‘Empowering Women’ Panel Tonight at Clinton Presidential Center

The University of Arkansas Clinton School of Public Service is hosting a panel discussion tonight titled “Empowering Women and Girls” in the Great Hall of the Clinton Presidential Center.

In honor of Women’s History Month, the panel will discuss and explore people and projects working to empower women and girls around the world.

The panel, held in partnership with the Clinton Foundation, is set to begin at 6 p.m.

Panelists are as follows:

Penny Abeywadena, Head of Girls & Women, Associate Director, Commitments with the Clinton Global Initiative

-Jimmie Briggs, Co-Founder and Executive Director, Man Up Campaign

-Ruby Johnson, General Co-Coordinator, FRIDA/The Young Feminist Fund

-Jerry Jones, Chief Ethics and Legal Officer, EVP, and Assistant Secretary at Acxiom

-Sarah Kambou, President, International Center for Research on Women

-Immaculee Kayitare, Clinton School of Public Service Class of 2014 student from Kigali, Rwanda

-Sarah Thorn, Senior Director, Federal Government Relations, Wal-Mart

The program is free, but seats must be reserved. To reserve seating, email PublicPrograms@ClintonSchool.org or call 683-5239.

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