Annual Educator Workshop with the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation Discovery Center | Empowerment & Gender Equality in the Classroom

Captioning and ASL will be provided for this virtual event.

As we enter into Women's History Month, the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation Discovery Center & World Affairs Council - Seattle’s Global Classroom are thrilled to present our 2022 Annual Educator Workshop,

“Empowerment & Gender Equality in the Classroom.” 

Supplementing the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation’s Discovery Center’s COVID-19 exhibition,  and in alignment with the United Nations Sustainable Development Goal (SDG) Number 5: Gender Equality & Women’s Empowerment, this workshop will center empowerment and gender equality through storytelling, data, conversation, and action.

The workshop will include powerful stories featured in the Discovery Center's Enduring COVID-19: Stories from our Transforming World online exhibit, a panel discussion, breakout groups discussing the intersectionality of gender equality related to the impact COVID-19, and more.

 Please Join Us,

Wednesday, April 27th, 2022 from 4:00-6:00 PM PT via Zoom

 for an informative and interactive evening centering the lived experiences of women and girls locally and globally. Hear from the gender equality staff from the Gates Foundation and Marsha C. Botzer, founder of the Ingersoll Gender Center, and take away concrete steps to empower your students in the classroom and beyond.  Participants will receive a supplemental toolkit composed of tools and resources to further the empowerment of women and girls. Washington State educators are eligible to receive 2 clock hours for their participation. Register today!