All Entries in the "Women’s Studies" Category
The New Director of the Institute for Research on Women and Gender at the University of Michigan
Anna Kirkland, the Arthur F. Thurnau Professor of Women’s Studies at the University of Michigan, was appointed director of the institute, which is interdisciplinary and inclusive of the creative and performing arts as well as the humanities, social sciences, and the sciences.
Duke University Research Finds Women Do Not Have Prominent Roles in Many Films
To pass the Bechdel test, a movie must satisfy three basic requirements: it must have at least two named women in it, they must talk to each other, and their conversation must be about something other than a man. More than 40 percent of all Hollywood films don’t pass the test.
Rice University Receives the Archives of Musician Sara Hickman
Sara Hickman began performing at the age of seven. She has released 18 albums and has performed as a guest artist on more than 25 other albums by other artists. Hickman was named Texas State Musician in 2010.
UCSF-Led Study Finds Pregnant Women’s Exposure to Flame Retardants Leads to Lower IQ in Their Babies
In an important study led by researchers at the University of California, San Francisco, it was found that pregnant women who had high exposure to flame retardants tended to have children with lower levels of intelligence. Flame retardants are commonly found in furniture and other household products.
University of Notre Dame Program Seeks to Increase Gender Diversity in the Financial Services Industry
The Institute for Global Investing and the Mendoza College of Business at the University of Notre Dame in Indiana have teamed up with the nonprofit organization Girls Who Inve$t, with the goal of increasing the number of young women in portfolio and asset management.
New Online Archive on How the Women’s Suffrage Movement Was Portrayed in the Media
The American Journalism Historians Association recently debuted an online archive of material relating to the women’s suffrage movement. The project is led by Brooke Kroeger, a professor and director of the graduate program in journalism at New York University.
Columbia University Offering a MOOC on Women’s History
Alice Kessler-Harris, the R. Gordon Hoxie Professor Emerita of American History in Honor of Dwight D. Eisenhower at Columbia University, has launched a massive open online course (MOOC) entitled “Women Have Always Worked.”
Cornell Acquires the Archives of Musician Gretchen Phillips
Phillips’ archive will add to the Cornell University library’s growing collections on queer and other human rights movements, along with significant collections on music-based cultures such as hip-hop and punk.
Rutgers University Completes Funding for an Endowed Chair to Honor Gloria Steinem
The Gloria Steinem Chair in Media, Culture and Feminist Studies, funded by $3 million in gifts from 425 donors, is a collaboration of the Institute for Women’s Leadership, the School of Communication and Information, and the department of women’s and gender studies.
Study Led by Georgetown University Researchers Finds High-Fat Diet May Increase Breast Cancer Risk in Offspring
Using mice, researchers found that if the animals were switched to a high fat diet in the second trimester of their pregnancies, an increase in breast cancer risk was observed in their daughter, granddaughters, and great granddaughters.
The New Breast Cancer Survivorship Clinic at the University of Alabama Birmingham
Any patient who was diagnosed with breast cancer more than a year ago is eligible to use the clinic for specialized follow-up care.
A Room of One
As a woman of color with more than 30 years of information technology experience, I, like many of my colleagues, am a hidden figure.
New Playing Card Deck Features 54 Notable Women in the Physical Sciences
The California-based Educational Card Project was begun with the mission to design and distribute playing cards to educators who will use them to inspire girls to pursue careers in the sciences.
University of California, Santa Barbara Acquires the Papers of a Leader of the Chicana Movement
Alicia Escalante founded the East Los Angeles Welfare Rights Organization in 1967 and participated in and led many of the important protests of the Chicana Movement of the 1960s. She was a single mother of five children and sought to help out others who were in a similar situation.
Teresa Boyer to Direct the New Institute for Women’s Leadership at Villanova University
Since 2008, Dr. Boyer has served as executive director of the Center for Women and Work at Rutgers University in New Brunswick, New Jersey. She is also an assistant research professor at Rutgers. Earlier, she was an administrator at the U.S. Department of Education.
University of Rhode Island Scholar Debuts New Online Journal on Sex Trafficking
The new online journal Dignity, supported by the library at the University of Rhode Island, deals with issues of sexual exploitation, violence, and slavery.
A New One-Woman Play Honors Early Women Ph.D. Recipients at the University of Cincinnati
Alice Jones, a professor of geosciences at Eastern Kentucky University, has written and now performs a one-woman play about Annette and Lucy Braun, sisters who were among the first women to earn Ph.D.s at the University of Cincinnati.
