The EU Day keynote address, “Rights, Representation, and Resources: Gender Equality in Sweden and the EU,” will be given by Her Excellency Karin Olofsdotter, Ambassador of Sweden to the United States, on Friday, February 26 at 12 P.M. CST. Ambassador Olofsdotter will outline Sweden’s approach to gender equality; how generous childcare and gender-neutral parental leave have benefitted the GDP of Nordic countries; and why women’s equal access to rights, resources, and representation should be hard foreign policy concerns.
Zoom registration link: https://go.illinois.edu/EUDay2021keynote