YWCA 2009 Annual Meeting & Presentation:
"The Role of Women: A Look at Critical Issues Facing Women Today"
The YWCA of White Plains & Central Westchester will hold its Annual Meeting on October 26, 2009 from 6:30- 8:00 PM in the lower lounge of it’s activity center on 515 North Street.
The Meeting will include a powerful presentation reflecting the organization’s mission to empower women: “The Role of Women: A Look at Critical Issues Facing Women Today.”
The presentation will feature Dina Bakst, Co-President and Co-Founder of A Better Balance: The Work & Family Legal Center, a legal advocacy organization based in New York City. A Better Balance works to engage the government, private sector and individuals to create family-friendly law and policy.
Prior to co-founding A Better Balance, Ms. Bakst was an attorney with the NOW Legal Defense and Education Fund (now Legal Momentum) where she engaged in litigation and conducted public policy advocacy in the areas of economic justice, child care and reproductive rights.
A brief business meeting to follow.
This event is free and open to the public and will be held at the YWCA of White Plains and Central Westchester at 515 North Street, White Plains, NY.
For more information or to RSVP, please contact the YWCA development office at
(914) 949-6227 ext 147 or email events@ywcawhiteplains.com.
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