Close The Gaps Forever
Chautauqua Lecture Series • 1h 12m
Originally broadcast at 10:45 a.m. EDT Tuesday, July 28, 2020.
Kimberly Churches will discuss gender equity through a past, present and future lens.
Churches is the chief executive officer of the American Association of University Women and is a leading voice in advancing equity for women and girls through research, advocacy and education. Her discussion will further discuss why barriers still exist for women, how intersectionality and inclusion is or is not at play, and what roles policymakers, employers, education and individuals can play in closing the gaps once and for all.
This program is made possible by the Margaret Miller Newman Lectureship Fund.
About Chautauqua Institution: Chautauqua Institution is a community on the shores of Chautauqua Lake in southwestern New York state that comes alive each summer with a unique mix of fine and performing arts, lectures, interfaith worship and programs, and recreational activities. As a community, we celebrate, encourage and study the arts and treat them as integral to all of learning, and we convene the critical conversations of the day to advance understanding through civil dialogue. CHQ Assembly is the online expression of Chautauqua Institution's mission.
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