Join us for a compelling afternoon of insight and inspiration as we mark Black History Month with two powerful voices in Black women’s activism and economic justice.
We’re thrilled to welcome Anna Gifty Opoku-Agyeman, PhD student at Harvard Kennedy School and author of The Double Tax: How Women (of Color) Are Overcharged and Underpaid, released on 16 September. Anna will share key findings from her book, exploring the systemic undervaluing of women of colour in the workplace.
Alongside Anna, we’re honoured to host Maria Noble, lifelong activist and co-founder of the Abasindi Black Women’s Co-operative. Maria will reflect on her decades of work in community organising, education, and legal advocacy, including her contributions to Unsung Stories of Black Women's Activism in the UK: Spirits of Resistance and Resilience.
This event is part of a broader series organised by the Women in Economics Mentoring Scheme (WEMS), in collaboration with Manchester Metropolitan University (MMU) and Sheconomics, the University of Manchester’s student society focused on gender and economics.
The panel discussion will be followed by a relaxed networking session with drinks and snacks
About the Speakers
Anna Gifty Opoku-Agyeman is a Ghanaian-American researcher, writer, and PhD candidate at Harvard Kennedy School. She is the youngest recipient of the UN CEDAW Women’s Rights Award and author of The Double Tax, which explores how women—especially women of colour—are overcharged and underpaid. Anna is also the founder of The Sadie Collective and co-founder of #BlackBirdersWeek, with work featured in TIME, NPR, and The New York Times.
Maria Noble trained as a solicitor specialising in governance and company law. She is also an academic researcher and worked in senior roles in community and education. She is a lifelong activist. She co-founded the Abasindi Black Women’s Co-operative and has worked extensively in governance, education, and community organising.
