Higher Education

While women have made enormous strides in higher education, progress has been uneven. Women now receive a majority of undergraduate degrees but disparities remain, particularly at graduate, doctoral and post-doctoral levels. Colleges and universities still reflect inequities based on race, ability, geography and income. And more efforts must focus on advancing women and women of color into tenured and leadership positions with institutions of higher learning. There is growing concern about the rising cost of higher education and how to improve quality and access. The financial crisis of 2008-09 has shrunk many endowment funds and reduced the number of scholarships available as well as making state and community colleges more competitive and less accessible. The effects of corporatization on college campuses are also a source of concern for the quality and independence of scholarship, including for women’s studies and other inter-disciplinary programs.

Institute for Women & Work

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The Institute for Women & Work is an applied research and educational resource center, which provides a forum for examining and evaluating the forces that affect women and work. The institute offers opportunities for women in New York State and nationally to develop skills, create linkages, explore concerns, build support systems, obtain technical assistance, and exchange ideas. With offices in New York City and Ithaca, and at the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace in Washington D.C., the IWW is positioned to influence public policy, offer expert training, host seminars, and create connections among workers, advocates, employers, students, academics, and others who share a concern about women's role in the workplace.

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Institute for Women's Studies

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210 Herty Drive
Athens, GA 30602-1802
Ph. (706) 542-2846
Fx. (706) 542-0049
http://www.uga.edu/iws/
wspinfo@uga.edu


The University of Georgia Institute for Women’s Studies provides a feminist interdisciplinary perspective on women and gender. Administratively a program in the Franklin College of Arts and Sciences, Women’s Studies cooperates with departments of all schools and colleges of the University in developing its curriculum and programming.

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Juanita Johnson-Bailey, Interim Director
Ph. (706) 542-2846
E-mail: jjb@uga.edu

Cecilia Herles, Assistant Director
Ph. (706) 542-0734
E-mail: cherles@arches.uga.edu

Cicely Robinson-Jones, Business Manager
Ph. (706) 542-2846
E-mail: crob1117@uga.edu

Terri Hatfield, Events and Administrative Coordinator
Ph. (706) 542-0066
E-mail: tlhat@uga.edu

Areas of Expertise:

Globalization, Higher Education, Sexuality & Gender, Women's, Gender & Feminist Studies, Education & Education Reform

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"Feminisms, Nationalisms, Transnationalisms" (2008). A workshop providing a supportive, feminist environment for scholars writing about intersections of race, class, sexuality, gender and nation in a transnational world.  

 

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The IWS Newsletter is released in the Fall and Spring Semesters.

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Women's Studies Program

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210 East Duke Building
Durham , NC 27708
Ph. (919) 684-5683
Fx. (919) 684-4652
http://womenstudies.duke.edu
cfhharri@duke.edu


The Program in Women's Studies at Duke University is dedicated to exploring gender identities, relations, practices, theories and institutions, In the field's first decades, feminist scholarship reoriented traditional disciplines toward the study of women and gender and developed new methodologies and critical vocabularies that have made interdisciplinarity a key feature of Women's Studies as an autonomous field. Today, scholars continue to explore the meaning and impact of identity as a primary though by no means transhistorical or universal way of organizing social life by pursuing an intersectional analysis of gender, race, sexuality, class, and nationality. In the classroom, as in our research, our goal is to transform the university's organization of knowledge by reaching across the epistemological and methodological divisions of historical, political, philosophical, economic, representational, technological and scientific analysis.

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Ranjana Khanna, Margaret Taylor Smith Director of Women's Studies and DUS
Ph.(919) 684-4063
E-mail: rkhanna@duke.edu

Melanie J. Mitchell, Program Coordinator
Ph. (919) 684-3655
E-mail: melanie.mitchell@duke.edu

Tina M. Campt, Director of Graduate Studies
Ph. (919) 684-4267
E-mail: tcampt@duke.edu

Gwendolyn Rogers, Staff Assistant
Ph. (919) 684-4052
E-mail Address: grogers@duke.edu

Lillian P. Spiller, Administrative Coordinator
Ph. (919) 684-3770
E-mail: llps@duke.edu

Marialana L Weitzel, Staff Assistant
Ph. (919) 684-5683
E-mail: m.weitzel@duke.edu

Areas of Expertise:

Access & Disparities, Awareness & Education, Barriers & Opportunities, Culture & Identity, Higher Education, Sexuality & Gender, Women in History, Women's Movements, Women's, Gender & Feminist Studies, Equality, Diversity & Inclusion

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The Pipeline Project

Women are under-represented in the political process, both at the state and federal level. In the US, there are 17 women senators and in the North Carolina senate only 6 women. Justtwenty-five per cent of legislators in North Carolina are women (a combination of house and senate).

