Spring 2007 Events

Stanford Women's Leadership Conference. The Institute co-sponsored this conference, organized by the Stanford Women's Center. Discussion included strategies for women in science, male-dominated professions, and academia. For more information on the program, see www.stanford.edu/group/womenscntr/swlc/.

Ruth Deech, "Women, Ethics and Embryos"

Wednesday, May 2, 2007 from 4:30 - 6:00pm at Stanford's Tresidder Union, Lagunita Drive, Oak Lounge, 2nd Floor (accessible by elevator). This event is free and open to the public. Parking is plentiful and unrestricted after 4:00pm.
The medical, financial and political aspects of embryo research are exciting, promising and controversial. Stem cell research may lead to new cures for today's incurable diseases. But - what are the ethical impediments and imperatives of working with embryos? Why is the US out of step with much of the rest of the world? Men are making the ethical and financial decisions in this field but the need for eggs is such that women are likely to become powerful agents. The US is urgently in need of laws to regulate IVF and embryo research. The UK has achieved gender equality in decisions about embryo research and is liberal in permitting new treatments and research projects. Join us in hearing Lady Deech discuss these urgent issues and we invite audience participation during a question and answer period.
Ruth Deech studied law at Oxford University. After graduate work at Brandeis University and bar exams she taught law at Oxford until 1991 when she was elected Principal of her university college, St Anne's. She was a deputy Vice-Chancellor of the University and had special responsibilities for admissions, equal opportunities (in particular daycare) and student welfare. At the same time she was chosen to be chair of the UK Human Fertilisation & Embryology Authority, a body set up by law to monitor all IVF treatment and embryo research in Britain; under her chairmanship stem cell research was legalised and regulated. After that she became a governor of the British Broadcasting Corporation for four years, holding the BBC accountable to the licence fee payer. During her governorship the Hutton Report into the BBC's reporting about WMD was issued. She served as a trustee of the Rhodes Scholarships. In 2005 she was appointed to be a non-party member of the House of Lords, the upper legislative chamber of the British Parliament. Since retiring from Oxford she has held the post of Independent Adjudicator for Higher Education, heading an office that resolves student complaints that have not been settled within the university - a national student ombudsman. Ruth Deech has recently lectured on stem cell research at the Hebrew University, Boston College, University College London, Brooklyn Law School, Santa Clara University and the University of Florida. She has made frequent appearances on TV and radio in the UK.
This lecture is co-sponsored by the Stanford Center on Ethics, the Barbara and Bowen McCoy Program in Ethics in Society, the Stanford Center for Biomedical Ethics, and the Program on Stem Cells in Society.
Stanford Spring Migration Dance Concert
May 4-6, 2007 at 8:00pm, Roble Studio Theater, Roble Gym, 375 Santa Teresa Street, Stanford, CA 94305.
General admission tickets available at the door: $15 general admission, $10 Stanford faculty and staff, and seniors, $5 students with ID.
World premiere of "Under the Skin", an interdisciplinary dance and video project combining dialogues with medical community and poetry collected from patients at Stanford Hospital. Participants include dancers and Palo Alto cancer survivors. The piece considers the connections (and disconnects) between X-rays and other medical images of women with cultural images of the body. This project has been supported by the Clayman Institute for Gender Research and the Patrick Suppes Center for the Interdisciplinary Study of Science and Technology. See dance.stanford.edu for more information.

Artists' Salon: Valerie Miner on her new novel "After Eden" (University of Oaklahoma Press, 2007)
Tuesday, April 24th from 4:00pm to 5:30pm, Serra House, 589 Capistrano Way, Stanford, CA 94305.

After Eden is an elegant, provocative novel, whose dramatic plot examines issues of home and homelessness in a rural California valley. After Eden tackles a range of contemporary dramas such the devastating fires that threaten the West every year and fraught definitions of community. Throughout the novel, Miner juxtaposes varying cultural definitions of wilderness and trespassing and home. Characters include Pomo Indians; Euro-American ranchers and vintners; Mexican American migrant laborers.
The story follows Emily from her arrival in the Valley where she plans to relax in her cabin, far away from her "real" life as a city planner in Chicago. The sudden death of her partner causes Emily to examine personal commitments to work, family and home. During this disturbing and restorative period of personal reflection, she also comes to understand in a deeper way the inter-cultural complexities of life in the Valley.
After Eden traces Emily's story as it moves from loss to renewal for both the individual and the community. A decidedly feminist view of the New West, After Eden weaves lyrical prose with a different look at "family values" and what it really means to be human.
Valerie Miner will read from the novel, talk about its themes, and invite questions and discussion. Professor Miner is the award-winning author of thirteen books. She is artist-in-residence at the Clayman Institute for Gender Research, teaches in the Feminist Studies Program, and travels internationally, giving readings, lectures and workshops. www.valerieminer.com
Artists' Salon, May 23: Aleta Hayes, Lecturer in Dance, described her experience as an actor, dancer and movement artist; and demonstrated the "woggle board" to an amused audience of faculty and students.

