UConn Events during April: Sexual Assault Awareness Month

UConn’s Violence Against Women Prevention Program (VAWPP) has planned many events on the Storrs campus. Here is their announcement.
April is Sexual Assault Awareness Month. We ask that you join us in working to end violence against women. Please distribute to your students and colleagues.
7th Robert Jensen: [...]

Economic Rescue Plan Called MIA for Women, from Women’s eNews

Posted on Women’s eNews on March 23:
Last week, the Federal Reserve extended a $30 billion line of credit to save investment bank Bear Stearns from bankruptcy and allow JP Morgan Chase, another financial giant, to scoop it up at a rock-bottom price.
Women’s financial advocates say fair enough. But they are using last Sunday’s startling [...]

March is National Women’s History Month

Make your understanding and appreciation of women’s history come alive by visiting online and in person many great local and national sites. As a starting point, check out UConn Libraries’ National Women’s History Month .
You’ll find a calendar of events sponsored by the Women’s Center, links to wonderful American Memory exhibits on the Women’s [...]

Brainstorm: Women and Fear – Chronicle.com

 Regina Barreca’s blog post at the Chronicle of Higher Education.
“Fear is a matriarchy; fear is passed down through mothers.
These are fighting words, and I wish they weren’t true but I believe they are: girls are still encouraged to maintain their desire for protection by others in lieu of forging their own sets of strengths. “
Read [...]