Just wanted to remind everyone about the NCRW Making a Difference for Women Awards Dinner and the FREE Afternoon Program that day, too, called “An Immodest Proposal: Advancing a New Era of Social Justice.” Details below:

Afternoon Program

An Immodest Proposal:
Advancing a New Era of Social Justice

Tuesday, March 3, 2009
3:00 – 5:15 pm

Moderated by WNYC’s
Adaora Udoji, host of The Takeaway

Hosted by
American Express
200 Vesey Street, New York City

Welcome:
Linda Basch, President, National Council for Research on Women
Kerrie Peraino, VP, Human Resources, Chief Diversity Officer, American Express

Featured Speakers Include:
Nancy Cantor, Chancellor and President, Syracuse University
Dina Dublon, Former EVP and CFO, JPMorgan Chase
Marcia D. Greenberger, Founder and Co-President, National Women’s Law Center
Patricia Williams, The Nation’s Mad Law Professor columnist,
Columbia University [invited]

Afternoon Program

PLEASE RSVP via e-mail to ncrw@ncrw.org, or call 212-785-7335, ext. 100.

SAVE THE DATE! The annual Making a Difference for Women Awards Dinner will be held on March 3, 2009 at Cipriani Wall Street. To order tickets: ncrw@cmevents.net. (Heads up: the NCRW Annual Conference 2009 will take place June 10-12 at The Graduate Center, CUNY.)

Making a Difference for Women Awards Dinner

Tuesday, March 3, 2009

2009 HONOREES

Sharon Allen
Chairman of the Board, Deloitte LLP

Nancy Cantor
Chancellor and President, Syracuse University

Sunita Holzer
Executive Vice President and Worldwide HR Officer, Chubb & Son

Angelique Kidjo
Grammy Award-winning Beninese singer and songwriter

Sharon C. Taylor
Senior Vice President Human Resources, Prudential Financial

Presenters will include filmmaker/philanthropist Abigail Disney, playwright (and former awardee) Eve Ensler, Maritza Gomez Montiel of Deloitte, Paul Krump of Chubb, Martin Bandier of Sony/ATV Music Publishing and Mark Grier of Prudential Financial. Grammy-winner Angélique Kidjo will also give a live performance.

Reception and Awards Dinner

6:00 pm
Cipriani Wall Street – 55 Wall Street – New York City
Festive Attire

Please RSVP by February 23, 2009 to: ncrw@cmevents.net; tel: 212 763-8591