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Webinar Series: Identity and Leadership in Governance |
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Start Date: | 3/2/2021 | Start Time: | 6:00 PM |
End Date: | 3/2/2021 | |
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Event Description:
Women in the Public Sector Webinar Series:
IDENTITY AND LEADERSHIP IN GOVERNANCE
MARCH 2, 2021
6:00 PM EST
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This webinar focuses on how gender and other demographic identities impact leadership advancement in government. Commissioner Abeywardena provides insight into her professional experience working on global issues, especially in her current role as New York City’s Commissioner for International Affairs.
PENNY ABEYWARDENA
Commissioner,
New York City Mayor’s Office for International Affairs Penny leads the City’s global platform for promoting its goals for a more just society, showcasing the diversity of New Yorkers and sharing policies and best practices with the world. Her agency serves the largest diplomatic corps in the world, including strategic partnerships and programming reaffirming NYC’s local leadership on global issues. From 2009-2014, Penny was the Director of Girls and Women Integration at the Clinton Global Initiative, where she led the program’s evolution into one of CGI’s most successful efforts. Penny is a French-American Foundation Young Leader (2017) a WEF Young Global Leader (2016) and a Co-Chair on WEF’s Global Future Council. |
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