“Societies perform better when women and girls are allowed to prosper… Ensuring that every woman and girl has that chance isn’t just the right thing to do — it’s also a strategic imperative that advances the prosperity, stability, and security of our nation and the world” (President Biden on March 8th, 2022)

What is the state of gender parity and women leadership in Europe and the United States? In which fields is gender parity most advanced or still to be achieved? On April 21-22, 2022, experts from all over the United States and Europe will debate the state of women leadership and gender parity.

The event can be followed in person or remotely. A link will be sent before the conference.

The event is jointly organized by The Women's Institute at Russell Sage College and the Institute for Women’s Policy Research with the financial support of the European Commission, ERASMUS+ program

WOMEN LEADERSHIP @ EUROPE & AMERICA

THURSDAY 21 APRIL

9.00 am: Official Opening

Federiga Bindi, Senior Fellow, IWPR and Inaugural Affiliate Scholar, Women’s Institute, Russell Sage College

Shelly Calabrese, Executive Director, Women’s Institute, Russell Sage College

9.30-10.30 am: Lectio Magistralis: Pippa Norris, Professor, Harvard University: The State of Women’s Participation and Empowerment: New Challenges to Gender Equality

10.45 am-12.00 pm: Women in the Military and in Diplomacy

Stephanie Anderson, Professor, University of Wyoming: Gender Mainstreaming in CSDP

Glenda Sluga, Professor, European University Institute: Women, Diplomacy and International Politics Since 1500

Federiga Bindi, Senior Fellow, IWPR and Inaugural Affiliate Scholar, Women’s Institute, Russell Sage College: Women Leaders in Foreign Policy: A Glass Half Full or Half Empty?

12.45-2.00 pm: Women in men’s worlds: religions and sports

Malina Voicu, Professor, Romanian Academy of Science: Religion and gender revolution in Europe

Bonnie Tiell, Professor, Tiffin University: Global Outlook of 21st-Century Senior Women Sports Administrators

Mikaela Tommy, World Cup Alpine Ski Racer and former NCAA Division I Student-athlete, University of Colorado: Navigating Worlds and an Elite Athlete

2.15-3.30 pm: Women in Academia

Dawn Teele, Associate Professor, Johns Hopkins University, Gender in Journals

Malina Voicu, Professor, Romanian Academy of Science: Women in Academia in Europe

Federiga Bindi, Senior Fellow, IWPR and Inaugural Affiliate Scholar, Women’s Institute, Russell Sage College: Navigating Worlds as a Woman in Academia

3.45-5.00 pm: Women in the Legal Professions

Konstantinos Alexandris Polomarkakis, Assistant Professor, University of Exeter: The Influence of Women Judges and Advocates General in the Court of Justice of the European Union

Fernanda Nicola, Professor, American University: Judicial Diversity at the CJEU

Rita Giannini Watson, Senior Advisor, UK Law Society and former Senior Advisor, European Parliament: Women in the Legal Professions in Europe

Refreshments will be offered between sessions

FRIDAY 22 APRIL

9.00-10.30 am: Women in the Labour Market

Paola Profeta, Professor, Bocconi University: Economic benefits of gender diversity on corporate boards

Ariane Hegewisch, Senior Research Fellow, IWPR: Work-family policies and women’s employment: a Comparative Perspective

Colleen Frank, Luxury Sales and Merchandising Executive, most recently Vice President, Longchamp USA: Doing Business as a Woman in Europe and America

10.45 am-12.15 pm: Women in decision-making institutions

Drude Dahlerup, Professor, Stockholm University: Electoral Gender Quota Systems and their Implementation

Laura Parkkinen, Ph.D. Candidate, University of Jyväskylä, Female populist and her rhetoric in France, USA and in Finland, gender, populism, leadership

Rita Giannini, Senior Advisor, UK Law Society and former Senior Advisor, European Parliament: Women in politics in Europe

Gayle Skawen:nio Morse, Professor, Russell Sage College: American Indian Women's Roles in Leadership

12.30-2.00 pm: Closing Lunch Session – Keynote Speech

Chris Ames, President, Russell Sage College

The Hon. Marjorie Margolies, President, Women’s Campaign International and former Congresswoman , Author of "How are the Kids? A Memoire"

Refreshments will be served

Registration to both in person and webinar at

https://state-of-women.eventbrite.com