The 15th annual Women in Law Conference will take place at Northeastern University on Friday, May 5, with pre-conference festivities happening on the evening of Thursday, May 4.
The conference includes special guest speaker Melanne Verveer, the executive director of Georgetown University’s Institute for Women, Peace and Security, and former U.S. ambassador-at-large for global women’s issues.
Another feature presentation is by Dahlia Lithwick, the author of “Lady Justice: Women, the Law, and the Battle to Save America.” Litwick is a senior editor at Slate and has written about the Supreme Court since 1999.
The central panel will discuss how to move forward following recent backlashes in reproductive, voting and LGBTQ+ rights.
Ahead of the event, Northeastern Global News sat down with Siri Nelson, one of the conference chairs, to discuss her journey and advocacy for whistleblowers. Siri Nelson is the executive director of the National Whistleblower Center and president of the United Women in Business DC Chapter.
Nelson’s comments have been edited to add context, and for brevity and clarity.
I grew up in New York City in the Bronx. I attended the College of New Rochelle, and then I went to law school at Northeastern. When I was admitted to Northeastern, I got information about the Women in Law Conference and attended it before I started classes. That was in 2017. I went, and it was so much fun.
While I was at law school, I helped...
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