Meet The Author Series - Iron Butteflies Book Signing & Panel Discussion

Date: 16 Feb 2011

Location: Place: Inter-American Development Bank’s Enrique V. Iglesias Auditorium, 1330 New York Avenue, N.W., Washington, D.C.

The Book

The Author

The Invitation

5:30 p.m. to 6:30 p.m. – Meet the author of Iron Butterflies: Women Transforming Themselves and the World,  Dr. Birute Regine.

The Book Signing

6:30 p.m. to 7:30 p.m. – Iron Butterflies panel discussion

Welcome Remarks by George De Lama, Advisor, Office of External Relations, IDB

Featured Remarks by author, Dr. Birute Regine

Author of Iron Butterflies: Women Transforming Themselves and the World

by Dr. Birute Regine

A Panel Discussion with other Iron Butterflies  


Author's introduction to the panel discussion

 Author, Dr. Birute Regine, Legal Luminary, Judge Maria Lopez & Entrepreneur, Deborah Rosado Shaw

Critically acclaimed author Dr. Birute Regine who earned her master’s and doctorate in human development at Harvard University, and was a visiting scholar at The Center for Research on Women at Wellesley College discussed her latest book Iron Butterflies: Women Transforming Themselves and the World with special guests Judge Maria Lopez, the first Latina appointed to the bench in Massachusetts and former television jurist on the syndicated television show Judge Maria Lopez, and Deborah Rosado Shaw, award-winning entrepreneur and advisor to Fortune 500 CEOs and named “Hispanic Businesswoman of the Year” by the National Hispanic Business Group.

Dr. Regine profiled 60 women from around the world in Iron Butterflies: Women Transforming Themselves and the World. The lecture and open discussion focussed on the powerful leadership transition currently taking place in our society, a transition led increasingly by women, largely under the radar.

They shared firsthand about how empathy, emotion, strength and acceptance of vulnerability are changing traditional management models.

The Three Iron Butterflies 

The event was truly inspiring. I appreciate these Iron Butterflies who took time out of their busy schedules to share their message of self love, self acceptance, self confidence, hardwork and hope with all the event attendees. I hope more Iron Butterflies are being created all over the world.

Sponsors: The Office of External Relations, Diversity Program of the Inter-American Development Bank, Professional Women's Network, Pórtico Bookstore: Your gateway to Latin America and the Caribbean & the Fondo de Cultura Económica.