Dr. Tarrant was recently invited by the French Consulate to speak at the International Symposium on Education and Gender Equality, hosted by Wellesley College.

Dr. Tarrant was recently invited by the French Consulate to speak at the International Symposium on Education and Gender Equality, hosted by Wellesley College.

A wide range of intellectuals, scholars, artists, activists, and others from business and government, arrived at the Wellesley campus from the United States, France, India, Morocco, Tunisia, Senegal, Congo, and Haiti to present information about the challenge of gender equality in their respective fields of work and service. Speakers included the French Minister for Gender Equality Marlène Schiappa, the famous writer and civil rights activist Angela Davis, the great Indian-American filmmaker and film producer Mira Nair, the former French Ministers Christiane Taubira and Najat Vallaud-Belkacem, and many others. Dr. Tarrant contributed to the Plenary session titled What Is Gender Equality? addressing the importance of understanding intersectional analysis, gender and women’s visibility, and men’s role in contributing to gender equality.

The event was organized by the Suzy Newhouse Center for Humanities at Wellesley College, the Consulate General of France in Boston, and Sciences Po Paris and took place over the weekend of October 20, 2017.

https://educationandgenderequality.com/