BOSTON--(BUSINESS WIRE)--

Continuing the advocacy theme of responsibility, Liberty Mutual Insurance, a sponsor of the fourth annual Women in the World Summit for the second consecutive year, will present a panel discussion at this years event on the issue of responsibility related to international and special needs adoption.

Liberty Mutual Insurance is honored to be a part of this celebration of women who are driven by a sense of responsibility to look for inspiring solutions to womens issues, said Paul Alexander, chief communications officer at Liberty Mutual Insurance. This panel embodies the purpose of The Responsibility Project to begin a meaningful discourse around doing the right thing.

The panel will feature a conversation with 18-year-old Michaela DePrince, a soloist with the Dance Theatre of Harlem. Born amidst the chaos of civil war in Sierra Leone, Michaela was orphaned at four years old and ostracized by the community because of her vitiligo, a condition that causes depigmentation of the skin.

The Liberty Mutual Insurance panel, The Search for Home, will take place today at 6:00 p.m. ET and is available to the general public via livestream at http://www.livestream.com/womenintheworld. A short film featuring Michaela DePrince will also be available online at http://www.TheResponsibilityProject.com.

Michaela will be joined by her adoptive-mother, Elaine DePrince, who after losing three children to hemophilia, was inspired by one of her five sons to help children in war-torn areas of Africa. Elaine and her husband, Charles, went on to adopt six girls from the continent.

I am honored to join these amazing women of the world at this summit, said Michaela DePrince. Sharing my story gives me the opportunity to draw attention to all of the world's children who are in need of adoption. Every morning when I wake up and look into the faces of my four sisters from war-torn Africa, I cannot help but recognize our personal good fortune and feel committed and responsible to raising awareness of the hundreds of thousands of girls just like us who are still in need.

Rounding out the panel discussion is Dr. Jane Aronson, founder and CEO of Worldwide Orphans, a nonprofit organization that provides direct services to orphaned children globally. Worldwide Orphans has reached more than 35,000 orphans, vulnerable children and those who care for them through health and education programs.

Hosted by Tina Brown, editor-in-chief of Newsweek & The Daily Beast, the Women in the World Summit brings together leaders and activists from around the globe to address the most urgent challenges facing women and girls. Summit participants include Dr. Hawa Abdi, Christiane Amanpour, Humaira Bachal, Chelsea Clinton, former Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton, Meryl Streep, Diane von Furstenberg and Oprah Winfrey.

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