"Feminism in 21st-century American Academe"

Hello mates,

Here is the info for an upcoming USC event that might be pertinent to all of us, especially given this week's discussion of the institutionalization of feminism in the university...

"Feminism in 21st-century American Academe"

Presented by Lisa Bitel

Professor of History and Religion

and Chair of Gender Studies

Academic feminism began as part of a broader political movement whose goal was equality of the sexes both on campuses and off. Now that universities are enforcing gender and racial diversity and scholars across the discipline "do gender," many citizens of academe have been wondering: Is feminism over? Do we need Women's and Gender Studies programs?

Meanwhile, despite the growing number of female PhDs crowding graduate programs over the last two decades, women faculty continue to earn less money, get fewer long-term jobs, and achieve fewer promotions than men, especially in mathematics, the sciences, and engineering.

Are there any feminists left on campus? Are we all feminists? Do feminists still have political responsibility for shaping the 21st-century university?

UNIVERSITY PARK CAMPUS

Office of Research Advancement

New Credit Union Building

3720 S. Flower Street, 3rd Floor

CUB 329, Conference Room

Parking available in Exposition Parking Structure (formerly PS2)

for those coming from HSC, CHLA, LAS

Display USC Permit

Enter the parking structure from Figueroa Street at the driveway between the hotel and UGB/Sizzler

Wednesday, October 15th, 2008

12:00 PM – 1:30 PM

(Lunch provided)

REGISTER at usccer@usc.edu

or call (213) 740-6709

University of Southern California

Center for Excellence in Research Salon