Winter 2008 Events

  • Women and Leadership Forum, with Deborah Rhode, March 29, 10:00am. Saturday March 29, 10:00am to noon. Mitchell Park Community Center, 3800 Middlefield Road, Palo Alto. Deborah Rhode will be speaking on women and leadership, followed by a panel discussion with Dr. Jane E. Shaw, retired Chairman of the Board and CEO, Aerogen, Inc; Audrey C. Rust, President, Peninsula Open Space Trust; and Lynne Johnson, Chief and Department Director, Palo Alto Police Department. Prof. Rhode is co-author of a recent book "Women and Leadership: the State of Play and Strategies for Change." Co-sponsored by the League of Women Voters of Palo Alto, and the Clayman Institute for Gender Research. Free, all welcome. Contact: Barbara Evans, phone 650-856-0816.

  • GISE II logo Gendered Innovations in Science and Engineering II March 13-14, 2008. Packard building, room 101, Stanford campus. Join us for two days of discussion on how gender can change the way we identify problems, come up with solutions, and even alter the nature of knowledge itself. GISE information and schedule.

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  • International Women's Day Celebration Lunch, Friday March 7, 11:30am to 1:30pm. Bechtel International Center, Capistrano Way, Stanford (across from Serra House, and close to the Faculty Club). Lunch will be provided, but please bring a food item to share that is from your home culture. Lenka Strakova (from Slovakia) will be giving a short introduction to International Women's Day; Karen Offen, Clayman Institute senior scholar, will be speaking briefly about the International Museum of Women, and its new online exhibit, Women, Power, Politics, launching on March 8 at www.imow.org; and Clayman Institute research fellow Sibongile Van Damme (from South Africa) will be speaking about her work in African conservation and on her work as an eco-feminist. Visit http://icenter.stanford.edu/womensweek to find out about all the events at Stanford for International Women's Day.

  • "Documentary Film-making": The Art of Ventriloquy. Tuesday February 12, 2008. 4:30pm to 6:00pm. Jan Krawitz, Professor of Art and Art History will consider the social issue documentary from a director's perspective. Krawitz will discuss the genesis of the film idea, gaining access to subjects, and the production and ethical challenges inherent in nonfiction storytelling. The talk will include clips from several of her films including Mirror Mirror, In Harm's Way, and Big Enough. Light refreshments will be served. Everyone welcome. Serra House, 589 Capistrano Way, Stanford.

  • Jana Marcus Jana Marcus, Transfigurations. Santa Cruz-based artist Jana Marcus presented award winning photographs of transgender people. Lecture, January 24, 2008. 4:30pm to 6:00pm. Oak East Lounge, Tresidder Union, White Plaza, Stanford, CA 94305. Also participating were individuals featured in the photographs. Reception 6:00pm to 7:00pm.

     

     

     

     

     

  • vote copyright iStock Identity Politics and the Presidential Election , Monday February 4, 2008. Noon. Join us for a panel discussion of the role of race, gender, sexuality and religion in the current election campaign. Panelists: Paula Moya, Michelle Elam, Clay Carson, Deborah Rhode (moderator). Co-sponsored by the Stanford Center on Ethics and the Feminist Studies Program. For more information contact Alisa Bierra at abierria@stanford.edu. Location to be confirmed. All welcome.

     

     

     

  • Computer Chip Promoting Talent: Workplace Solutions for Women in Technology, February 6, 2008, 6:45pm-9:30pm. Silicon Valley has captured the national imagination as a place where innovative thinking leads to valuable new technologies and products. Yet when it comes to providing opportunities for women, reports suggest that high-tech firms lag sharply behind those in other sectors. Mid-career is a critical point for professional women, who often experience the double-bind of work and family responsibilities. What policies and practices help high-tech companies retain highly qualified women? How can all employment sectors create workplaces that support talented women and men in the 21st century? Andrea Henderson, Research Director at the Clayman Institute, will share preliminary results from our study on women in Silicon Valley’s high-tech companies. Sponsored by the Stanford Professional Women of Los Angeles. $35 for SPWLA members, $40 for non-members. Dinner at 7:00pm, presentation at 8:00pm. For more information visit www.spwla.com

  • ThinkBIG: International Women's Health and Human Rights Conference, February 1-3, 2008. The ThinkBIG conference aims to inspire students to action by critically looking at the health situation of women and girls in poorer countries. The organizers’ vision is a campus-wide weekend event in which students with diverse interests throughout the Stanford community focus on the issues surrounding international women's health and human rights through speeches, film, student group performances, information panels, opportunity fairs and more. The Clayman Institute is pleased to sponsor this student-led initiative. For more information, contact Mishan Araujo maraujo@stanford.edu or visit the conference website. Registration required. Free for Stanford students.