Terri Jackson, who chairs the Phoenix Women’s Commission, will attend the second annual Women’s Symposium and Study Program, “Our Vision for Women in a Global Society,” in Shanghai and at Sias International University, Xinzheng City, China, from May 16 to 28. Jackson will give a presentation on valuing diversity and the activities of the commission.

The Shanghai Women’s Federation will host a welcome reception for the American women attendees. The program will introduce American women to Chinese women in both a university campus setting and rural provincial areas. The attendees will visit work and institutional sites to meet with women and address issues of employment, leadership, business, migrant populations and community involvement.

The three-day symposium at the university, attended by 7,000 women students and their mothers, will address life skills, advancement for women, leadership, employment, environment and work-life balance. Sias International University is the first solely American-owned university in central China and is affiliated with Zhengzhou University and in cooperation with Fort Hays State University of Kansas.

Following the symposium, the group will participate in a three-day tour of rural Henan Province visiting villages, HIV and health clinics, work force development sites and rural development projects.

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