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News for March 2005

Summers and Women again

by , 23 Mar 2005 | in jsaws | no comments yet

On my previous comment: "Hierarchy 101: Summers, Women and Math by Childress and Childress" To find out how to increase women's participation in math and science, don't ask a guy at the top of the academic and social hierarchy. Ask people who are routinely discouraged by the way math and science are made to seem out of their reach. The full article can be found at: http://www.womenenews.org/article.cfm/dyn/aid/2221 (from Women's eNews News Desk)
 

Errata Corrige

by , 16 Mar 2005 | in jsaws | no comments yet

In the "Note from the Editor" of JSAWS 10-1 I wrote about President Summer of Harvard U. and his mother: It was President Rudenstine's mother. Anyway, names do not change the meaning of my sermon.. If you want to learn more about President Summer and his mother, on March 3, 2005 The Harvard Crimson, which usually writes pro domo sua, has published the article "Loves Him Like Only a Mother Could"...
 

JSAWS Vol. 10, No. 1

by , 4 Mar 2005 | in jsaws | no comments yet

We celebrate our 11th year of publications with JSAWS Vol. 10 No. 1. It features the Note from the Editor "The International Women's Day, Harvard University and Our Journal's Birthday" by E. Garzilli; the paper "Empowering Women in India: Changing Horizons -- The Kalanjiam Experience", by Vinita Pandey, and the Book Review of M. Torri, Storia dell'India, by Sumit Guha.
 

International Forum on Women's Rights and Development

by , 2 Mar 2005 | in conferences | no comments yet

How does change happen?
The 10th AWID International Forum on Women's Rights and Development October 27-30, 2005 Bangkok, Thailand