What are Sharmeen Obaid and Sherry Rehman doing at the Women In The World Summit?
The annual summit, where world leaders talk about improving women's lives, is taking place in Delhi's Taj Hotel today.
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Sharmeen Obaid will represent Pakistan at the Women in the World summit
Sharmeen Obaid is heading back to the Women in the World summit.
The two-time Academy Award winner will be representing Pakistan in the eight annual Women in the World summit taking place this month at David H. Koch Theater at Lincoln Center in New York City. This will be her fourth time attending this summit.
Sharmeen will be featured on April 7 in a session called 'Pakistan’s Honor' where she will be interviewed by NBC's senior investigative correspondent, Cynthia McFadden.
Says Sharmeen about her session, “I am bringing stories of women who are fighting back to the stage in New York. From women in the police force, to women legislators and activists! It’s important to talk about those women who are risking their lives for others! My urgent call to action is that women can no longer wait for a seat to open up on the decision-making table. They need to empower themselves.”
Participants of this year's summit include Hillary Rodham Clinton, Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, actor Scarlett Johansson, Game of Thromes star Lena Dunham and Tony award winning performer Sarah Jones.
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