Access & Disparities

Despite recent progress, women do not have equal access to educational opportunities. Socio-economic and racial disparities persist, particularly for immigrants and women of color. More effort needs to be focused on improving access to college preparatory and post-secondary education for low-income girls. Efforts need to include comprehensive sex education and teen pregnancy prevention as well as extended and flexible degree programs for single mothers. More focus is needed on making “hard sciences” (physics, chemistry, engineering) and technology more appealing to girls both in the classroom and as part of after-school activities.

Motivations and Barriers for Women in the Pursuit of an MBA Degree

Submitted by kpeterson on Fri, 02/26/2010 - 2:10pm

Ultimately, women need to see that their potential sacrifices will result in positive outcomes in order for them to make the decision to attend a graduate business program.Clearly, “glass ceiling” issues are perceived as very real, and the possibility of facing these issues after a substantial investment in a graduate business degree is not an encouraging prospect. These might be bigger issues than schools can influence.

URL: 
http://www.gmac.com/NR/rdonlyres/2D881F31-42CB-4365-9A34-00DA2441908C/0/RR0612_MotivationsBarriersforWomen.pdf

Women MBAs: Quick Takes

Submitted by kpeterson on Fri, 02/26/2010 - 12:49pm
URL: 
http://www.catalyst.org/publication/250/women-mbas
Member Organization: 
Catalyst

Expert Profile

Location: 
United States
34° 10' 0.8112" N, 118° 8' 10.3344" W
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Member Organizations: 
Applied Women's Studies Program

Linda M. Perkins is Associate Professor of the Claremont Graduate University. She holds an interdisciplinary university appointment in the departments of Applied Women's Studies, Educational Studies and History. Perkins is a historian of women's and African American higher education. Her primary areas of research are on the history of African American women's higher education, the education of African Americans in elite institutions and the history of talent identification programs for African Americans students. She has served as Vice President of Division F (History and Historiography) of the American Educational Research Association (AERA) and has also served as a member of the Executive Council of AERA. She is currently on the editorial boards of the History of Education Quarterly and the Review of African American Education.

Location

Claremont, CA 91104
United States
34° 10' 0.8112" N, 118° 8' 10.3344" W
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WOMEN’S EQUALITY FORUM: Steps to Political Equality from Gloria Thomas

Submitted by jmumbey on Fri, 02/19/2010 - 12:43pm
Member Organization: 
Center for the Education of Women

August 26, 2009 posted by Gloria Thomas*

"Passing the Torch"

Submitted by jmumbey on Fri, 02/19/2010 - 12:27pm
Member Organization: 
Center for the Education of Women
Date/Time: 
03/22/2010

Location: School of Social Work, Educational Conference Center 1080 S. University Avenue

Women, Religion and Electoral Politics in the Islamic Republic

Submitted by jmumbey on Fri, 02/12/2010 - 12:23pm
Member Organization: 
Beatrice Bain Research Group
Date/Time: 
04/06/2010

Speaker: Dr. Homa Hoodfar, Professor of Anthropology, Department of Sociology and Anthropology, Concordia University, Montreal

Organized by:Department of Gender and Women's Studies - Li Ka Shing Lecture Series


Location: 340 Stephens Hall, Sultan Conference Room
 

The Gannon Center and EVOKE present Half the Sky with Sheryl WuDunn

Submitted by jmumbey on Thu, 02/11/2010 - 2:55pm
Member Organization: 
Ann Ida Gannon Center for Women and Leadership
Date/Time: 
03/23/2010

The 2010 Ann F. Baum Women and Leadership Speaker Series

 

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