Member Center Conference 2005: Power MATTERS
Power MATTERS: Reshaping Agendas through Women’s Leadership
June 6-7, 2005
New York City
POINTS FOR ACTION
On June 6-7, 2005, over 350 scholars and activists came together to discuss the reshaping of agendas, across a number of issue areas. Out of these discussions grew a series of points for action, which follow the summaries posted below. (Note: summaries for all sessions coming soon)
Plenaries
Women Leading on Security: Barriers and Opportunities
Women Rethinking War and Empire
Gender, Authority, and the Media
Key Research Issues in Women’s Leadership
Panels
Opting Different: Reframing the Work/Life Debate
The “New Feminism”: Organizing Women Workers
Reproductive Justice: Expanding the Debate
Leading in Academe: The Women’s Studies PhD Program
Recalculating Agendas for Economic Security
Leading Toward the Future: Girls and Leadership
International Collaborations around Gender Violence
Strategies for Women’s Political Leadership and Engagement: A Roundtable Discussion
New Directions in Global and Transnational Feminism
A Conversation about Incarceration and Post-Incarceration Experiences
Transforming Academia for Women (and Men) in Science
Rethinking the Intersections of Gender, Religion, and Human Rights
Feminist Leaders: Successes and Challenges for the New Generation
Women’s and Gender Studies in Transnational Networks of Collaboration
What We Do
NCRW is a network of leading university and community based research, policy, and advocacy centers with a growing global reach dedicated to advancing rights and opportunities for women and girls. We also have a Corporate Circle comprised of senior diversity professionals from leading U.S. and global member companies and a Presidents Circle of college and university leaders who share our commitment. NCRW harnesses the collective power of its network to provide knowledge, analysis, and thought leadership on issues ranging from reducing women’s poverty to building a critical mass of women’s leadership across sectors.
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