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!
News and Announcements
Weekly Updates of WCC & WVSO programs
Announcements
Interesting News and Articles
Interesting News and Articles: Special Election Section
Awesomely Feminist Websites, Blogs, and More
Grants & Scholarships
Weekly Updates of WCC & WVSO programs
Activist Jenni Williams at the WCC! Wednesday January 5, 7-8pm, Women's Community Center lounge Jenni Williams is the founder of Women of Zimbabawe Arise (WOZA), an active women's rights organization in Zimbabwe. She has been arrested 33 times during President Mugabe's rule, and The New York Times calls her "Zimbabwe's hell-raising practitioner of nonviolent civil disobedience." The event is co-sponsored with the Stanford Human Rights Center. All members of the Stanford community are encouraged to attend. _______________________________________________________________________________ Graduate Women of Color Community Happy Hour Thursday January 6, 5:30-7pm, Women's Community Center lounge Warm Up to Winter Quarter! Stanford's diversity graduate student groups have come together to host a collaborative multicultural happy hour for graduate women of color. Come socialize, network and unwind with graduate women of color from across the university. We'll have beer, wine, non-alcoholic beverages, and tasty snacks. Hosted by the Women's Community Center, the Black Graduate Student Association, the Chicana/o and Latina/o Graduate Student Association, the Asian American Graduate Student Association and the Chinese Women's Collective. Hope to see you there! _______________________________________________________________________________ Undoing Gender? Examining Innovative Pedagogy and School Practice in the Global South Presentation by Professor Monisha Bajaj January 12, 11:45am-1pm, location: The Clayman Institute This presentation explores attempts to disrupt gender inequality in alternative and innovative educational programs run by non-governmental organizations (NGOs) in Zambia and India. Deliberate school policies and supplemental education programs aimed at "undoing gender" or fostering greater gender equity will be examined. The findings suggest that the pedagogical practices deployed by alternative schools and educational NGOs have generally succeeded in destabilizing norms of gender subordination and gender-based violence for the students involved, though the replicability and spread of these practices are interrogated given broader questions about the respective country's public resources and political will. An RSVP is required to attend this event. Please email [email protected] if you plan to attend. _______________________________________________________________________________ Stanford Alumni Mentoring Workshop January 12, 12-1pm, Women's Community Center lounge Mentoring is one of many ways women may build meaningful and mutually satisfying relationships with alumni. Marlene Scherer Stern, the Alumni Networking Specialists at the CDC, will host a workshop to sign up students for the SAM program, and demonstrate ways to sustain mentor relationships throughout and beyond school. Learn how to find, develop and maintain a positive relationship during this insightful workshop on mentoring. Past SAM participants come share your insights with others. Bring your laptop to complete SAM materials, search and request a mentor on the spot.
Announcements
Sign up for EDUC 100B: Gender Inequality in Schools and Society (EAST House Seminar Wednesdays 7-8pm @ EAST House [Enrollment limited to 20] This new seminar introduces students to issues and action related to gender inequality in schools and society in the United States and around the world. Speakers from a range of backgrounds share their experiences in activism - as teachers, researchers, and writers; founders of non-profit organizations; and as grant-makers and political activists. In the second half of the quarter, students organize into small groups based around these or other issues of their choosing to develop "action plans" to remedy some aspect of gender-based inequality. We conclude with groups presenting their ideas to the class and to a small panel of experts who have launched similar action plans. Transform your anger into action! Register on Axess ASAP to get more details on how to receive your free copy of Half the Sky: Turning Oppression into Opportunity for Women Worldwide by Nicholas D. Kristof and Sheryl WuDunn. For More Info/Questions? Contact Prof. Wotipka: [email protected] ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- We now have a Facebook page! Check it out! Like the page to get updates about awesome events going on at the WCC! ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Subscribe to the WCC email list! Want to hear about all the awesome events going on at the WCC and in the women's community? Subscribe to our email list! 1) Click here. 2) Type in your email address. 3) Click subscribe! -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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, Director of the Women's Community Center at [email protected].
Interesting News and Articles
The Problem with Being "Sexy But Not Sexual" Hugo Schwyzer, via Jezebel.com November 9, 2010 Click here to read this article! --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- What Letting MSU's Basketball Players Off the Hook for Sexual Assault Tells Us About Campus Rape Campus Progress By Catherine Traywick October 4, 2010 Click here to read this article! --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Why Aren't Girls in School? Ms. Blog By Michelle Chen September 23, 2010 Click here to read this article! --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 'Delusions of Gender' argues that faulty science is furthering sexism Book Review, The Washington Post By Wray Herbert September 12, 2010 Click here to read this article! --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Why So Few Women in Silicon Valley? By Claire Cain Miller April 16, 2010 Click here to read this article! --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Motherhood Penalty Remains a Pervasive Problem in the Workplace By Ruth Schechter November 22, 2009 Click here to read this article! --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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! --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Feminism and Happiness Barabara's Blog By Barbara Ehrenreich October 13, 2009 Click here to read this article!
Interesting News and Articles: Special Election Section
The 7 Sleaziest Sexist Moments from the 2010 Elections AlterNet By Sarah Seltzer November 6, 2010 Click here to read this article! --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- The Next Glass Ceiling The Huffington Post By Krystal Ball October 11, 2010 Click here to read this article! --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Why Are There So Many Right-Wing Extremist Women? Bitch Magazine By Sarah Jaffe October 7, 2010 Click here to read this article! --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Democrats in Tight Races Put Focus on Abortion Rights The New York Times By Kirk Johnson October 6, 2010 Click here to read this article! --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Sex and the GOP: Why Right-Wing Women Like Sarah Palin Will Never Attract a Majority of Women Voters The Nation By Betsy Reed October 3, 2010 Click here to read this article! ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Awesomely Feminist Websites, Blogs, and More
Alternet Reproductive Justice : A collection of socially conscious news articles related to reproductive justice. Bitch Media : A feminist response to pop culture, run by the company that publishes Bitch Magazine. Crunk Feminist Collective : A blog discussion among the hip hop generation of feminists of color. Feminist Hulk (on Twitter) : So awesome. So hilarious. Feministing : An active online community of feminist bloggers. Ill Doctrine : A hip hop video blog with a definite feminist slant. Imagining Ourselves : An online, dynamic, multilingual exhibition sponsored by the International Museum of Women exploring the question, "What Defines Your Generation of Women?" Jezebel : Celebrity, sex, fashion for women. Joan Williams : Joan Williams writes about gender, class, and work-family issues. Modern Lady : Erin Gibson takes on pop culture in this series of funny videos for Current TV. Racialicious : Race and pop culture blog with a definite feminist slant. Target Women : The hilarious Sarah Haskins pokes fun of advertising to women in a video series for Current TV that is no longer running but is definitely worth looking at anyway. Have a favorite feminist blog that's not on this list? Email it to [email protected] and we'll put it up for you!
Grants and Scholarships
Click here to learn about the Woodhull Institute's Young Women's Leadership Retreats. --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Applications for The Myra Sadker Foundation's 2010 funding awards are now available! The foundation sponsors 4 funding programs to promote gender equity: undergraduate scholarships doctoral dissertation awards teacher grants for classroom projects grants for student projects Descriptions of each award as well as application requirements can be found here.