Cecile Richards will deliver the 2021 Gruber Distinguished Lecture in Women’s Rights entitled, “Women and the Workforce - How a Pandemic Demands Systemic Change” on Monday, March 8, at 4:30 p.m. Ms. Richards will be in conversation with Heather Gerken, Dean and Sol & Lillian Goldman Professor of Law.
Cecile Richards is a national leader for women’s rights and social and economic justice, and a co-founder of Supermajority – a new organization fighting for gender equity. She is the author of New York Times bestseller Make Trouble. As President of Planned Parenthood Federation of America and Planned Parenthood Action Fund for 12 years, Richards worked to increase affordable access to reproductive health care and to build a healthier and safer world for women and young people. After starting her career as a labor organizer, working with women earning the minimum wage, she went on to start her own grassroots organizations, and later served as Deputy Chief of Staff to House Democratic Leader Nancy Pelosi. In 2011 and 2012, she was named one of TIME Magazine’s 100 Most Influential People in the World. Richards is a frequent speaker and commentator on politics and progressive issues.
Event will be held virtually and registration is required.
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Gruber Distinguished Lecturer in Women’s Rights: Cecile Richards
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Monday, March 8, 2021 - 4:30pm to 6:00pm
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