Girls Who Code founder Reshma Saujani to speak on creating hope together

Saujani, founder of Girls Who Code and founder and CEO of Moms First, will address the Elon community on Tuesday, Oct. 24, as a part of the Elon University Speaker Series.

Reshma Saujani

Reshma Saujani, founder of Girls Who Code and founder and CEO of Moms First, will speak on Tuesday, Oct. 24, as a part of the Elon University Speaker Series. The event will be held in McKinnon Hall inside Moseley Center at 7 p.m.

The title of her talk is “Creating Hope Together,” aligning with the Speaker Series theme for the 2023-24 academic year of “Creating Together.”

Saujani has spent more than a decade building movements to fight for women’s and girls’ economic empowerment, working to close the gender gap in the tech sector and most recently advocating for policies to support moms impacted by the pandemic.

Her new book, “Pay Up: The Future of Women and Work (and Why It’s Different Than You Think)” presents a bold plan to address the burnout and inequity harming America’s working women today. She is also the author of “Brave, Not Perfect,” and her influential TED Talk has millions of views globally.

Admission: $15 or Elon ID. Tickets are now available on Elon University’s Cultural Programs ticket webpage.

The Elon University Speaker Series welcomes distinguished thought leaders and change-makers who are actively taking on society’s most pressing issues. Their bold ideas inspire our own intellectual curiosity and challenge us to make a difference in the world.