Now more than ever, opposing viewpoints are leading to discord that threaten to disrupt our relationships with friends, family, and colleagues. It feels like people are ready to pounce at every post, comment, or photo. How can we, as a culture and as women, maintain a narrative of respect and dignity, particularly at a time when most of our dialogue is taking place in the virtual world, rather than in-person? How can we reconcile differences of opinion, engage in difficult conversations, make sense of news and social media, and hold tight to the Jewish imperative to "love thy neighbor as thyself?" As we approach the 2020 election, join us as experts Laura E. Adkins and Rosalind Wiseman discuss these relevant topics.

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Laura E. Adkins: Opinion Editor of the Jewish Telegraphic Agency and an adjunct professor of journalism at Yeshiva University. She was previously Deputy Opinion Editor at the Forward, where she wrote about data, orthodoxy, kosher wine, and built interactive maps. Laura has also served as the editor of Jewish Insider and an assistant blogs editor at The Times of Israel. Her writing has appeared in the New York Times, Washington Post, SELF, Glamour and elsewhere.

Rosalind Wiseman: From where we learn to where we work, Rosalind Wiseman fosters civil dialogue and inspires communities to build strength, courage and purpose. She is the founder of Cultures of Dignity; an organization that shifts the way communities think about our physical and emotional wellbeing by working in close partnership with the experts of those communities-young people, educators, policy makers, and business and political leaders. 

She is the author of two New York Times Best Sellers: Queen Bees and Wannabes: Helping Your Daughter Survive Cliques, Gossip, Boyfriends, and the New Realities of Girl World-the groundbreaking, best-selling book that was the basis for the movie and Broadway Musical Mean Girls, and in 2016 was fully revised for a third edition. And Masterminds & Wingmen: Helping Our Boys Cope with Schoolyard Power, Locker-Room Tests, Girlfriends, and the New Rules of Boy World, which addresses the social lives of boys and was awarded Best Parenting Book by Books for a Better Life in 2014. 

National media regularly depends on Wiseman's expertise on ethical leadership, conflict, media literacy, youth culture, parenting, and bullying prevention. She has been profiled in The New York Times, People, Los Angeles Times, the Chicago Tribune, The Washington Post, and USA Today. Wiseman is a frequent guest on national media like The Today Show, CNN, and NPR affiliates throughout the country.

Wiseman speaks throughout the US and abroad including, South by Southwest, Microsoft, The Royal Society for the Arts, the Association for the Advancement of International Education, the American School Counselors Association, the Game Developers Conference, the American Association of School Administrators, at the White House many times and numerous schools, governments, organizations, and corporations throughout the US and abroad. She lives in Colorado with her husband and two sons.