This week The White House convened the “United State of Women” summit which brought women together from across the spectrum to discuss what has been achieved, and how to take action moving forward. The summit covers key gender equality issues and topics such as Economic Empowerment, Health & Wellness, Education, Violence Against Women, Entrepreneurship & Innovation, and Leadership & Civic Engagement.
Taking part was Sana Amanat, Marvel‘s Director, Content and Character Development and one of the people behind the creation of Khamla Khan, Ms. Marvel. Amanat took part in the Entertainment in Supporting Diversity in STEM panel.
For her panel, Amanat was joined by Luvvie Ajayi, Gloria Steinem, Amani Al-Khatahtbeh (Founder & Editor-In-Chief, Muslim Girl), Shonda Rhimes (Content Creator, ShondaLand), Judith Williams (Global Head of Diversity, Dropbox), Robert Liodice (CEO, National Association of Advertisers), and Glen Mazzara (TV Writer, Co-Chair Writers Guild of America Diversity Advisory Group).