On the event of Women’s History month, on March 11th, the School of Social Work at Columbia will host Her Excellency Inonge Wina, the first woman to hold the office of vice president in the government of Zambia. HE Wina, who trained as a social worker, has been active in politics since she was elected to the Zambian Parliament in 2001. In 2014 she became the nation’s first Minister of Gender, a tribute to her years of championing women’s rights at the grassroots level. At the CSSW event, to take place at Columbia University’s Casa Italiana from noon to 1:00 p.m., she will be speaking on the empowerment of women in Zambia. – See more at: http://socialwork.columbia.edu/news-events/cssw-starts-womens-history-month-three-prominent-women-speakers#sthash.Ubwq8ai6.dpuf
