The Forum
Annually, Women’s Education Project Beyond Borders forum, discusses the issues of women and girls living in poverty globally. Beyond Borders 2017 focused on collaboration between NGOs, Corporations and Foundations. Beyond Borders 2018, Building the Runway for Young Women to Enter the Global Workforce, will focus on two issues of compelling importance: preparing young women for fulfilling careers in the global economy and creating a corporate climate that is welcoming, equitable and fair.
Discuss the Runway with leaders from Criterion Institute, Ellevest, J.P. Morgan, MasterCard and Women’s Education Project.
Students discounted tickets available!
Beyond Borders 2018: Building the Runway for Young Women to Enter the Global Workforce
Baruch Performing Arts Center, 55 Lexington Avenue, New York, NY
Nov 28th, 2018
6:30pm-9:30pm
The evening will feature:
Gender Lens Panel
WEP’s Red Bangle Award Ceremony
Live performance by Mezzo a capella
Networking.
Come learn about WEP and how to get involved!
Cocktails and Hors d’Oeuvres will be served.
2018 Forum Sponsors
“WEP Beyond Borders was an informative day of listening, learning and play at it’s best with the top female leaders in philanthropy. This forum had a global perspective and opened my eyes to the endless possibilities of collaboration when women come together.”
“Beyond Borders facilitated essential collaboration and tangible progress to work toward the common goal of women’s empowerment. I enjoyed getting to hear the panelist, and mingle with such amazing, influential, and unstoppable female forces. Truly humbling.”
“Inspiring, empowering, full of passion!”
“Coming together with such a diverse group of women, all working towards gender equality, with the goal of collaboration was empowering, inspiring and productive.”
“A [forum] where people were actually interested in supporting each other!”
“It was such a privilege to attend Beyond Borders. [The filled room with] so many accomplished, inspiring women truly inspired me to work towards empowering girls and women!”
The Red Bangle
Past Red Bangle recipients (in order): (2015) Girl Rising producer, Kayce Jennings, (2017) Saba Ismail co-founder of Aware Girls, Pakistan, (2016) Shabana Basij-Rasikh, School of Leadership Afghanistan (SOLA), co-founder.
