FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Feb. 25, 2005

CONTACT: Lisa Lacher, (515) 271-3119, lisa.lacher@drake.edu

EXPERT ON GENDER EQUITY TO SPEAK AT DRAKE

On Friday, March 4, Fauzia Ahmed, a resident scholar at Brandeis Women’s Studies Research Center, will discuss “Micro Enterprise Loans and Gender Equity in Bangladesh and Pakistan.” The speech, which is free and open to the public, will begin at noon in Bulldog Theater, Olmsted Center, 29th Street and University Avenue.

Ahmed has worked with development programs and policies for low-income families in various countries including the United States, India, Indonesia, Thailand and her native Bangladesh. Her experiences include working with the non-governmental organizations and the United Nations Development Program for 25 years.

Ahmed received her bachelor’s degree from Harvard College, a master’s degree in health policy and management from the Harvard School of Public Health and a doctorate from the Heller School for Social Policy and Management at Brandeis University. She has also served as a fellow at Radcliffe Public Policy Institute and as an instructor at Harvard School of Public Health.

Her speech is sponsored by Drake’s Women’s Studies program, Iowa State University’s Women’s Studies program and Drake’s Center for Global Citizenship. For more information, call the Drake Center for Global Citizenship at (515) 271-4803 or visit the center’s Web site at www.drake.edu/cgc.

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