Press Release

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
02/22/2011

Contact:
Katie Broendel, broendelk@aauw.org
202/785-7761

MEDIA ADVISORY

Panel Discussion -- Girls' Voices: A Global View of STEM
AAUW Member Dot McLane to Participate as Panelist

NEW YORK – The American Association of University Women (AAUW) will have a strong presence at the events taking place alongside the United Nations Commission on the Status of Women in New York City Tuesday, February 22 through Friday, March 4, 2011.

AAUW is scheduled to participate on multiple panels in order to lend our voice and expertise to issues facing women and girls in science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) fields.

What:
Girls' Voices: A Global View of STEM, a panel discussion organized by the Girl Scouts of the USA.

When:
Tuesday, February 22, 2011, 10-11:30 a.m. EST

Where:
Boss Room, 8th Floor, Church Center for the United Nations, 777 United Nations Plaza (corner of 44th Street and First Avenue), New York, NY

Who:

Dot McLane, Ph.D., American Association of University Women member
Changu Mannathoko, UNICEF
Kate Pickle, Girls Scouts of the USA
Girls from Africa, Asia, and the United States

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