and deepen civic engagement in the coming years. The day will conclude with a keynote conversation between Representative Katie Porter (CA-45) and Melissa Murray, Frederick I. and Grace Stokes Professor of Law and faculty director of the Birnbaum Women’s Leadership Network at ������ Law. Please see below for a full schedule and our list of panelists.

This event is co-sponsored by the Center on Race, Inequality, and the Law.

This event is free and open to the public, but . Attendees will receive a confirmation email with the Zoom link and password after registering.

This event offers up to a total of 3.5 CLE credits in New York State in the Areas of Professional Practice. The credit is appropriate for both newly admitted and experienced attorneys. (Panel 1: 1 credit, Panel 2: 1 credit, Keynote Conversation: 1 credit)

Schedule (all times ET)
1:00-1:10 p.m.: Welcome and Introductory Remarks
1:15-2:15 p.m.: Panel 1 - Rebuilding Better: Working Together to Strengthen the Social Safety Net & Return Women to the Workforce
2:45-3:45 p.m.: Panel 2 - Maintaining Momentum: Harnessing Women’s Civic Engagement into 2021 and Beyond 
4:00-5:00 p.m. - Keynote Conversation: Being the Leader You Want to See in the World with Representative Katie Porter (CA-45) and Professor Melissa Murray

Panel 1: Rebuilding Better: Working Together to Strengthen the Social Safety Net & Return Women to the Workforce (1:15-2:15 p.m. ET)
*Sylvia Law ’68 (moderator), Elizabeth K. Dollard Professor of Law, Medicine, and Psychiatry Emerita, ������ School of Law
*Melissa Boteach, Vice President of Child Care and Early Learning, National Women’s Law Center
*Maribel Hernández Rivera ’10, District Director, Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez
*Ann O'Leary, Former Chief of Staff, Office of the Governor of California
*Brittny Saunders, Deputy Commissioner for Strategic Initiatives, New York City Commission for Human Rights
 

Panel 2: Maintaining Momentum: Harnessing Women’s Civic Engagement into 2021 and Beyond (2:45-3:45 p.m. ET)
*Kelly Dittmar, PhD (moderator), Associate Professor of Political Science, Rutgers-Camden; Director of Research and Scholar, Center for American Women and Politics, Rutgers-New Brunswick
*Amanda Brown Lierman, Executive Director, Supermajority
*Emily Cain, Executive Director, EMILY’s List
*Nsé Ufot, Chief Executive Officer, New Georgia Project
*Lala Wu, Co-Founder and Incoming Executive Director, Sister District

Keynote Conversation: Being the Leader You Want to See in the World (4:00-5:00 p.m. ET)
*Representative Katie Porter (CA-45), in conversation with
*Melissa Murray, Frederick I. and Grace Stokes Professor of Law; Faculty Director, Birnbaum Women’s Leadership Network, ������ School of Law