A jampacked day of presentations, panels, film screenings and lectures - All About Women.

14 sessions featuring over 20 speakers including two documentary films.

Features include:

• I am a girl - a feature-length documentary following the rise of nine girls from around the world through the power of education and learning (film screening and panel).
• Egypt, the Arab world & the war on women - by Mona Eltahawy, Egyptian-American journalist, essayist and commentator based in New York City.
• Pictures of You: how women appear in media - Alison Bechdel, Jane Caro and Mona Eltahawy ask, in the online age, how do media shape our views of women, and how can we change the way women appear in media?

Visit the links below for details about the day and to see a short promotional video.

Ideas at the House: All about women festival (YouTube video 2:28 dur.) - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=27ENP2NWLMI 

All About Women: program and speaker profiles - http://www.sydneyoperahouse.com/about/program_AAW.aspx