WASHINGTON (March 5, 2021)--This year, March 8 marks International Women’s Day, a day set aside to highlight the steps needed to achieve gender equalitiy. According to the World Economic Forum at the current rate of progress it will take roughly five generations to reach full gender parity for women and girls around the world.
Mary Ellsberg, Executive Director of the Global Women’s Institute at the George Washington University is available to discuss gender inequality as well as violence against women and girls. Ellsberg has more than 30 years of experience in international programs on gender and development. Her deep connection to global gender issues stems not only from her academic work but from living in Nicaragua for nearly 20 years, leading public health and women’s rights advocacy. Ellsberg was a member of the World Health Organization’s Multi-Country Study on Domestic Violence and Women’s Health.
To schedule an interview with Ellsberg, please contact Kathy Fackelmann, [email protected].