The Countdown Begins! Women in the World 2012 Summit
Next month, inspiring leaders and activists
from around the globe—including Nobel winner Leymah Gbowee, Angelina
Jolie, IMF chief Christine Lagarde and many more—will gather in New York
City to kick off Newsweek & The Daily Beast’s third-annual Women in
the World Summit. Buy tickets to the March 8 – 10 event.
We’re doing it again!
In
less than a month, inspiring women leaders and activists from around
the globe will descend on New York City to address the most urgent
challenges facing women and girls. From brave dissidents who fueled the Arab Spring to outspoken advocates fighting domestic slavery; from CEOs to artists to political influencers, our third annual Women in the World Summit—now expanded to Lincoln Center’s David H. Koch Theater—uses
vivid journalistic storytelling to showcase women who are battling the
status quo, picking up the pieces in the aftermath of war and shattering
glass ceilings.
Hosted
by Newsweek & The Daily Beast, Tina Brown will join with co-hosts
Leymah Gbowee, Sheryl Sandberg, Meryl Streep, Diane von Furstenberg,
Jane Harman, Lauren Bush, Nizan Guanaes, Maya Harris, Mellody Hobson and
Judith Rodin for the three-day event. Charlie Rose will interview
former Secretary of State Madeleine Albright, Angelina Jolie and a young
Congolese genocide survivor about war’s harrowing impact on women. IMF
chief Christine Lagarde will share her insight into the global economy’s
next act. Israeli Opposition Leader Tzipi Livni will talk to historian
Simon Schama about Israel on the brink. Mexican congresswoman Rosi
Orozco will recount her battle against sex trafficking. We’ll also
welcome as moderators Barbara Walters, Christiane Amanpour, Andrea
Mitchell, Lesley Stahl, Robin Roberts, Cynthia McFadden, Martha Raddatz
and Juju Chang.
While
not yet household names, many of this year’s participants will again be
making headlines as we reveal their role in today’s most riveting news
stories:
The
joint head of the U.K.'s Forced Marriage Unit will describe the
dramatic rescue of a British bride from Islamabad, where she was forced
by her family to marry against her will—illuminating a disturbing trend
in which Western parents abduct their daughters and send them abroad to
wed.
- Soap opera creators who are transforming sexist societies with storylines that tackle rape and domestic abuse—and visionaries who used television to topple tradition before them—will share their stories on stage with Andrew Sullivan.
- As Africa undergoes enormous political, economic and social changes, women are poised to become powerful leaders. Cameroon’s former presidential candidate Kah Walla will offer insight into female politicians’ meteoric rise.
- Valerie Jarrett, chair of the White House Council on Women and Girls, will discuss what the latest research reveals about the role and promise of women in the economic recovery.
- Domestic workers make up a global economy worth billions of dollars—yet tens of thousands are trapped in appalling conditions. We’ll hear from one woman who escaped oppressive employers and now fights for “the help.”
- With Burma’s elections weeks away, we may soon see a dramatic turning point for women in the homeland of Nobel winner and pro-democracy leader Aung San Suu Kyi. Tina Brown will interview Melanne Verveer, U.S. ambassador-at-large for Global Women’s Issues, about what’s at stake.
- A respected Afghani council member who’s broken into male-dominated politics by dressing as a man will reveal how she’s advancing attitudes about women.
We'll
also welcome the star of Broadway’s upcoming revival of Andrew Lloyd
Webber’s Evita, Elena Roger—the first Argentinean ever to play the title
role. And for our closing ceremony, Oscar nominee Meryl Streep will
join us for a special presentation. See our complete lineup of events and participant list, and check back often for updates.
Buy
Tickets! After two fabulous years at Times Square’s Hudson Theater,
we’ve moved into Lincoln Center’s David H. Koch Theater, where tickets are now on sale. One-hundred percent of ticket proceeds benefit the Women in the World Foundation.
If you can’t be there in person, we’ll livestream video and liveblog
the summit on The Daily Beast, and cover it extensively through Twitter
and Facebook.
We hope you’ll join us for this exciting event.
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