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Home People News Events Calendar Fellowship Programs Research Studies Grants and Prizes Publications Art at the Institute Links Support our Work	Spring 2007 Events Stanford Women's Leadership Conference. The Institute co-sponsored this conference, organized by the Stanford Women's Center. Discussion included strategies for women in science, male-dominated professions, and academia. For more information on the program, see www.stanford.edu/group/womenscntr/swlc/. Ruth Deech, "Women, Ethics and Embryos" Wednesday, May 2, 2007 from 4:30 - 6:00pm at Stanford's Tresidder Union, Lagunita Drive, Oak Lounge, 2nd Floor (accessible by elevator). This event is free and open to the public. Parking is plentiful and unrestricted after 4:00pm. The medical, financial and political aspects of embryo research are exciting, promising and controversial. Stem cell research may lead to new cures for today's incurable diseases. But - what are the ethical impediments and imperatives of working with embryos? Why is the US out of step with much of the rest of the world? Men are making the ethical and financial decisions in this field but the need for eggs is such that women are likely to become powerful agents. The US is urgently in need of laws to regulate IVF and embryo research. The UK has achieved gender equality in decisions about embryo research and is liberal in permitting new treatments and research projects. Join us in hearing Lady Deech discuss these urgent issues and we invite audience participation during a question and answer period. Ruth Deech studied law at Oxford University. After graduate work at Brandeis University and bar exams she taught law at Oxford until 1991 when she was elected Principal of her university college, St Anne's. She was a deputy Vice-Chancellor of the University and had special responsibilities for admissions, equal opportunities (in particular daycare) and student welfare. At the same time she was chosen to be chair of the UK Human Fertilisation & Embryology Authority, a body set up by law to monitor all IVF treatment and embryo research in Britain; under her chairmanship stem cell research was legalised and regulated. After that she became a governor of the British Broadcasting Corporation for four years, holding the BBC accountable to the licence fee payer. During her governorship the Hutton Report into the BBC's reporting about WMD was issued. She served as a trustee of the Rhodes Scholarships. In 2005 she was appointed to be a non-party member of the House of Lords, the upper legislative chamber of the British Parliament. Since retiring from Oxford she has held the post of Independent Adjudicator for Higher Education, heading an office that resolves student complaints that have not been settled within the university - a national student ombudsman. Ruth Deech has recently lectured on stem cell research at the Hebrew University, Boston College, University College London, Brooklyn Law School, Santa Clara University and the University of Florida. She has made frequent appearances on TV and radio in the UK. This lecture is co-sponsored by the Stanford Center on Ethics, the Barbara and Bowen McCoy Program in Ethics in Society, the Stanford Center for Biomedical Ethics, and the Program on Stem Cells in Society. Stanford Spring Migration Dance Concert May 4-6, 2007 at 8:00pm, Roble Studio Theater, Roble Gym, 375 Santa Teresa Street, Stanford, CA 94305. General admission tickets available at the door: $15 general admission, $10 Stanford faculty and staff, and seniors, $5 students with ID. World premiere of "Under the Skin", an interdisciplinary dance and video project combining dialogues with medical community and poetry collected from patients at Stanford Hospital. Participants include dancers and Palo Alto cancer survivors. The piece considers the connections (and disconnects) between X-rays and other medical images of women with cultural images of the body. This project has been supported by the Clayman Institute for Gender Research and the Patrick Suppes Center for the Interdisciplinary Study of Science and Technology. See dance.stanford.edu for more information. Artists' Salon: Valerie Miner on her new novel "After Eden" (University of Oaklahoma Press, 2007) Tuesday, April 24th from 4:00pm to 5:30pm, Serra House, 589 Capistrano Way, Stanford, CA 94305. After Eden is an elegant, provocative novel, whose dramatic plot examines issues of home and homelessness in a rural California valley. After Eden tackles a range of contemporary dramas such the devastating fires that threaten the West every year and fraught definitions of community. Throughout the novel, Miner juxtaposes varying cultural definitions of wilderness and trespassing and home. Characters include Pomo Indians; Euro-American ranchers and vintners; Mexican American migrant laborers. The story follows Emily from her arrival in the Valley where she plans to relax in her cabin, far away from her "real" life as a city planner in Chicago. The sudden death of her partner causes Emily to examine personal commitments to work, family and home. During this disturbing and restorative period of personal reflection, she also comes to understand in a deeper way the inter-cultural complexities of life in the Valley. After Eden traces Emily's story as it moves from loss to renewal for both the individual and the community. A decidedly feminist view of the New West, After Eden weaves lyrical prose with a different look at "family values" and what it really means to be human. Valerie Miner will read from the novel, talk about its themes, and invite questions and discussion. Professor Miner is the award-winning author of thirteen books. She is artist-in-residence at the Clayman Institute for Gender Research, teaches in the Feminist Studies Program, and travels internationally, giving readings, lectures and workshops. www.valerieminer.com Artists' Salon, May 23: Aleta Hayes, Lecturer in Dance, described her experience as an actor, dancer and movement artist; and demonstrated the "woggle board" to an amused audience of faculty and students.
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