Friday, November 2, 2018
9:30 AM to 2:30 PM
CUNY School of Labor and Urban Studies
25 West 43rd Street, 18th Floor, New York, NY
Family obligations and demands follow women well before their professional careers take off. For many young women, familial commitments and cultural expectations rest on their shoulders amid the balancing act of juggling multiple extra-curricular responsibilities and the demands of school.
This conference will explore and allow women to share their experiences in navigating family, culture, and personal agency. We hope to engage in an open, candid discussion around the complex relationships we may have with our families and cultures, and the practices we can utilize to work through the challenges we currently face and might encounter. Within this conversation, this conference will also provide participants with direction in strategizing around available resources and opportunities as they set out and work towards their short-term and long-term goals.
The “Leading Women” conference series is intended to create a pipeline for young student leaders by providing a forum where diverse women leaders in civics, community services, education and business can come together to mentor and provide diverse CUNY women students with an opportunity to hear about career trajectories, challenges faced and overcome, and what leadership in the context of their gender, ethnic community, religious and other affinities means.
Program
9:30 AM to 10 AM
Registration and Opening Remarks
- Joyce Moy, Executive Director, AAARI-CUNY
- Carol Huang, Assistant Professor, Education, City College of New York/CUNY & Board Secretary, AAARI-CUNY
10 AM to 11 AM
Panel Discussion
Moderator
Joyce Moy, Executive Director, AAARI-CUNY
Panelists
- AiLun Ku, President & COO, The Opportunity Network
- Teresa Kamara, International Relief and Development Specialist
- Tiffany Kwan, Co-founder & Head of Product, RebelBase
11 AM to 12:15/30 PM
Workshop Session #1 with the Quiet Girl Collective
- Jun Lei Lee
- Sooah Kwak
12:15/30 PM to 1:15 PM
Networking Lunch
1:15 PM to 2:30 PM
Workshop Session #2 with Give One Dream
- Celina Lee
2:30 PM
Closing Remarks
Conference Planning Committee: Carol Huang & Joyce Moy
Conference Coordinator: Claire Chun
Sponsor: CUNY Diversity Projects Development Fund
