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National Symposium Series
To further the Center's mission, we began the National Symposium Series in 1999 as an annual gathering to address relevant public issues. The 2006 National Symposium on Women and Politics will draw together the nation's leading political thinkers and civic practitioners to address how to cultivate the next generation of women civic and political leaders.
For centuries women have participated in the political process through social movements and civic organizations. And for the past two hundred years, women have worked their way into the electoral system. However, their direct role in politics has been hard fought and they remain underrepresented at all levels. This program seeks to understand how women are changing politics both as politicians and as political insiders. In addition, the series seeks to inspire young women to become involved in politics.
The 2006 National Symposium Series will tap leading female political leaders, professional insiders and scholars to speak about various issues concerning women and politics. The program will launch locally with a series of events this spring at the University of Virginia and will continue throughout the year. This year's series will also include partnerships with The White House Project, The Institute of Governmental Studies at UC Berkeley, The Harvard Kennedy School of Government, the UVA Women's Center and the Sorensen Institute for Political Leadership. These strategic partnerships will allow the Center to expand the reach of our programs across the nation and raise national awareness of this important topic.
The Center for Politics has confirmed events with the following partners for the 2006 National Symposium on Women and Politics:
National Symposium Events
- October 27th - Cambridge, MA
An event co-sponsored by the Institute of Politics and the Women and Public Policy Program at the Harvard Kennedy School of Government
- September 13th - Geraldine Ferraro, former Vice-Presidential nominee
Rescheduled from March 2006
7:00pm Newcomb Hall Ballroom, University of Virginia
This event is free and open to the public - no reservation required; Introductory remarks by The Honorable Mary Sue Terry, first woman to hold statewide office in Virginia.
 Listen to the podcast audio from the event
Read the Washington Post article
- June 9th-10th - Women In Politics: Seeking Office and Making Policy
University of California at Berkeley - Berkeley, California
A two day academic conference on women and politics co-sponsored by the Institute of Governmental Studies at UC Berkeley
Read more about the Women In Politics Conference
Read about Sponsorship Opportunities at UC Berkeley
- April 19th - What Women Really Want: How American Women Are Quietly Erasing Political, Racial, Class, and Religious Lines to Change the Way We Live
6:30pm University of Virginia Bookstore
Authors:
- Kellyanne Conway, The Polling Company
- Celinda Lake, Lake Research Partners
Read more about What Women Really Want
- March 22nd - Jeanne Shaheen, former NH Governor
Speaking to Professor Larry J. Sabato's American Politics class
Not open to the public
Read more about Gov. Jeanne Shaheen
- February 20th - Women and the Presidency: 8 for '08 Panel Discussion
6:30pm Reception, 7:00pm Program
Special Collections Library, University of Virginia
The UVA Center for Politics and The White House Project invite you to attend a panel discussion on Women and the Presidency: 8 for '08. The panel is a bipartisan discussion with some of our country's top political authorities on the challenges facing women as presidential candidates and America's willingness to elect a female president in 2008 and beyond.
Panelists:
- Marie Wilson, The White House Project
- Dee Dee Myers, former White House Press Secretary
- Bob Carpenter, Republican Political Strategist
- Morgan Felchner, Campaigns and Elections Magazine
- Rosiland Jordan, NBC News
Co-sponsored by the White House Project and
the UVA Women's Center
Please check back frequently as we will update the website as additional events are confirmed.
For more information on this series contact Megan Davis, Director of Programs, at 434.243.3539 or mcd9x@virginia.edu.
Corporate Sponsors
The Center for Politics would like to thank the following sponsors for the 2006 National Symposium Series:
President's Level
Altria Corporate Services, Inc.
Previous National Symposium Series
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