Former Congresswoman Patricia Schroeder Speaks To Georgian Women Politicians, Academics And Students
On March 2, 2007, the U.S. Embassy in Tbilisi held a Digital Video Conference with former Congresswoman Patricia Scott Schroeder and Georgian women representing government, academia, and students. Ms. Schroeder is currently President and Chief Executive Officer of the Association of American Publishers (AAP), the national trade organization of the U.S. book publishing industry, a post she assumed on June 1, 1997. Mrs. Schroeder left Congress undefeated in 1996 after representing Colorado’s First Congressional District ( Denver) in the United States House of Representatives for 24 years.
Georgian DVC participants included Ms. Tamar Beruchashvili, Deputy State Minister in European and Euro-Atlantic Integration; Ms. Bela Tsipuria, Deputy Minister of Education; Members of the Parliament of Georgia Ms. Nino Nakashidze, Committee on Foreign Affairs; Dr. Guguli Magradze, Committee on Education, Science and Sport; Ms. Lali Papiashvili, Civil Integration Committee; Ms. Keti Makharashvili, Legal Affairs Committee and Gender Equality Council; Dr. Giuli Alasania, Rector of the Georgian University of Social Science; Dr. Lika Medzmariashvili, Vice President of the Georgian Association of American Studies and Professor of American Studies at Tbilisi State University; Mrs. Manana Sanadze, Rector of the Georgian University of Social Sciences; Dr. Tamar Shioshvili, Head of American Studies Department at International Black Sea University; and students and faculty members from five leading universities of Georgia.
The DVC was dedicated to the celebration of Women's History Month in March. March 3rd and March 8th are official holidays in Georgia dedicated to women. Georgian women recently began to occupy leading positions in the Government of Georgia. The aim of the DVC was to promote development of gender equality and building women's capacity in decision-making positions in order to facilitate their active participation in political processes and facilitate a dialogue on gender issues within political structures. Learning about the extraordinary achievements of women helps diminish the tendency to dismiss and trivialize who women are and what they accomplish. In celebrating women's historic achievements. The DVC participants discussed the challenges and opportunities faced by women in the U.S. and in Georgia. |
