THE
BARNARD SUMMIT FEATURED IN CHICAGO TRIBUNE'S
WOMAN NEWS COLUMN
New
York, N.Y., Nov. 7, 2001 -- The Barnard Summit:
Women, Leadership and the Future conference
on October 27, is featured in a Chicago Tribune's
WomanNews column article, titled "Janet Reno,
others look at women's path."
The
article, written by Angela Bonavoglia, takes
an in-depth look at the timely issues discussed
during the three panels filled with over 20
women leaders, including former attorney general
Janet Reno, first female three-star general
Claudia Kennedy, Gwen Iill, PBS Newshour Correspondent
and the first female moderator of "Washington
Week," and Judith Shapiro, president of Barnard
College and a cultural anthropologist.
Commenting
on why Barnard undertook the Summit, Shapiro
said: "Our point is to look today at what has
been changing in the relationship of women and
men ...what our paths are for the future in
terms of women moving into public life, what
aspects of life may be overly neglected these
days, and [to look] beyond our borders to other
areas of the world [for] lessons."
The
first panel, "Women and the Public World: Do
Women Leaders Make a Difference?," looked at
women's leadership. Panelists, reflecting on
the September 11 attack, pondered whether women
leaders are gentler than men.
According
to Gen. Kennedy, this is not the case. Naomi
Wolf, author and founder of the Woodhull Institute
agreed: "We found some of the most violent sentiments
expressed by women. Women are just as nationalistic,
just as cut-throat as men." Reno added: "We
need... a government of the people, by the people
and for the people that includes women."
For
the complete story, please visit the Chicago
Tribune web site by clicking
here.
Contact: Petra Tuomi, Office of Public Affairs,
212-854-7907.
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