Special Contribution to The Forum from Winter Pledge Drive – 02/04/2019 – Gender Balance: A conversation with five women community leaders

Melanie Zermer, program host for Willamette Wake Up talked with five women about moving toward a gender-balanced society: successes and challenges. The panelists were Shelaswau Crier, Danielle Meyer, Molly Mayhead, Naseem Rakha and Kate Schwarzler.

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Special Contribution to The Forum from Winter Pledge Drive – 02/04/2019 – Gender Balance: A conversation with five women community leaders