
Welcome to the Stanford Women’s Community Center Website. The Women’s Community Center exists to facilitate the success of women students at Stanford by providing innovative opportunities for scholarship, leadership, and activism. We work with both graduate and undergraduate students in a variety of capacities. Within this site you will find resources, history, and general information about opportunities for involvement. We hope to see you in the WCC!
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Co-Sponsorship Requests Due to budget cuts the WCC is unable to co-sponsor events with outside organizations, including VSOs, campus departments, etc. However, the WCC is happy to continue to provide other resources such as space and publicity. If you have any questions about this new policy please contact Laura Harrison(lauramh@stanford.edu), Director of the Women's Community Center. --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Welcome the new Women's Center Staff of 2009-2010! Lori Flores: Graduate Program Coordinator Amy Herbertson: Sexual Assault Prevention Program Coordinator Dong-Nghi Huynh: Herstory and Internship Program Coordinator Sarah Lee: Outreach Coordinator Katrin Larsen: Academic and New Student Orientation Program Coordinator Nimi Mastey: Women's Leadership Conference Coordinator Irene Onyeneho: Graduate Program Coordinator Aleah Robbins: Publicity Coordinator Ciara Segura: Women at Work Series Program Coordinator Sonja Swenson: Women's Leaderhip Conference Coordinator Get ready for exciting new programming coming Fall 2009. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
New Game about Gender Bias in Academia The Chronicle of Higher Education By Robin Wilson October 28, 2009 Click here to read this article! --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Rape in the Ranks: The Enemy Within Democracy NOW! The War and Peace Report By Pascale Bourgaux October 28, 2009 Click here to watch this video! --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Why Women Want Health Care Reform The Atlantic Wire By Mara Gay October 25, 2009 Click here to read this article! --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- The Mismeasure of Woman The New York Times By Joanne Lipman October 23, 2009 Click here to read this article! --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Murder in the Name of Honor: The True Story of One Woman's Heroic Fight Against an Unbelievable Crime Democracy NOW! The War and Peace Report By Rana Husseini October 21, 2009 Click here to watch this video! --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Do Stay-at-Home Mothers Have Healthier Children? The Chronicle of Higher Education By Diane Auer Jones October 21, 2009 Click here to read this article! --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Feminism and Happiness Barabara's Blog By Barbara Ehrenreich October 13, 2009 Click here to read this article! --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- First woman wins economics Nobel BBC News October 12, 2009 Click here to read this article! --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Generation M: Misogyny in Media and Culture Media Education Foundation Click here to view a preview of this interesting documentary! ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Click here to learn about a great leadership opportunity available to Stanford students: http://www.stanford.edu/group/gender/FundingOpportunities/WoodhullInstitute.html