The Algonquin Hotel Presents: The Femme Circle "Women in Media"

The Algonquin Hotel is home to the historic Round Table, where an informal group of writers, critics, and actors regularly met in the 1920s. Nicknamed the "Vicious Circle," these creatives would talk about everything from prose to politics. Known for their sharp wit and literary influence, its most notable women were poet and critic Dorothy Parker, novelist and playwright Edna Ferber, and fierce women's rights advocate Ruth Hale.

In a nod to the Vicious Circle, the Algonquin Hotel presents: The Femme Circle," which invites inspiring women across industries to gather at the historic Round Table for a candid discussion about today's media landscape.

This first event will focus on women in media, bringing together editors from different genres, as they discuss the shifting media landscape, the importance of telling women's stories, and the stories behind their own careers.

Join us for a riveting panel discussion on today's media landscape and women's place in it. The panel will include:

AFAR Editorial Director, Billie Cohen

Freelance Journalist and former Editor-in-Chief of Full Time Travel, Esme Benjamin, whose work has appeared in The New York Times, Wired, The Washington Post, and more.

Author of This Might Be Too Personal (St. Martin's Griffin, 2022), New York Magazine contributor, and The Cut Columnist, Alyssa Shelasky

ELLE Staff Culture Writer, Lauren Puckett-Pope

Moderated by Fodor's Travel Senior Editor, author of Call You When I Land (HarperCollins, 2023) and Wanderess (Penguin Random House, 2022), Nikki Vargas.

Info: Join us for a cocktail at the iconic Blue Bar in the Algonquin Hotel lobby as we mingle and mix before the panel discussion.

Info: Join us for a riveting panel discussion to discuss today's media landscape and women's place in it. The panel will include Executive Editor of AFAR Billie Cohen, Freelance Journalist Esme Benjamin (NYMag, Wired, Washington Post), Author and NY Mag contributor and The Cut Columnist Alyssa Shelasky, and ELLE Staff Culture Writer Lauren Puckett-Pope, and will be moderated by Fodor's Travel Senior Digital Editor and Bestselling author, Nikki Vargas.

Info: We'll save time at the end of the discussion for audience to ask any questions they may have for the panelists.

Host or Publisher Nikki Vargas