Campus Event: Female Chauvinist Pigs: Women and the Rise of Raunch Culture

The UConn Women’s Center invites you to a workshop next week:
Female Chauvinist Pigs: Women and the Rise of Raunch Culture

Date:
Tuesday, December 4, 2007

Time:
7:00pm – 10:00pm

Place:
Student Union Theatre, University of Connecticut, Storrs, CT

Here’s a clip of Ariel Levy on Stephen Colbert.
“With the fresh voice of a young woman who grew up taking equal rights [...]

UConn Events: International Day for the Elimination of Violence Against Women

In observance of International Day for the Elimination of Violence Against Women and 16 Days of Activism against Gender-Based Violence, the UNESCO Chair and Institute of Comparative Human Rights invites you to a lecture by Ms. Hodan Addou, Gender and Crisis Prevention and Recovery Specialist, UNDP
Thursday, November 29, 2007
12:30 – 1:45 p.m.
Student Union Ballroom
Co-sponsored by [...]

Socially Conscious Gift Shopping

See the 2008 update post here.
If you’d like to be a more socially conscious consumer, here are some organizations, some local, some online, where you can purchase gifts while making a difference in the lives of real people. These suggestions come from two of our UConn professors who teach and embody the ideals of [...]

Media That Matters Film Festival: Short Films that Inspire Action

Media That Matters Film Festival: Short Films that Inspire Action
Need a good short film to get discussion started in your class? Check out these great little gems from independent producers and film makers.   Streaming right into your class on the Web.

RefWorks comes to UConn

For all you Women’s Studies scholars in our community, trying to manage those hundreds of citations to research for your current projects and those for future reference can be a daunting task.
Now, the University of Connecticut is providing you with a great tool to store, organize, share (with other UConn faculty and students and your [...]