Leading scholars, researchers, advocates and policy makers met at the Kimmel Center at New York University to explore the latest studies, findings and strategies.

Mass Career Customization:
Customizing Career Paths to Grow Critical Talent

Thursday, May 22, 2008
8:00 – 10: a.m.

The National Council for Research on Women and Catalyst hosted a gathering of executive leaders to explore Mass Career Customization, an innovative approach to talent management.

Featuring Authors of the best-selling business book, Mass Career Customization, Cathy Benko, Vice Chairman and Chief Talent Officer, Deloitte LLP and Anne Weisberg, Director, Deloitte Services LP.

Westin New York at Times Square
Broadway Ballroom

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Women and Ambition

A panel of renowned authors and experts discussed why there are still so few women leaders in business and politics as well as other questions: Are women opting out or are their aspirations being undermined? Why don't more women run for public office? Do men and women compete differently or do we want basically the same things out of our careers?

Date: Wednesday, May 14, 2008
Time: 8:00 - 10:00 am
Place: PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP
300 Madison Avenue (corner of 42nd Street) New York, NY

Welcome: Linda Basch, President, National Council for Research on Women Jennifer W. Allyn, Managing Director, Office of Diversity, PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP

Panelists:

• Anna Fels, Psychiatrist and author of Necessary Dreams: Ambition in Women's Changing Lives
• Myra Hart, Harvard Business School Professor of Entrepreneurship and co-author of the upcoming book Assuming Control about the career and personal paths of professional women
• Marsha Simms, Partner, Weil, Gotshal & Manges
• Lise Vesterlund, Associate Professor and Andrew W. Mellon Chair of Economics at the University of Pittsburgh; co-author of the study "Do Women Shy Away from Competition? Do Men Compete too Much?"
• Maire WIlson, President of The White House Project and author of Closing the Leadership Gap

Moderated by: Jennifer W. Allyn, Managing Director, Office of Diversity, PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP

Private/Civil Society Partnerships and Corporate Social Responsibility:
Women as Agents of Change

Co-Sponsors: UN Fund for International Partnerships (UNFIP) and UN Development Fund For Women (UNIFEM)

Date: Thursday, 6 March 2008
Time: 1:30 PM - 3:00 PM
Place: Church Center - Boss Room, 8th Fl.
777 UN Plaza (44th Street and First Avenue)

Speakers: June Zeitlin, Executive Director, WEDO
Leslie Meek-Wohl, Senior Program Officer, Citi Foundation
Amy Davidsen, Director, Environmental Affairs, JP Morgan Chase
Shari Cohen, Senior Fellow, Demos
Linda Basch, President, National Council for Research on Women

A discussion of the impact of women’s leadership on private sector-civil society partnerships, and strategies for building Corporate Social Responsibility. What are the challenges and the potential for creating collaborative bridges, and how can companies make a difference in the lives of women by adopting principled policies and practices?

Translating Women's Agendas to the National Agenda in 2008

Thursday, February 21, 2008
3:00 - 5:15 p.m.

Panel

Hosted by Merrill Lynch
222 Broadway, 23rd Floor, New York City

Making a Difference for Women

Awards Dinner

Honorees Include: Pamela J. Craig, Chief Financial Officer, Accenture; Drew Gilpin Faust, President, Harvard University; Judge Glenda Hatchett, Author & TV Host; and William Weldon, Chairman and CEO, Johnson & Johnson

Chairs: Mariam Chamberlain, Steven Reinemund, Melinda Wolfe
Co-Chairs: Subha Barry, Ana Duarte McCarthy, Anne Erni, Larry Ruisi, Wayne Winborne
Host: Soledad O'Brien

Diversity Driving Corporate Social Responsibility

Tuesday, January 29, 2008
12:00 – 2:00 p.m.

Hosted by Weil, Gotshal & Manges
767 Fifth Avenue (between 58th & 59th Streets)
25th Floor, Dining Room
New York, NY

Panelists Include:
Amy Davidsen, Director, Office of Environmental Affairs, JPMorgan Chase
Leslie Mays, Vice President, Global Diversity and Inclusion, Pfizer
Lisa M. Quiroz, Senior Vice President, Corporate Responsibility, Time Warner
Judith Samuelson, Executive Director, Business and Society Program, The Aspen Institute

Moderated by:
Deborah Merrill-Sands, Dean, Simmons College School of Management

Conference

Freedom on Our Terms

November 10-11, 2007

Hosted by The Bella Abzug Leadership Institute
The Kaye Playhouse at 68th Street btw. Park and Lexington Ave.
Hunter College, New York City

Featuring: Linda Basch, Charlotte Bunch, Kim Gandy, Carol Jenkins, Rosie O'Donnell, Loretta Ross, Ellie Smeal, Gloria Steinem, Meredith Wagner, and over 60 women’s organizations celebrating the 30th Anniversary of the National Women’s Conference (Houston ‘77) and creating a 21st Century Agenda for Action

Special Event

Book Signing with
Tracy Gary author of Inspired Philanthropy

November 14, 2007 8:00 - 10:00 a.m.

Hosted by The National Council for Research on Women and

The Financial Women's Association

Location: New York Regional Association of Grantmakers
79 Fifth Ave. btw. 15th and 16th, Fourth Floor
New York City

Co-sponsors: Demos, Foundation Center, New York Regional Association of Grantmakers (NYRAG), The Sister Fund, and Third Wave Foundation

25th Anniversary Annual Conference 2007
Critical Challenges, Real Solutions: How Women Can Change Our World

Policymakers, researchers, leaders and activists joined together at the National Council for Research on Women’s Annual Conference 2007 Hosted by Spelman College and the Women’s Research and Resource CenterThursday, May 31 - Saturday, June 2, 2007Spelman College - Atlanta, Georgia 

Click Here for the Conference Program