On our Terms: A Roundtable on Reproductive & Economic Justice in Urgent Times

Date: May 17, 2021

Time: 1:30-3:00 PM ET

Join the Center on the Economics of Reproductive Health (CERH) at the Institute for Women’s Policy Research (IWPR) on Wednesday, May 19th from 1:30 p.m.- 3:00 p.m. for a roundtable event on the intersections of reproductive and economic justice with leading advocates, researchers, practitioners, and thought leaders.

The event will focus on how we might build stronger movements and communities of practice committed to women’s long-term economic security and well-being; produce relevant and timely research to fuel change at the local, state, and federal levels; and identify strategies to support women’s full reproductive autonomy and agency. 

1:30 p.m.-2:00 p.m.

Moderated Conversation between Alexis McGill Johnson, President and CEO of Planned Parenthood Federation of America and the Planned Parenthood Action Fund, and Christine Clark, Program Officer at the William and Flora Hewlett Foundation 

2:00 p.m. - 3:00 p.m. 

It’s Our Movement(s): Working at the Intersections of Reproductive and Economic Justice to improve women’s reproductive health, freedom and autonomy. 

Panelists

• Moderated by Galina Espinoza, President and Editor in Chief, Rewire News Group
• Herminia Palacio, President and CEO, Guttmacher Institute
• Shannan Reaze, Executive Director, Atlanta Jobs with Justice
• Ann Marie Benitez, Senior Director of Government Relations, National Latina Institute for Reproductive Justice
• Marcela Howell, Founder and President, In Our Own Voice: National Black Women’s Reproductive Justice Agenda

Earlier that afternoon, join us for the launch of a new web tool to monetize the economic costs of restrictive abortion policies at the state level: The Costs of Reproductive Health Restrictions: An Economic Case for Ending Harmful State Policies.

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