Date:
Thursday, March 31, 2022
Time:
5:00 PM - 7:30 PM

Cracks in the Glass Ceiling: The Future of Women’s Leadership in International Affairs with GW Alumnae Leaders (DC + Online)

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Location

Online registration is now closed on this site. To participate virtually, please visit the Zoom registration page for this event to get your unique webinar link. You may also participate in person and register at the door. Be prepared to show your vaccination card, if attending in person. If you have any questions, please email Elaine Garbe in Elliott School Alumni Programs at egarbe@gwu.edu.

IN PERSON:
Conversation — 5:30pm ET 
(begins promptly, arrive early for check-in)

The George Washington University
School of Media & Public Affairs
Jack Morton Auditorium, 1st Floor
805 21st Street, NW
Washington, DC

Reception — 6:30pm ET
School of Media & Public Affairs
Art Gallery Lobby, 2nd Floor
805 21st Street, NW
Washington, DC

ONLINE:
A Zoom link will be provided to you prior to the event.

Event Description

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The data has been mounting for years: including women in leadership positions and achieving gender-balanced workforces are good business, no matter the industry or sector. The benefits of a gender-balanced workforce are many, including increased profitability and productivity, greater creativity and innovation, and an enhanced ability to attract and retain talent. The GW community is invited to join the International Women of Elliott (I/WE) for a discussion of the future of women’s leadership in international affairs with three outstanding GW alumnae leaders — Gina Abercrombie-Winstanley, ESIA BA ’80; Dana Bash, CCAS BA ’93; and Jenna Segal, ESIA BA ’98 — in conversation with Alyssa Ayres, dean of the Elliott School of International Affairs.

This event is hosted by the International Women of Elliott and cosponsored by the Gender Equality Initiative in International Affairs, the Leadership, Ethics and Practice Initiative, and Young Black Professionals in International Affairs.

Panelists

ESIA Alumna Gina Abercrombie-WinstanleyGina Abercrombie-Winstanley, ESIA BA ’80, became the U.S. State Department’s first chief diversity and inclusion officer in April 2021. A 30-year diplomat, Ambassador Abercrombie-Winstanley was the longest serving U.S. ambassador to the Republic of Malta. In addition to the State Department, she has held senior positions at the Defense Department and the White House National Security Council. Abercrombie-Winstanley is internationally known for election monitoring in the Gaza Strip and equality efforts in Saudi Arabia, and is a co-founder of the Leadership Council for Women in National Security and an I/WE member.

 

Alumna Dana BashDana Bash, CCAS BA ’93, is CNN’s chief political correspondent and co-anchor of State of the Union with Jake Tapper and Dana Bash, the network’s Sunday morning newsmaker show. Bash covers both campaigns and Congress and regularly serves as a moderator for CNN’s political town hall specials. During the 2020 election cycle, she moderated presidential debates in Detroit and Washington, D.C. In 2017, she launched her CNN series, Badass Women of Washington, which features women from a wide range of backgrounds and generations and shows how they have shattered glass ceilings on their way up the ranks.

 

ESIA Alumna Jenna SegalJenna Segal, ESIA BA ’98, is a Tony award winning and recouping producer and founder of Segal NYC, a parity multi media-investment and development company focused on female audiences. Segal serves as a trustee of the American Ballet Theater (ABT) and is the champion supporter of ABT Women’s Movement, which provides means for the creation, exploration, and staging of new works by female choreographers. She was first hired in production by Dana Bash as an intern in 1995. Segal is a board member of the Elliott School of International Affairs and executive circle member of the International Women of Elliott.

 

ESIA Dean Alyssa AyresModerator: Alyssa Ayres joined the Elliott School as dean on February 1, 2021. She is a foreign policy practitioner and award-winning author with senior experience in the government, nonprofit, and private sectors. From 2013 to 2021, she was senior fellow for India, Pakistan, and South Asia at the Council on Foreign Relations, where she remains an adjunct senior fellow. From 2010 to 2013, Ayres served as deputy assistant secretary of state for South Asia. Her work focuses primarily on India’s role in the world and on U.S. relations with South Asia in the larger Indo-Pacific. 

 

COVID-19 Health and Safety Protocols

The health and well-being of GW students, alumni, friends, faculty, and staff remains a top priority for GW and all alumni events will proceed in compliance with all state, local, and public health guidelines. For the most up to date information on GW’s policies, please visit Onward GW.

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