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CHANGE-MAKERS: AFRICAN WOMEN AND LEADERSHIP DEVELOPMENT

Change-Makers is a special roundtable that will explore issues of leadership development and professional advancement of African women.

Friday, June 03, 2011
2:00 PM - 5:00 PM
DEUTSCH SEMINAR ROOM
UCLA FOWLER MUSEUM
LOS ANGELES, CA 

 

Panelists from a variety of fields and experiences will discuss universal work-life issues, share their perspectives on leadership and professional growth and suggest ways to support future women leaders in society and the workforce with specific focus on Africa.

• FRANCOISE LIONNET, UCLA African Studies Center & Dept. of French and Francophone Studies
• CLAUDIA MITCHELL-KERNAN, UCLA Department of Anthropology
• ROSE MARURU, Director of Operations, Trust Africa 
• OBIOMA NNAEMEKA, Chancellor's Professor, Indiana University & President, Association of African Women Scholars (AAWS)
• WEDAD ABDOU, Researcher, Jet Propulsion Laboratory/NASA
• KATHLEEN SHELDON, Researcher, UCLA Center for the Study of Women
• WAFA HOBALLAH, Attorney, International Business  Legal Consultants

RSVP africa@international.ucla.edu

Cost: Free and open to the public

For more information please contact

UCLA African Studies Center
Tel: 310-825-3686
africa@international.ucal.edu
www.international.ucal.edu/africa

Sponsor(s): African Studies Center, USA for Africa