Women's, Gender & Feminist Studies

In 1970, the field of women’s, gender and feminist studies was launched and was able to thrive in the ensuing years. NCRW was established in 1982 to create a supportive network for the burgeoning women’s research movement. Today, there are more than 900 women’s studies programs in the US with more than 10,000 courses offered on college campuses. Much of the curriculum is interdisciplinary and, in many instances, mainstreamed across subject areas. From the social sciences to liberal arts, fine arts and the sciences, feminist theory and framing (especially the intersection of race, gender and class) is having an important impact across disciplines in academia and beyond.

Women of ALPFA's 4th Annual Latina Summit

Submitted by jmumbey on Tue, 04/13/2010 - 5:08pm

Member Organization:

Center for Entrepreneurial Women’s Leadership

Date/Time:

05/20/2010 - 05/21/2010

Latinas Empowered by Women in Power: A Rise of a New Generation of Leadership in America

Sponsored by Women of ALPFA, Sanchez & Santiago, The Center for Women and Enterprise in collaboration with Babson's Center for Women's Leadership.

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Women for Hire: Boston Career Expo

Submitted by jmumbey on Tue, 04/13/2010 - 5:02pm

Member Organization:

Center for Entrepreneurial Women’s Leadership

Date/Time:

04/28/2010

Location: Hynes Convention Center, 900 Boylston Street, Boston, MA, 02115

Click here for more information.

CEDAW: Time to Get the US on Board

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04/29/2010

Come and learn why US ratification of CEDAW matters to women in this country and around the world and what you can do to help make it a reality. The women of the world are watching to see if we will join with them or stay in the company of the handful of other countries (Sudan, Somalia, Iran and a few smaller nations) who have not joined in this international cooperative effort for women's equality.

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Spring Promotion Social

Submitted by jmumbey on Wed, 04/07/2010 - 5:42pm

Member Organization:

Center for Women and Gender

Date/Time:

04/23/2010

Come celebrate the promotion and tenure of women faculty members!

Location: Caine House

Contact: Wendy Holliday (435) 797-0731

Daniel S. Sanders Peace and Social Justice Lecture: "Trafficking in Women: Legal Debates and Social Realities."

Submitted by jmumbey on Wed, 04/07/2010 - 3:59pm

Date/Time:

04/28/2010

Carole J. Petersen, JD - Director, Matsunaga Institute for Peace, Associate Professor, William S. Richardson School of Law, University of Hawaii at Mano.

Location: Alice Campbell Alumni Center, Lincoln Ave., Urbana.

What If Women Ran Wall Street?: Testosterone & Risk

Teaser:

According to a new breed of researchers from the field of behavioral finance, Wall Street’s volatility is really driven by our body chemistry. It’s the chemicals pulsing through traders’ veins that propel them to place insane bets and enable bank executives to make risky decisions—and those same chemicals tend to have the same effect on everyone, turning them into a herd of overheated animals. And because the vast majority of these traders and finance executives are men, the most important chemical in question is testosterone.

Editorial:

Anna Dreber, an economics researcher at Harvard’s Kennedy School, started studying testosterone as a possible explanation for why there tend to be few women in certain fields—math, say, or kickboxing. Through studies conducted at the Harvard biological-anthropology department, Dreber found that appetite for risk in simulated investment games correlated with high testosterone levels and with facial characteristics such as sharp cheekbones and strong jaws that are normally associated with the hormone. “There is a clear sign that something biological explains risk taking,” she says. Testosterone is not the only chemical that affects it—the stress hormone cortisol has a role, as well as the neurotransmitter dopamine, among others—but it’s by far the most powerful.

Source:

New York

URL:

http://nymag.com/news/businessfinance/64950/

Date:

March 21, 2010

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Sex, Sports and Ethics Roundtable

Submitted by jmumbey on Wed, 03/31/2010 - 3:05pm

Member Organization:

Women's Studies Program

Date/Time:

04/20/2010

Panelists include: Ara Wilson (Associate Professor in Women's Studies and Director of the program in the study of sexualities), Robyn Wiegman (Professor, Women's Studies and Literature), and Doriane Coleman (Duke Law School).

Location: Breedlove Room

Sponsored by the Kenan Institute and the Program in the Study of Sexualities.

*Refreshments will be served.

Medieval Empowerment: Female Mystics in the Middle Ages

Submitted by jmumbey on Wed, 03/31/2010 - 11:19am

Member Organization:

Women's Research Institute of Nevada

Date/Time:

04/07/2010

Presenter: *Kate Wintrol

Although Christian tradition assigned sharply defined roles to women, the medieval nun often attained a high level of achievement and authority. Within the convent, women had the opportunity to learn Latin, to study both classical and religious literature, perform administrative duties, and lead a valued life of prayer. The monastic environment also nurtured the writings of female mystics. Throughout the Middle Ages, several visionary women transgressed gender boundaries. In this talk, I will analyze the life and writings of such medieval mystics as Hildegard of Bingen, Catherine of Siena, and Julian of Norwich and address the factors that enabled female mystics to succeed in such a restricted environment.

Inside/Out: Exploring Gender and Space in Life, Culture, and Art

Submitted by jmumbey on Fri, 03/26/2010 - 4:21pm

Member Organization:

Radcliffe Institute for Advanced Study

Date/Time:

04/15/2010 - 04/16/2010

“Inside/Out” will bring together artists, public intellectuals, and scholars in the fields of design, the humanities, and the social sciences to consider the dynamic interaction between two notions: how gender affects the way we experience, construct, and use spaces, and how the notion of space influences the way we think about gender.

In cooperation with the Harvard Graduate School of Design

Registration is required by April 5; click here to register.

Location: Radcliffe Gymnasium, 10 Garden Street, Radcliffe Yard, (617) 495-8600

Women Making Gains on Faculty at Harvard

Submitted by jmumbey on Fri, 03/26/2010 - 4:12pm

Member Organization:

Radcliffe Institute for Advanced Study

By TAMAR LEWIN

Published: March 12, 2010

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