Webster University Conference Discusses 'Women's Rights as Human Rights'
The university's Institute for Human Rights held a Humanitarian Studies conference to link local efforts with global causes.
A meeting of the minds convened at Webster University for a two-day conference on women's issues in the Emerson Library. The conference, titled "Women's Rights as Human Rights," was hosted by the university's Institute for Human Rights and Humanitarian Studies. Linking local organizations with international efforts has been the focus of the forum, which ran from 8:45 a.m. to 6:30 p.m. Thursday and concluded today at noon. Topics included everything from access to education to physical security and from women's empowerment to economic rights. Among the Webster University students in attendance was Meghan Cowlang, a senior undergraduate majoring in Psychology and minoring in Women's Studies. As a future social worker, meeting with counseling…
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