Leadership in Education

AMEX Emerging Leaders Program Launch press release

Submitted by vivhdem on Mon, 08/02/2010 - 2:57pm

The National Council for Research on Women with support from the American Express Foundation will host a one-year (2010-2011) program to support emerging leaders in the non-profit sector. The 35 fellows will receive mentorship and training in areas such as human resources management, securing organizational resources, and ‘leading from the middle’ (as opposed to top-down strategies). Entitled Building the Next Generation of Leadership in the Nonprofit Sector, the program will train 35 entry- to mid-level managers who were selected out of a pool of more than 250 applicants.  Representing a variety of backgrounds, the 35 selected fellows come from a wide range of organizations including 13 NCRW Member Centers, and 10 different states.

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Gender Fatigue in MBA Programs

Submitted by jzeilinger@ncrw.org on Wed, 07/21/2010 - 12:25pm

*By Julie Zeilinger

 Despite widespread satisfaction over the fact that women now constitute close to 50% of students in medical and law schools, it seems that the glass ceiling is still firmly in tact in the business realm; women currently constitute only 36.3% of students in MBA programs. What’s worse is that this statistic may point to a more serious cultural problem of “gender fatigue,” or the desire to ignore gender-based inequities despite pressing evidence that gender imbalances still exist.


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Happy Birthday, Mariam!

Submitted by Kyla Bender-Baird on Thu, 04/22/2010 - 3:07pm

The founding president of the National Council for Research on Women, Mariam Chamberlain, just turned 92. Gwendolyn Beetham, a former NCRW staff member, posted a "tribute a gender studies godmother" on Feministing in Mariam's honor.  Mariam's many contributions to the feminist and social justice movements include:


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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

 

Annual Conference 2010: Strategic Imperatives for Ending Violence Against Women

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06/11/2010 - 06/12/2010

 

The National Council for Research on Women in partnership with the US National Committee for UNIFEM present
Strategic Imperatives for Ending Violence against Women: Linkages to Education, Economic Security and Health
June 11-12, 2010
Hunter College, CUNY, West Building, New York City
 

Hosted By
The Women and Gender Studies Program and Roosevelt House,
Hunter College, CUNY (City University of New York)

SPONSORS

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application/pdf iconConference Launch Press Release March 11, 2010
application/pdf iconNCRW Member Center Awards Press Release
application/pdf iconNCRW 2010 Conference Summary Document
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Benchmarking Women's Leadership

Submitted by kpeterson on Sat, 03/06/2010 - 10:55pm

While women may be participating in the workforce in equal—or in some cases, higher—numbers thantheir male peers, they rarely make it to the top. Across the leadership spectrum in the sectors studied here, women are stalled at 18 percent – with numbers much lower among women of color.

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http://www.thewhitehouseproject.org/documents/Report.pdf

Angela Davis Honors Beverly Guy-Sheftall During NWSA Conference

Submitted by jmumbey on Thu, 02/11/2010 - 11:46am

Angela Y. Davis is known internationally for her ongoing work to combat all forms of oppression in the U.S. and abroad. She has been active as a student, teacher, writer, scholar, and activist/organizer. Davis served as the keynote speaker for the 2009 National Women's Studies Association's annual conference where she honored Beverly Guy-Sheftall, Ph.D., NWSA President & Anna Julia Cooper Professor of Womens Studies at Spelman College.

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Women's Research & Resource Center

Perceived Barriers: Gender Equity in College Coaching and Administration

Submitted by afiorino on Mon, 02/08/2010 - 12:53pm

The third study conducted by the NCAA to measure career aspirations and perceptions of careers in intercollegiate athletics among females. It also seeks to provide NCAA policymakers, conference offices and member institutions with detailed information on the perceptions and concerns of female student-athletes, coaches, administrators and officials regarding careers for females in intercollegiate athletics.
 

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http://www.ncaapublications.com/Uploads/PDF/Barriers22461795-87bd-44ff-b94a-0dd11b9ee83c.pdf
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