I was delighted that the Honorable Betty Castor and Doris Weatherford invited me to participate in the Athena Society's International Women's Day Luncheon as a panelist to discuss my work in Moldova and in Macedonia.
There
was only one problem, the luncheon was during my class period. Thanks
to the generosity of several Athena Society members, my students were
sponsored and had the opportunity to attend the luncheon as well.
Students were spread out among the tables - so each had the opportunity
to learn more from the community leaders at their table as well as from
the panelists.
It was an honor to participate in the panel, moderated by historian Doris Weatherford. The panelists included (as described in the program announcement):
"Nancy Natilson,
a former banker, has worked on international projects for women since
1996. Specializing in both microfinance and reproductive health, she
has been a consultant on three continents with projects in Bosnia, El
Salvador, Nicaragua, South Africa, Turkmenistan, Vietnam and more.
"Margaret “Peg” Ostrenko
spent three years as a civilian contractor with the US Army in Iraq and
the French army in Afghanistan. An expert in communication, Peg
previously was employed by Bell South, the Miami Herald, and Tampa-area
universities.
and me -- Judithanne McLauchlan "a professor of political science at USF
St. Petersburg and a Fulbright Scholar. She’ll speak of her experience
in two eastern European nations, the ancient nation of Macedonia and the
former Soviet Republic of Moldova."
As you can see,
the panelists were from different fields and covered many regions of the
world. Together, we discussed "The Global Status of Women."
(For more about the Athena Society, see http://www.athena-society.com/)
In my brief remarks, I discussed the
work that I did in Moldova and in Macedonia and provided a brief
overview of the status of women in each country.
For more about my work during my Fulbright in Moldova, you can see my blog: http://jainmoldova.blogspot.com/
For
one example of my work with students there, see this post about one of
the campaign commercials a group of my women students produced in my
campaigns workshop:
You
can also see my USF students visiting the only shelter for survivors of
domestic violence in Moldova (during my 2013 Study Abroad course) here:
For more about my work in Macedonia, see my blog: http://jainmacedonia.blogspot.mk/
For
more about the work of students in my "Democracy and Civil Society"
class at the University of Tetovo, including with Peace Corps Volunteer
Maria and her colleagues at Forumi Gruas, the women's legal clinic - as
well as events we organized together with Zonta Macdonia and Zonta
Pinellas to raise awareness of the need to Say No to Violence Against
Women, see
   
    
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Tuesday, April 10, 2018
Athena Society -- International Women's Day Luncheon -- The Global Status of Women
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