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What We’re Reading: Reminders of War, Home Health Workers, What Makes a Family, and Culture as a Toolbox
A quick look at what caught the attention of BCRW Staff last week… We’re Still at War, Mother Jones Magazine The Mother Jones‘ “Photo of the Day” offers a daily visual reminder that the United States is effectively still at war – no words necessary. This article was picked out by Hope, our New Media Manager. […]
Read MoreYou Are Human, So Am I: The Right To Work Free of Harassment and Abuse
Sexual harassment in the workplace remains a problem for many U.S. women, but some are particularly vulnerable to employer exploitation. Last month, DiMare Ruskin, one of Florida’s largest tomato growers, settled a suit brought by the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission stemming from the complaints of several women who experienced repeated sexual harassment in the fields. As the Coalition […]
Read MoreWhat We’re Reading: On Girl Doctors, Genealogy, and Genius
A quick look at the articles that caught the attention of BCRW Staff this week… Disney Finds a Cure for the Common Stereotype With ‘Doc McStuffins’ by Brooks Barnes Brooks Barnes reports for The New York Times on the newest Disney TV star, a six-year-old African American girl and aspiring doctor who opens a clinic for her stuffed animals. […]
Read MoreSupporting the Sex Workers’ Freedom Festival
Last week, Kolkata, India, was home to one of the largest gatherings of sex workers from around the world. The alternative International AIDS Conference, better known as the Sex Workers’ Freedom Festival was held in Kolkata from July 22-27, 2012. This alternative conference was held at the same time as the International AIDS Conferencein Washington, D.C., in reaction to […]
Read MoreThe Art Behind the Nuts and Bolts
In May 2012, Barnard alumna Jessica Chornesky and her co-worker Ivo led 10 Barnard students in a BCRW sponsored intensive one week workshop on creating a video for a non-profit. Here, India Choquette, a workshop participant, reflects on the process and her take-aways. Let us know your thoughts on creating video for social change in the comments! […]
Read MorePolicing Femininity: Olympic Regulations & Expectations
In terms of the numbers, the 2012 Olympic is a hallmark year for female athleticism, with women consituting over 40% of the approximately 10,500 athletes set to compete at the London Games. The USA has sent more women than men to compete, a testament to the impact of the 40th anniversary of Title IX. And for a first in Olympic history, every participating country […]
Read MoreExploring the Academy-Activist Connection: Storytelling & the BCRW 2012 Commencement Day Panel
When I tell someone I work as a student Research Assistant at the Barnard Center for Research on Women, the response I often receive is something like, “Sounds great! But exactly what does the Center do?” The diverse role of BCRW as a national conversation-starter, historic intellectual resource, dynamic programmer, and hub for international activism can be hard to articulate. So […]
Read MorePaid Sick Leave: A Feminist Issue
Ai-jen Poo, Executive Director of the National Domestic Workers Alliance, and Shelby Knox, activist and organizer, have an opinion piece in The New York Daily News today calling for the NYC City Council to support paid sick days. From their article: Nearly a million working people in New York lack paid sick days. Most are women in low-wage, service sector […]
Read MoreRedefining Women’s Leadership for the 21st Century
This week, Forbes published a potent article by celebrated feminist blogger and BCRW’s own Student Research Assistant Julie Zeilinger, examining the complex factors deterring talented young women from embracing their leadership potential. In the guest post, Zeilinger identifies the harsh scrutiny that comes with societal gender double-standards and the crushing psychological pressure to achieve perfection in the personal and public spheres as major factors in […]
Read MoreYou Don’t Need to Know My Name: Sydnie Mosley on Unwanted Flirting
Yesterday, BCRW Alumna Fellow Sydnie Mosley ’07 wrote on her blog about how her work on The Window Sex Project has changed the way she interprets unwanted sexualized interactions: This is what the looks and the comments on the street do. This is what the large, ambiguous category of interaction we’ve labeled harassmentdoes. It makes me feel uncomfortable. It prompts […]
Read MoreNew Zines from the Women of Color Zine Symposium
The Barnard zine library once again has some awesome new additions! This time, librarian Jenna Freedman attended the Women of Color Zine Symposiumand came home with a variety of awesome finds, including: A crafty zine by a pregnant Korean-American librarian A discussion of dieting, sex, dating, fashion, hair, sluttiness and the sacred whore by a graduate student and mother A look at student […]
Read MoreConnecting Scholarship and Activism as a BCRW Research Assistant
As graduation nears, it is time to admit that I must soon leave BCRW, a place that has come to represent the perfect example of what I wish to do with my life. I remember being very excited to work at BCRW, but not really understanding exactly what sort of activities and projects I would […]
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