This December 7-9th, Harvard College's Radcliffe Union of Students, Harvard School of Public Health's Women in Public Health, and the Harvard Graduate School of Arts and Sciences Women in the Social Sciences propose a summit on women in academia that combine the womanpower and resources of these groups and others. Initially titled "Harvard's campuses and women's experience: where do we fit in?" we are specifically interested in ways in which women at Harvard have come together in intellectual pursuits, and have formed a women's community. We also want to address the very real possibility that women may feel intellectually isolated, may have difficulty navigating within the curriculum to find their interests, and may have a need for more role models and mentors in the form of tenured female faculty. We are seeking open, honest group discussion, panel discussion with room for audience participation, and partnership and friendship with women across Harvard's campuses.
 

Schedule of events:

KICKOFF EVENT! WOMEN AND TENURE AT HARVARD

Thursday, 6pm, Science Center E.
Acting Dean of the Radcliffe Institute Mary Maples Dunn will open the
event.  Faculty panelists include:

*~*Professor Melissa Franklin of the FAS Physics Department
*~*Professor Barbara Grosz of the FAS Computer Science Department
*~*Professor Katherine Newman of the FAS Government Department
*~*Professor Kay Shelemay of the FAS Music Department
*~*Professor Dorothy Zinberg of the Kennedy School

ISSUES OF WOMEN AND GENDER IN THE FAS CURRICULUM.

Friday, noon, with lunch, Ticknor Lounge, Boylston Hall.
Ever wonder why there's so much about homo and so little about femina
economicus women in Ec 10? Been hoping for, but not finding courses taught
by permanent faculty on women and politics? Third world feminisms? Domestic
violence? Women and poverty? Come to a lunch time discussion with Professor
Juliet Schor to discuss the FAS curriculum, and the ways in which it does
and does not incorporate issues of women and gender.

GENDER IN THE CLASSROOM

Friday, 3pm, Sever 101.
Lee Warren from the Bok Center will show videos and open discussion on
gender in the classroom, both from the perspective of the teacher fellow
and student.  Come learn what your female TF is really feeling, or how your
students perceive you as a teacher, and come to work constructively on
issues of gender within the classroom.
 

BEYOND GENDER: OTHER ISSUES IN ACADEMIA

Saturday, noon, with lunch, Ticknor Lounge, Boylston Hall
Representatives from girlspot, ABHW, Harvard Islamic Society, Hillel
Women's Group and others will begin discussion with a few remarks on
perspectives from each of their groups, then will open it to the entire
group.  How do issues of sexuality, race, gender, and the intersectionality
of these contribute to one's experience within an academic realm,
particularly within Harvard?
 

WOMEN AND ADVANCED STUDY: A DISCUSSION

Saturday, 2pm, Emerson 106
Join Cynthia Verba and Deborah Tor in a discussion on women and advanced
study.  Why should women be encouraged to pursue degrees beyond a BA?  What
is the graduate experience like for women?  How is it different from men's
experiences?
 

CELEBRATION!!

Saturday, 6pm, with refreshments, Loker Coffeehouse.
Come for a brief discussion on the summit, what worked and what didn't.  Listen
to Janet Hanseth and others perform.  Then *celebrate* and chill out with
other great women that you wouldn't otherwise get to meet!  Both graduate
and undergraduate students will be attending.

For more information, contact Kate Clancy, summit coordinator, at
kclancy@fas.harvard.edu


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