International Women's Day: The Impact of Happiness on Leadership and Equity

The Impact of Happiness on Women’s Leadership and Equity

Georgia-Pacific hosts International Women’s Day program March 1

The International Women’s Forum of Georgia will celebrate International Women’s Day on March 1 with a half-day program on happiness. The chapter’s 5th annual event, “Together we Thrive: The Impact and Effects of Happiness on Women’s Leadership and Equity,” will be hosted by Georgia-Pacific.  

Featured speakers will include:  

·      Robert Waldinger, MD, Professor of Psychiatry, Harvard Medical School; Director of the Harvard Study of Adult Development, Massachusetts General Hospital and Cofounder, Lifespan Research Foundation 

·      Dr. Kathleen Hall, the founder and CEO of Mindful Living Network and The Stress Institute 

·      Janet Wells, Professional Actress and Comedian in Film, Television, Radio, and Stage; and Comedy Improv Instructor 

·      Saleemah Abdul-Ghafur, Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation Director, Chief of Staff  

·      Dr. Helene Gayle, President of Spelman College

“The program will take a global look at what it means to be happy through different cultural lenses; to the ways happiness and life satisfaction — and the challenges to achieve them — tie to policy, leadership and definition of success,” said Susan O’Farrell, 2024 International Women’s Day chair. “We’ll explore it all and might just spread a little joy while we’re at it!” 

International Women’s Day Co-chair Amy Glennon said she’s glad that International Women’s Day is delving into the topic of happiness, and its impact on woman and leadership. “The notion of happiness can get pushed aside — we’re too busy ... It’s not important right now … the world is too messy,” said Glennon. “But I’m eager to hear what that could cost us and what we might want to do about it.”

The International Women’s Day program is one of the Georgia chapter’s signature events and the only one where external guests are invited. Open to members and the public, this hybrid event will be held at Georgia-Pacific, 133 Peachtree Street, Atlanta GA 30303 and online.

For speaker bios, event details and to register go here

Virtual and in-person tickets: https://iwfgeorgia.org/IWD2024

Program timeline:  

7:30 am - 9:30 am  PowerTalk Breakfast / Mentorship Program 

9:00 am - 9:30 am  General Session Arrival / Networking 

9:30 am – 1:30 pm  International Women’s Day Program 

About the International Women’s Forum 

The International Women’s Forum is a global organization with a mission of Advancing Women’s Leadership and Championing Equality Worldwide. There are chapters in 33 nations with more than 7,000 women as members in Africa, Asia, the Caribbean, Europe, Latin America, the Middle East, and North America. The Georgia chapter of IWF was founded in 1988 (then known as the Women’s Forum of Georgia), growing out of former U.S. First Lady Rosalynn Carter’s hosting of the Women and the Constitution Conference held at the Carter Center that year. The 15 founding members were Amanda Brown-Olmstead, Rosalynn Carter, Wicke Chambers, Christine King Farris, Shirley Franklin, Coretta Scott King, Liane Levetan, Alice Parsons, Judith Sans, Ruth Schmidt, Leah Ward Sears, Betty Siegel, Dayle Powell Spencer, Cathy Steinberg, and Betty Tallmadge. IWF Georgia has grown to be one of the largest Forums in the world with members across the state ranging from Atlanta to Savannah.