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2. The Balancing Act: Women, Work and Family in the United States and France
- Author:
- Anne-Marie Slaughter and Najat Vallaud-Belkacem
- Publication Date:
- 10-2013
- Content Type:
- Video
- Institution:
- Columbia University World Leaders Forum
- Abstract:
- This World Leaders Forum program titled, The Balancing Act: Women, Work and Family in the United States and France, will feature a conversation between Najat Vallaud-Belkacem, Minister for Women's Rights and Government Spokesperson of France, and Anne-Marie Slaughter, President of the New America Foundation. The discussion will be moderated by Alondra Nelson, Professor of Sociology and Director of the Institute for Research on Women and Gender, and will be followed by a question and answer session with the audience. In her essay "Why Women Still Can't Have It All," published in The Atlantic in 2012, Anne-Marie Slaughter fueled a national debate on how the difficulties of finding a work-family balance have limited women in the top echelons of business and government. The French Minister Najat Vallaud-Belkacem defends the belief that national policies can and should be used to support women's personal and professional goals and to implement a "real equality between women and men." These two public figures and high-profile career women will discuss gender equality in the U.S. and in France. They will also discuss strategies to ensure that the next generation of women and men can have enough for all.
- Topic:
- Gender Issues and Labor Issues
- Political Geography:
- United States, Europe, and France
3. Presidential Economic Advisers Forum 2012
- Author:
- R. Glenn Hubbard and Jeffrey Liebman
- Publication Date:
- 10-2012
- Content Type:
- Video
- Institution:
- Columbia University World Leaders Forum
- Abstract:
- This World Leaders Forum event will feature debate-style dialogue between R. Glenn Hubbard, senior economic adviser to Governor Romney and Jeffrey Liebman, senior economic adviser to President Obama, as they speak on economic policies proposed by the Republican and Democratic candidates for the presidency. Columbia faculty members Sharyn O'Halloran, Joseph Stiglitz, and Michael Woodford will serve as panelists for the discussion, with Chrystia Freeland, Global Editor-at-Large at Thomson Reuters, as moderator.
- Topic:
- Economics, Government, Politics, and Monetary Policy
- Political Geography:
- United States
4. After Sandy: Climate and Our Coastal Future
- Author:
- Jeffrey D. Sachs (moderator)
- Publication Date:
- 11-2012
- Content Type:
- Video
- Institution:
- Columbia University World Leaders Forum
- Abstract:
- In the aftermath of Hurricane Sandy, Columbia faculty from schools, institutes and centers from across the university have provided a key source of insight to the media, general public and policy-makers about the related issues of climate change and sustainable development in the face of rising sea levels around the globe. This university-wide conversation, co-sponsored by The Earth Institute, Office of the Executive Vice President for Research, and World Leaders Forum, brings together just a few of the many Columbia researchers whose interdisciplinary work is adding to our understanding of the risks facing coastal communities, including New York City and its suburbs.
- Topic:
- Climate Change, Energy Policy, Environment, and Natural Disasters
- Political Geography:
- United States and New York
5. Multilateralism in Trade at Risk: Should and Can we Rescue the Doha Round?
- Author:
- Jagdish Bhagwati, Pascal Lamy, Michael Moore, and Leif Pagrotsky
- Publication Date:
- 12-2011
- Content Type:
- Video
- Institution:
- Columbia University World Leaders Forum
- Abstract:
- This World Leaders Forum program will feature an introduction by: - Pascal Lamy, Director-General of the World Trade Organization Followed by a panel discussion with: - Jagdish Bhagwati, University Professor of Economics Law, Columbia University; Economic Policy Adviser to Director General of GATT (1991-1993) - Michael Moore, Former Director General of World Trade Organization and Prime Minister of New Zealand; Ambassador of New Zealand to the United States - Leif Pagrotsky, Swedish Minister for Trade(1997-2004); currently member of the Swedish Parliament and of the Executive Board of the Social Democratic Party.
- Topic:
- Economics, Emerging Markets, International Trade and Finance, International Affairs, and Financial Crisis
- Political Geography:
- United States and New Zealand