Women's, Gender & Feminist Studies

Takkar, P., P. Kothari, A. Kaysin and P. Antoniello. "Community-Based Primary Health Care - The Jamkhed Model: Overcoming Domestic Violence and Traditional Gender Roles." American Public Health Association. Washington, D.C. (Conferences, Seminars and Symposiums: Conference Presentation) 2006.

Women's Studies Student Scholarship

The Women’s Studies Program offers an Annual Women’s Studies Student Scholarship to two outstanding Women’s Studies Majors.

Las Vegas Women Oral History Project

The Las Vegas Women Oral History Project (LVWOHP) evolved from a collaboration to build a collection of sources on women’s lives in Las Vegas. At the time it began (circa 1994), a critical shortage of information on women’s lives existed in traditional repositories and few oral history projects collected the narratives of women. By 2009, other efforts had taken hold to include women in southern Nevada’s history.

Nevada Women's Archives

Founded in 1994 as a means to preserve the text and photographic documentation detailing women's activities in the development of Nevada, the Nevada Women's Archives currently houses more than 250 collections and is located within the Special Collections Department of the Lied Library at UNLV.

Status of Women in Nevada

Since 2002, the Women's Research Institute of Nevada has been a member of a statewide project team collecting and studying data from approximately 150 indicators of women's health, education, social welfare, and employment in the state.

The Status of Women in Nevada. 2004. Since 2002, the Women's Research Institute of Nevada has been a member of a statewide project team collecting and studying data from approximately 150 indicators of women's health, education, social welfare, and employment in the state. Published in November 2004, the Status of Women in Nevada Report makes this critical information on the well being of Nevada's citizens available for our legislators, educators, and general public.

Student Opportunities:

Internships.  For-credit internships are available at our institute. WRIN coordinates with the undergraduate's particular department to allow students to work at our institute on any of a variety of our programs or projects with credits applicable toward the student's major or minor.

Graduate Assistanship Positions. Graduate assistantship positions are available on a competitive basis to students admitted to any College of Liberal Arts graduate degree program.

New Leadership Nevada. The NEW Leadership Development Network builds and supports women's civic leadership and education at colleges and universities across the United States. It consists of a 6-day residential program that brings together 25-30 college students from across the state to learn about women's leadership and civic participation from accomplished women leaders.

"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.  

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

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).

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

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.

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.

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
 

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

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.

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.

Women's Leadership Project for Inclusive Excellence Workshops