About the event
When: Wednesday 22 October, 12.30pm to 2pm
Join award-winning researcher, speaker and writer Anna Gifty Opoku-Agyeman in the Museum for a talk with writer and entrepreneur Kelechi Okafor. Coinciding with the launch of Anna’s new book ‘The Double Tax’, this talk will discuss her research around the everyday costs women face and explore the economic burdens on women of colour. After the talk, get to know the author at our networking session immediately following the event.
Anna Gifty Opoku-Agyeman is a doctoral candidate at Harvard Kennedy School, studying public policy and economics. She is a fellow of the NSF, Ford Foundation, Center for Black Entrepreneurship, Roosevelt Institute, and Stone Program, and a graduate affiliate at Harvard’s Women and Public Policy Center and Institute for Quantitative Science. Her first book, The Black Agenda: Bold Solutions for a Broken System (2022), is the first trade publication to exclusively feature Black scholars and experts across economics, education, health, climate, criminal justice, and technology.
Moderated by entrepreneur, writer, and award-winning Say Your Mind podcast founder Kelechi Okafor, this intimate and explorative conversation outlines the many price tags of black womanhood, coinciding with Black History Month in the UK.
We invite attendees to join for a networking session immediately following the talk, designed to foster connection and conversation about the themes of Anna’s work.
Essential information
- The event is free, but booking is essential. Limited spaces are available, with an in-person reserve list on the day.
- Please allow time to get through airport-style security at the Museum's entrance.
- After the networking session, the event will conclude at 2pm. Visitors will then be able to explore the Museum.
