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Albany, NY – Women from all over the world have gathered in New York for the past seven years. The Omega Institute's Women and Power Conference has become an important networking event; a place where women in the center of global issues gather to share strategies, and where other women come to be inspired. And this year, Omega is offering one hundred scholarships for young women. 51% is proud to be a media partner of this event and Omega Women's Institute director Carla Goldstein decided that she was going to turn the tables on me when we sat down to talk about the conference. She decided she was going to ask the questions - and I was going to answer them.
6:51 Omega
That's Carla Goldstein, director of the Women's Institute at Omega Institute. For more information on this year's Women and Power conference and the scholarships available, go to eomega.org/wi-power.
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Christine Sangobowale thought she had it all figured out. She'd laid out her academic path and the career to which it would lead. Wrong. An internship during college changed her course of action, and a guest speaker that summer pushed her farther in a new direction. 51%'s Allison Dunne says Christine credits her parents as a driving motivational force, with an added nudge from a mentor.
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7:30 A2A Christine Sangobowale
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And finally, it's been awhile since we've been back to the Artspace, but today we're chatting with Jill Sobule. She had a hit with "I Kissed a Girl" - but after that she said she found that pop formula just wasn't a fit - and now she's known as that hippie musician.
5:49 Jill Sobule
Jill Sobule will be touring the East Coast in May, with dates in New Jersey, Pennsylvania, Larchmont and Woodstock, NY.