To help address this issue, on January 15 and 16, Duke students and others, from the Durham, Chapel Hill, Raleigh, and Winston-Salem areas, participated in a two-day workshop designed to help prepare women to run for office at the local, state or federal level. Martha Reeves, Visiting Professor in Sociology and Women’s Studies and Barbara Ferris, Executive Director of the International Women’s Democracy Center in Washington, DC, organized and conducted the Pipeline Project workshop.
 
The program covered all of the steps needed to prepare and run a successful campaign. Among the many topics, participants learned the steps required to get on the ballot; how to manage a team of volunteers and campaign staff; how to raise money and develop a budget; how to craft one’s message; and how to effectively deal with the media. A lunch-time seminar featuring Ellie Kinnaird, state senator from North Carolina, and Randee Haven-O’Donnell, alderperson from Carrboro, NC provided the attendees with first-hand knowledge of both the challenges and rewards of public service.

 

Reports & Resources

R. Khanna. Algeria Cuts: Women and Representation, 1830 to the Present. November, November, 2007.

R. Khanna. "Frames, Contexts, Community, Justice." Diacritics 33:2, November 2005: 11-41, Summer 2003.
 
R. Khanna. "Signatures of the Impossible." Duke Journal of Law and Gender Policy  (2004).

Women's Studies Newsletter

The Women's Studies Program publishes a newsletter twice a year featuring activities in the Program and scholarship by Faculty and Students.

 

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Awards & Grants

Women's Studies administers a variety of awards and grants of up to $1500 each to currently enrolled Duke students in recognition of outstanding scholarship and research. The awards have been generously endowed through the Council on Women's Studies, alumnae/i, and friends.

Fellowships

The Graduate School awards two full fellowships to Women's Studies each year. Each fellowship carries a nine-month $19,840 stipend (tuition and fees to be paid by the Graduate School).

Employment Opportunities

Women's Studies offers a number of Graduate Instructor positions, Teaching Assistantships and Research Assistantships each year. Students may also find additional opportunities for research and jobs on DukeList.

 


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Center for American Women & Politics

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191 Ryders Lane
New Brunswick, NJ 08901-8557
Ph. (732) 932-9384
Fx. (732) 932-6778
http://www.cawp.rutgers.edu/
cawp@rci.rutgers.edu


The Center for American Women and Politics (CAWP), a unit of the Eagleton Institute of Politics at Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey, is nationally recognized as the leading source of scholarly research and current data about American women’s political participation. Its mission is to promote greater knowledge and understanding about women's participation in politics and government and to enhance women's influence and leadership in public life.

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Debbie Walsh, Director
Ph. (732) 932-9384 Ext. 227
E-mail: walsh@rci.rutgers.edu

Susan J. Carroll, Senior Scholar
Ph. (732) 932-9384 Ext. 235
E-mail: scarroll@rci.rutgers.edu

Katherine Kleeman, Senior Communications Officer
Ph. (732) 932-9384 Ext. 231
E-mail: kleeman@rci.rutgers.edu

Gilda Morales, Project Manager, Information Services
Ph. (732) 932-9384 Ext. 264
E-mail: gilda.morales@rutgers.edu

Susan Nemeth, Director of Development
Ph. (732) 932-9384 Ext. 229
E-mail: gsnemeth@rci.rutgers.edu

Sasha Patterson, Program Manager, NEW Leadership
Ph. (732) 932-9384 Ext. 248
E-mail: sashap@rci.rutgers.edu

Jean Sinzdak, Program Manager, Program for Women Public Officials
Ph. (732) 932-9384 Ext. 260
E-mail: sinzdak@rci.rutgers.edu

Jessica Rowan, Administrative Assistant
Ph. (732) 932-9384 Ext. 224
E-mail: jrowan@rutgers.edu


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Awareness & Education, Disparities, Higher Education, Leadership in Government, Politics, and Business, Women's, Gender & Feminist Studies, Communications, Culture & Society, Education & Education Reform, Equality, Diversity & Inclusion, Women's & Girls' Leadership

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Reports & Resources

Carroll, Susan J. and Richard L. Fox, Ed. 2009. Gender and Elections. Cambridge University Press.

Book chapter by Carroll, Susan J. 2008. Voting the Gender Gap, Ed. Lois Duke Whitaker.
University of Illinois Press.

Book chapter by Sanbonmatsu, Kira. 2008. Political Women and American Democracy, Eds. Christina Wolbrecht, Karen Beckwith, and Lisa Baldez. Cambridge University Press.

Sanbonmatsu, Kira, and Kathleen Dolan. 2008. Do Gender Stereotypes Transcend Party? Political Research Quarterly.  

Dolan, Kathleen, and Kira  Sanbonmatsu. 2008. Gender Stereotypes and Attitudes Toward Gender Balance in Government.  
American Politics Research.

Book chapter by Mandel, Ruth B. 2007. Women and Leadership: The State of Play and Strategies for Change, Eds. Barbara Kellerman and Deborah L. Rhode. Jossey-Bass J-B Warren Bennis Series.

