USA: A Powerhouse Panel on Gender Equity in Sport 

On the occasion of the 50th anniversary of the
United States.'s landmark Title IX legislation, the Department of State, will
present on April 18 a panel discussion following a screening of the
award-winning feature film "King Richard". 

The panel discussion will touch on the importance of creating a culture of
equity and inclusion within both global sport and society.

 

Nkurunziza Jean de Dieu, the IRC Director at the USA  Embassy in
Burundi  invites people to tune into that powerhouse panel on gender equity
in sport with sports leaders and advocates Billie Jean King and Katrina Adams,
in conversation with the award-winning documentary filmmaker Dawn Pown by
registering on   https://statedept.zoomgov.com/webinar/register/WN_gGGzPlz_S82i5FECipRxug

• Dawn Porter, whose new
  documentary series “37 Words” covers the history of gender discrimination in
  sport, will moderate a discussion with the legendary Billie Jean King on the
  history and continued fight for increased gender equity in sport, and Katrina
  Adams, a former CEO of the U.S. Tennis Association and current Vice President
  of the International Tennis Federation

The discussion is a 45 min panel discussion on gender equity through
sport with live Q&A ( at 6 pm Burundi time) whereby Billie Jean-King, a
former world No.1 tennis player and advocate for gender equity in sport, Katrina Adams, a sports executive and former professional tennis player
who became in 2015 the first African-American and youngest President of the
United States Tennis Association and Dawn Porter Award-winning
filmmaker Dawn Porter who has emerged in the entertainment industry as a leader
in the art of storytelling and directing and producing critically acclaimed
projects that have impacted generations of people from all walks of life will discuss on gender equity in sport.