BROWARD COUNTY, FL - Throughout March 2022, Broward County Library will host in-person and online events for all ages that celebrate Women's History Month. Program topics include race and pay bias, health, leadership, role models - real and sci-fi, sports and more, all free and open to the public. This year's theme is "Break the Bias."

In addition to celebrating women and their achievements, the events instruct and entertain. Attendees will learn why women earn 82 cents for each dollar men make; view a panel discussion on Black women's health care disparity; become inspired by the strong women protagonists in sci-fi and fantasy lit; share Muslim American stories with author S.K. Ali; get advice from a midwife; and master higher self-healing with meditation techniques. Children will get a Happy Tales story time and potting and planting craft in person from 3:30 to 4:15PM at West Regional Library to honor "Tree Lady" Kate Sessions.  

Libraries Director Allison Grubbs will host two events. New York Times bestselling author Kim Scott (Just Work: How to Root Out Bias, Prejudice, and Bullying to Build a Kick-Ass Culture of Inclusivity and Radical Candor: Be a Kick-Ass Boss Without Losing Your Humanity) joins Allison Grubbs to discuss the challenges of women in leadership, online, from 5:30 to 6:30PM on March 16^th. Scott was a CEO coach at Dropbox, Qualtrics, Twitter and other tech companies and held leadership roles at Apple and Google. 

Leading her Director's Book Club, Grubbs will host a lively, in-person discussion with readers of Grandma Gatewood's Walk: The Inspiring Story of the Woman Who Saved the Appalachian Trail, from 2:30 to 3:30PM on March 24^th at the North Regional/Broward College Library. The public is invited to discuss the true story of an elderly novice who not only hiked the 2,000-mile Oregon Trail alone, but at age 71 became a hiking celebrity and appeared on TV with Groucho Marx and Art Linkletter, bringing the attention that very likely saved the trail from extinction. 

All programs are free, open to the public, and require preregistration by visiting the library's Online Library Event Calendar and entering "women" in the search box (date range March 1-31). For more information about these programs, please contact Michael Bryant, Adult Services Coordinator, at Mdbryant@broward.org or 954-357-7435.