CAWP Series in Gender and American Politics 

http://www.press.umich.edu/polisci/index.jsp
 

 

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The NEW Leadership summer institute is an intensive residential program which educates college women about politics and policy making and inspires them to get involved in the political process. During the six day program students meet with women in a variety of roles in the public sphere, learn about women’s political participation, explore ideas about leadership and politics, and participate in hands-on skills building exercises.

To learn more visit:  http://www.cawp.rutgers.edu/education_training/NEWLeadership/newleadership_about.php

 


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Program on the Status of Education and Women (PSEW)

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1818 R Street NW
Washington, DC 20009
Ph. (202) 387-3760
Fx. (202) 265-9532
http://www.aacu.org/psew/
musil@aacu.org
campbell@aacu.org

For nearly four decades, PSEW has provided support to women faculty, administrators, and students in higher education through its programs and publications. PSEW's current priorities include improving curricula and campus climates, promoting women's leadership, and disseminating new research on women and gender. Many PSEW networks, publications, and resources are available to anyone interested in the status of women in higher education, regardless of AAC&U membership status.

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Caryn McTighe Musil, Project Director
Ph. (202) 387-3760 x426
E-mail: musil@aacu.org

Kathryn Peltier Campbell, Editor
Ph. (202) 387-3760 x403
E-mail: campbell@aacu.org

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Advancing Women's Leadership, Educational Leadership of Women & People of Color, Leadership in Education, Higher Education, Women's, Gender & Feminist Studies, Education & Education Reform, Women's & Girls' Leadership

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Campus Women Lead 

Campus Women Lead (CWL) is an alliance promoting a multicultural women-led agenda for the sustained transformation of higher education for the twenty-first century. An affiliate of the Association of American Colleges and Universities, CWL advances women’s inclusive leadership for excellence through workshops, publications, and a community listserv. CWL includes leaders across all campus levels and divisions, within research centers, and from non-governmental organizations.

 

 

 

 

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On Campus With Women

On Campus with Women (OCWW), sponsored by AAC&U's Program on the Status and Education of Women, provides readers with the most up-to-date information on women in higher education. It focuses on women's leadership, the campus climate, curriculum and pedagogy, and new research and data on women.

A Measure of Equity: Women's Progress in Higher Education 

A Measure of Equity presents a comprehensive overview of data on women’s status in higher education. It documents areas of progress and identifies needed action to move even further down the path toward equity for women in higher education. The research examines women’s access to college, areas of study in undergraduate and post-graduate work, and women’s status as faculty, administrators, and college presidents.

Women of Color in the Academy Series

These papers explore what it means to be a woman and a minority in academe, describing the unique problems and biases these women face. Each paper also recommends resources to help institutions be more supportive.

 

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Women's Leadership Project for Inclusive Excellence Workshops

Led by talented facilitators who are attentive to the needs of host institutions, these workshops encourage participants to analyze and recognize the interconnectedness of self, others, and institutional structures as an essential component of building and sustaining multicultural alliances. The workshops also guide participants as they identify the cultural resources that are integral to effective leadership and develop innovative strategies for building inclusive institutions.

 


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Project: CEW is working at the local level to increase welfare recipients' access to higher education

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Project: CEW is working at the local level to increase welfare recipients' access to higher education, in collaboration with the Department of Human services, the county workforce development agency, area colleges and universities, and the Center for Civil Justice in Saginaw, MI.

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http://www.umich.edu/~cew/
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Center for the Education of Women

CEW Brief: “Access to Higher Education: Barriers and Benefits,”

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CEW Brief: "Access to Higher Education: Barriers and Benefits," a fact sheet on access to higher education in Michigan and the U.S. http://www.cew.umich.edu/cewaction/facts.html

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http://www.cew.umich.edu/cewaction/facts.html
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Center for the Education of Women

Black Women in the Ivory Tower, 1850-1954: An Intellectual History, Stephanie Y. Evans (2008)

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Black Women in the Ivory Tower, 1850-1954: An Intellectual History, Stephanie Y. Evans (2008), chronicles Black women's struggle for access to higher education. http://www.upf.com/book.asp?id=evansf06

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http://www.upf.com/book.asp?id=evansf06
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Center for Women's Studies and Gender Research

“Campus Action Project 2008-2009: Where the Girls Are: Promoting Equity for All

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Women and Girls" is a comprehensive look at girls' and women's educational progress over the past 35 years, from elementary school to college and beyond. Despite overall gains, the report highlights specific groups of women and girls for whom progress has been slower. The objective of this year's CAP program is to provide a platform for campus programming that is informed by this research.

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http://www.aauw.org/education/cap/wheregirlsare.cfm
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American Association of University Women

Reinforcing Differences: College and the Gender Gap

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Reinforcing Differences: College and the Gender Gap, a book in progress by Linda J. Sax analyzes the impact of college experiences separately for male and female students.

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http://www.gseis.ucla.edu/heri/gender_gap.html
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