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Turning Oppression into Opportunity for Women Worldwide

Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation

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4:30 p.m. – 5:30 p.m. – Reception & View “Women Hold Up Half the Sky” Exhibition – Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation Visitor Center
6:00 p.m. – 7:30 p.m. – Conversation with Nicholas Kristof and Martha Choe – Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation Campus
Registration is required for this program. Limited capacity. No late arrivals after 6:15 p.m. I.D required at event.

Join us for a powerful conversation with two-time Pulitzer Prize winning author and New York Times columnist, Nicholas Kristof and long-time Seattle community leader Martha Choe. They will discuss pervasive human rights violations and the oppression of women and girls, while sharing experiences of economic progress when women are empowered to reach their full potential. This program is held in conjunction with the Gates Foundation Visitor Center’s special exhibition”Women Hold Up Half the Sky” inspired by Nicholas Kristof and Sheryl WuDunn’s best-selling book, “Half the Sky: Turning Oppression into Opportunity for Women Worldwide”. The exhibition is on view through January 27, 2018.

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When

Friday, October 6
4:30 PM to 7:30 PM

Where
440 5th Ave. N.
Seattle, WA 98109
Fee

Free

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