Tompkins County Public Library

Saturday, January 24, 2015

Library and AAUW to Host Panel Discussion on Pakistan and Education for Girls

Tompkins County Public Library and the American Association of University Women’s Ithaca Branch will present “Pakistan and Education for Girls,” a panel discussion, January 24 at 11 a.m. in the Library’s BorgWarner Community Room.

Inspired by Nobel Peace Prize Winner Malala Yousafzai’s acclaimed book “I Am Malala,” this program will highlight the importance of education for girls in the United States and abroad.

Pakistani panelists Arzoo Gauhar and Samar Deen will offer a glimpse at the education system for girls in their country.

Gauhar is a Fulbright Scholar at Cornell University and is currently studying for a master’s degree in international development.  She has worked for the World Wide Fund for Nature in Pakistan and is the co-founder of a charity committed to providing medical assistance to impoverished children.  Gauhar is currently studying gender issues and the role of micro-credit in empowering rural women of Pakistan.

Deen is a Ph.D candidate in Cornell University’s Department of Natural Resources.  She has worked for the planning and development department of the Punjab Government, UNICEF, the Polio program as a monitoring and evaluation officer and at the World Bank. She has also worked as a teaching assistant at the Center for Economic Research Pakistan and was an environmental consultant at Hagler Bailly LTD, a private oil and gas environmental consultancy based in Islamabad, Pakistan.

The American Association of University Women (AAUW) promotes equity for women and girls through advocacy, education, philanthropy, and research. The Ithaca membership affords local women the opportunity to share common interests, develop friendships, and act on vital issues.

For more information about AAUW, visit www.aauw-ithaca.org or contact Sarah Johnson, president, at sljithaca@aol.com
                                                              
The Library program is free and open to the public. For more information, contact Carrie Wheeler-Carmenatty at (607) 272-4557 extension 248 or cwheeler@tcpl.org.


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