Ashley Judd has long been an advocate for global women’s rights, but now she’s a scholar on the topic, too: Judd just received her master’s in public administration from Harvard’s Kennedy School of Government.
“I learned a lot that is really augmenting and enhancing the work that I’ve already been doing for some years now,” the actress told POLITICO about the year she spent in school. Judd is in Washington this week to participate in the Women Deliver 2010 international three-day conference. She’s here with Population Services International, for which she serves on the board.
Meeting at the Walter E. Washington Convention Center to kick off the conference, Judd told the story of Melody, a young woman she met while on a PSI trip to the Democratic Republic of Congo. Melody worked in the sex industry, but as Judd questioned her, she learned that the African woman hoped to become a hairstylist. To read the rest of this article visit POLITICO