University of Nevada, Reno Debuts New Website Documenting the History of Women on Campus
The online exhibit includes the history of the suffrage movement on campus, women in science, women bridging cultural divides, the rise of feminism, women in medicine, women’s sororities, and women’s clubs and secret societies.
Clemson University Holding a Four-Day Seminar on Women in Farming
The four-day event includes educational presentations, networking opportunities and local farm tours. Presentation topics cover financial management, marketing, social media, risk assessment, insurance, law, estate planning and more.
Two New Clinics at Yale Law School to Focus on Issues Important to Women
Yale Law School has announced the establishment of six new clinics where students can get hands-on legal experience. Among the new opportunities are the Domestic Violence Clinic and the Reproductive Rights and Justice Project.
University of Kansas Acquires the Archives of Elizabeth Dole
The papers document Dole’s long career in public service, including her years as commissioner on the Federal Trade Commission, U.S. Secretary of Transportation, U.S. Secretary of Labor, president of the American Red Cross and a U.S. senator representing the state of North Carolina.
University of Montana’s New Leadership Institute for Women College Students
The University of Montana has announced a new summer institute to provide leadership training for women college students. The six-day summer program is designed to educate, empower, and encourage college women to become politically active and assume greater leadership roles.
Tulane University to Host Summer Program on Women’s Literature for High School Students
A group of high school students will spend five days on the Tulane University campus this summer studying women’s literature. The sessions will include a mixture of classroom discussion on assigned readings, group workshops, guest speakers, and independent student projects.
Mural at Case Western Reserve University Aims to Inspire Women in STEM Fields
A new mural highlighting women in STEM disciplines adorns a wall near the main entrance of the A.W. Smith Building, an engineering facility on the campus of Case Western Reserve University in Cleveland.
New Online University Archive Documents Women’s Suffrage Movement in Arkansas
The virtual exhibit, “Arkansas Women’s Suffrage Centennial,” features historic documents and photographs as well as essays and critiques on various aspects of women’s suffrage. Additionally, the virtual exhibit includes lesson plans and educational materials for teachers.
A New Living/Learning Community for Women at Tulane University in New Orleans
Women who are members of the Spark Residential Learning Community will have the opportunity to participate in community service projects, have dinners with faculty, take specialized courses on women’s issues, participate in alternative break trips and attend special lectures, film screenings and more.
A Historic Collection of Athletic Wear Worn by Women College Students
Mount Holyoke College, the highly rated liberal arts educational institution for women in South Hadley, Massachusetts, has announced that it is archiving and preserving a large collection of women’s athletic wear that dates back to the 1890s.
Cornell University Offers New Online Certificate Program on Women in Leadership
The five-course certificate program examines the issues facing women in leadership positions and offers strategies for handling them. The program can be completed in three months with five, two-week courses.
Wine Scholar Donates Her Personal Papers to the University of California, Davis
Jancis Robinson, the British author and wine expert, has announced that she has donated her personal papers to the University of California, Davis. The papers are currently being indexed and will be available to researchers by April 2017.
University of Rochester Study Examines Cognitive Impairment of Breast Cancer Survivors After Chemotherapy
The University of Rochester study found that over a one-year period from diagnosis to post-chemotherapy follow-up, breast cancer survivors who had undergone chemotherapy had a 36.5 percent reduction in cognitive abilities compared to a 13.6 percent drop in the control group.
Academic Study Finds Exposure to a Plastic Compound May Impact Maternal Behavior
The results show that female mice exposed to BPS showed a lack of adjustment to the changing needs of their offspring. Female mice exposed to the lower dose of BPS also had a higher instance of infanticide. The BPS compound is found in many cosmetic products.
The First Graduates of Duke University’s Women’s Health Nurse Practitioner Program
Students can earn a master’s degree in nursing or a post-master’s certificate for students interested in specializing in women’s health.
Ultimate Frisbee Teams Mount
“I Need Feminism Because…” Campaign
The effort was initiated by the women’s Ultimate Frisbee Team at Boston University. The men’s team at the university joined in and now the effort has spread to other universities around the globe.
University of Iowa Faculty Use Literature to Teach Young Girls to Be Strong
The College of Education at the University of Iowa has launched Strong Girls, an after-school program for elementary school girls designed to teach young girls to be strong through the use of literature.
Brandeis University Program Seeks to End Health Disparities for Women With Intellectual Disabilities
In an effort to reduce the disparities, the Lurie Institute for Disability Policy has produced a series of YouTube videos that highlight the importance of mammograms and Pap tests for women, particularly those with intellectual disabilities.
