Ascent of Woman Series-Jackie Speier-What Is a Woman Worth?

The evolving status of women in the world today will be explored at The Commonwealth Club throughout the month of August in the series The Ascent of Woman.

Through speakers, panels, films and art, we will examine this transformational period in women's history, this dramatic shift from the expectation of our mothers' choices, to how we work and live today in ways that reach out through our families and communities to reverberate throughout the nation.

The Ascent of Woman series will illuminate women's lives today, where women are redefining what a 'woman's place' will be.

What Is a Woman Worth?

Jackie Speier, Member of Congress, (D-CA)

Jan Yanehiro, Director of Multimedia Communications, Academy of Art University; Broadcast Journalist - Moderator

With more than 20 years in national, state and local political work, Speier has set precedents for women and what they are worth in creating state and national politics and policies. Currently, her work includes three pivotal congressional committees: Finance Services, Oversight and Government, and the Select Committee on Energy Independence and Global Warming. Join in this important discussion about the power of women's voices and actions during the unprecedented storm of turmoil, change, energy crisis, money and job uncertainty in the second decade of the 21st century.

This program was recorded in front of a live audience at The Commonwealth Club in San Francisco on August 24, 2010