DEVELOPMENT ORGANIZATION
VOLUME 1, NUMBER 2
JANUARY/FEBRUARY 2006
Women Engaging Globally Concludes
By Anique Halliday
The final Town Hall meeting in Seattle attracted over 200 people who gathered to hear state representatives discuss how poverty, globalization, and trade affect women worldwide. The meeting featured a panel discussion including five female state legislators and Congressman Jim McDermott attended and responded to questions from the audience as well. The meeting, one of thirteen, concluded the Women Engaging Globally series, a collaborative project involving the League of Women Voters, Center for Women Policy Studies, and WEDO.
The town hall meetings took place across the nation as a way to actively engage U.S. women in discussions about U.S. foreign policy and its impact on women at home and abroad. WEDO created and published advocacy fact sheets based on key issues taken up by the project including:
Women Engaging Globally was a successful project that helped U.S. women gain knowledge about global issues, make local linkages, and act politically in their communities and the world.
Learn more about the project.