At the Naples, Florida EQUAL VOICE "Women for Women Forum: Where the Public and Private Sectors Intersect," two former Florida state senate colleagues -- both among the first women elected to the office -- came together in April for this nonpartisan effort to support women for public office. For many years, Democrat Betty Castor and Republican Mary Ellen Hawkins worked together in bipartisan legislative efforts benefitting women, including bringing Title IX to Florida, which prohibits bias against women and girls in athletics in state-funded institutions.

 

"Women for Women Forums: Where the Public and Private Sectors Intersect” are creating a new synergy for mutual support among women in business, academia, community leadership and the public sector. Audiences at each event have the rare opportunity to hear effective women leaders speak not on politics, but on issues confronting women and the need for an equal voice in government.

EQUAL VOICE kicked off the 2008 two-city Florida Initiative with the Miami Beach "Women for Women Forum: Where the Public and Private Sectors Intersect" on January 23 at the Miami Beach Botanical Gardens. Keynoters included Donna Shalala, President, University of Miami; Annette Taddeo, President & CEO, LanguageSpeak and candidate for Congress; and the Honorable Bronwyn Miller, Miami-Dade County Judge.

These nonpartisan “Women for Women Forums: Where the Public and Private Sectors Intersect” present extraordinary women leaders to audiences of powerful business and civic leaders in local communities around the country. Our speakers represent both the public and the private sectors: women in public office or running as candidates from both major parties, along with prominent local business owners, senior corporate executives, and academics. Speakers address issues of local and national importance to business, the economy, the nation, and our families.


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