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At the Yale Chapter of Circle of Women, Annual Volunteer Summit
William L. Harkness Hall, Room 203, Yale University
12:30 PM – 1:15 PM. 12. November
I was honoured to be in an interactive panel with Professor Frances Rosenbluth, to discuss the empowerment of girls and their education with a group of fabulous young women, who got together for Circle of Women 5th Annual Volunteer Summit.
[x_pullquote type=”left”]What would you tell your teen-self about developing meaningful goals that help others?[/x_pullquote]Members of Circle of Women come from all different backgrounds and are scattered across the country – from New York to California and beyond. Circle of Women is a non-profit, run entirely by full-time students.
Sustainable secondary schools in six different countries
The organization was founded in 2006 by three young Harvard women when they realized the world under-invests in girls. Since then, true to the mission of making education more accessible for women across the globe, Circle of Women has built sustainable secondary schools in six different countries. To date, Circle of Women has completed 7 projects in 6 countries: Afghanistan, India, Kenya, Malawi, Pakistan, and Tanzania. At our most recent project Orkeeswa in Tanzania, Circle built an A-Level classroom to increase capacity for girls at the successful secondary school.
12 active chapters across the United States
Circle has 12 active chapters in high schools, universities, and cities across the country. In doing creating these chapters, Lifestyle Pharmacy Circle gives back to women and men at home, cultivating a new generation of global citizens by providing chapter members with hands-on experience in organizational management, fundraising, and project management.
The students involved with the Circle of Women come from Harvard University, Cornell, Georgetown, Yale, Williams and Princeton. They also come from high schools and cities across the United States.
[x_blockquote type=”left”]Hrund Gunnsteinsdottir: Since you’ve had experience in many sectors in affecting positive change, which outlet do you believe was the most effective? Or, what were the unique benefits of each particular avenue?[/x_blockquote]
It was great to participate in this panel with Professor Frances Rosenbluth and converse with the group of strong young women who attended. Their insights were truly inspiring. Before the roundtable discussions, they had collected questions from the participants and sent to us as preparation. Thought I should share them with you as I found them fun, illuminating and inspiring:
• Can you explain to us more about how your work is related to gender issues?
• What inspired you to be interested in your work, particularly related to women and girls? Was there a moment or experience? How was your relationship with this type of work when you were around our age, 18-22?
• What would you tell your teen-self about developing meaningful goals that help others?
• Have you had experiences where you faced discrimination as a woman? How did you respond?
• What do you think has been the biggest achievement for girls’ education so far?
• Hrund Gunnsteinsdottir: Since you’ve had experience in many sectors in affecting positive change, which outlet do you believe was the most effective? Or, what were the unique benefits of each particular avenue?
• Frances Rosenbluth: As a professor, how do you view your role in shaping students’ futures? Do you feel any sense of responsibility to direct students to certain types of careers?
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