Women's Economic Round Table.

The brainchild of Maria Rolfe, the Women's Economic Round Table (WERT) was formed in 1978 as an educational and networking forum in the fields of economics, finance, and business. Round table discussions, open to the public, were held every other month and highlighted national and international policy makers. Although both men and women served as panelists, only women were featured as moderators and questioners at the programs. Program topics included business journalism, fashion marketing and trends, micro-finance, investment strategies, national and international economic news and forecasts, and the effects of economic policies. Beginning in 1988, the Maria and Sidney E. Rolfe Awards were given nine times to individuals for contributions affecting national and global economic policy, and for economic education-oriented achievement. From 2000 to 2004, WERT awarded two business journalism prizes, for lifetime achievement, and for reporting on entrepreneurship. In 2004, WERT was reconstituted as an annual Women's Economic Round Table program as part of Columbia University's School of Journalism's Knight-Bagehot Fellowship Program in Business and Economics.

From the description of Records, 1976-2005 (inclusive), 1978-2004 (bulk). (Harvard University). WorldCat record id: 123439115

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