Events

2nd Annual NYC Luncheon: Young Women and Violence
Date: November 10, 2009
Presenters: Linda Fairstein, Jean Kilbourne, Joyce M. Roché, Nan Stein; remarks by Linda Wertheimer
Location: The Yale Club, NY, NY

Adolescent Notions of Success: Identity Exploration in a Girls' Media Program
Date: March 12, 2010
Presenter: Linda Charmaraman, Ph.D.
Location: Society for Research on Adolescence, Philadelphia, PA

Advancing the Equal Rights for Women and Girls: The Status of CEDAW Legislative Compliance
Date: December 10, 2009
Rangita de Silva-de Alwis
Location: Online Webinar

Cambodia at the Crossroads: Giving Voice to Women
Date: March 29, 2010
Presenter: Mu Sochua and Rangita de Silva-de Alwis, S.J.D.
Location: Wellesley College Lulu Chow Wang Campus Center

CANCELED: Lunchtime Seminar: Framing the Future: The Impact of Attachment...
Date: April 23, 2009 This seminar has been canceled.
Presenter: Deborah Schechter, Ph.D.
Location: Cheever House, Wellesley College

CANCELLED: A Seminal Panel Discussion of the Deng Yujiao Case in China
Date: September 24, 2009 CANCELED
Presenters: Leading women's rights & human rights advocates from China
Location: Wellesley College Library, Wellesley College

Collective and Individual Identity Formation in Urban High School Science Labs
Date: March 12, 2010
Presenters: Corinne McKamey, Ed.D. and Michelle Porche, Ed.D.
Location: Society for Research on Adolescence, Philadelphia, PA

Fall (Level I) Intensive Training Institute 2009: How Connections Heal: Founding Concepts/Recent Dev
Dates: October 23 - 25, 2009
Location: Wellesley, MA

FREE Test Webinar: I Feel Your Pain – The impact of social rejection on pain pathways
Dates: August 25, 2009 -- REGISTRATION IS FULL FOR THE AUGUST 25th WEBINAR. THANK YOU FOR YOUR INTEREST.
Presenter: Amy Banks M.D.
Location: Wellesley, MA

How Teachers' Spirituality and Religion Influence Their Work As Educators
Date: Tuesday, February 23, 2010; 4pm - 6pm
Presenter: Joan Blanusa
Location: Wellesley College Wang Center

JBMTI 2010 Spring Workshop: New Developments in Relational Mindfulness
Presenter: Jean Baker Miller Training Institute.
Location: Wellesley, MA

JBMTI Summer Training Institute - Save The Date
Host: Jean Baker Miller Training Institute.
Location: Wellesley, MA

Lunchtime Seminar: Expanding Options for Female Offenders: A Project to Identify Resources in Mass.
Date: March 25, 2010 • 12:30 - 1:30pm
Presenter: Erika Kates, Ph.D.
Location: Cheever House, Wellesley College

Lunchtime Seminar: Findings from a Qualitative Case Study of a Middle School Boys’ Empowerment Group
Date: April 8, 2010 • 12:30 - 1:30pm
Presenters: Georgia Hall, Ph.D. and Linda Charmaraman, Ph.D.
Location: Cheever House, Wellesley College

Lunchtime Seminar: Lies about My Family: A Memoir (a reading from work in progress)
Date: October 29, 2009
Presenter: Amy Hoffman, M.F.A.
Location: Cheever House, Wellesley College

Lunchtime Seminar: Mining the Intersections: Advancing the Rights of Women and Children with Disabil
Date: November 5, 2009
Presenter:
Rangita de Silva-de Alwis, LL.M., S.J.D.
Location: Cheever House, Wellesley College

Lunchtime Seminar: Older Women as Mentors
Date: November 12 – The Grace K. Baruch Memorial Lecture
Presenter:
Ruth Harriet Jacobs, Ph.D.
Location: Cheever House, Wellesley College

Lunchtime Seminar: Pedagogy of Inclusion: Talking & Teaching about Sexual Orientation and Homophobia
Date: April 15, 2010 • 12:30 - 1:30pm
Presenter: Toni Lester, J.D., Ph.D.
Location: Cheever House, Wellesley College

Lunchtime Seminar: Sexual Harassment in K-12 Schools as the Precursors to Teen Dating Violence: Pers
Date: November 19 • 12:30 p.m. to 1:30 p.m. The Tyne Daly-35th Anniversary Lecture
Presenter: Nan Stein, Ed.D. and Katja Gillander Gådin
Location: Cheever House, Wellesley College

Lunchtime Seminar: Teen Voices: Identity Development in a Community-Based Media Internship
The Tyne Daly-35th Anniversary Lecture
Date: March 18, 2010 • 12:30 - 1:30pm
Presenter: Linda Charmaraman, Ph.D.
Location: Cheever House, Wellesley College

Lunchtime Seminar: The Heart of Change: What Really Moves Us
The Grace K. Baruch Memorial Lecture
Date: March 11, 2010 • 12:30 - 1:30pm
Presenter: Amy Banks, M.D.
Location: Cheever House, Wellesley College

Lunchtime Seminar: The Measurement and Use of “Social Class” in Published Research
Date: April 1, 2010 • 12:30 - 1:30pm
Presenter: Alice Frye, M.P.H., Ph.D.
Location: Cheever House, Wellesley College

Lunchtime Seminar: Ticket Office Sexism: The Gender Gap in Pricing for NCAA Division I Basketball
Date: March 4, 2010 • 12:30 - 1:30
Presenters: Laura Pappano and Allison Tracy, Ph.D.
Location: Cheever House, Wellesley College

Lunchtime Seminar: Urban High School Students Developing Identities in Science—In Their Own Words
Date: October 22, 2009
Presenter: Corinne McKamey, Ed.D.
Location: Cheever House, Wellesley College

Lunchtime Seminar:How the Conservative Right Distorts Social Science Research to Validate Its Causes
Date: April 30, 2009
Presenter: Jean Hardisty, Ph.D.
Location: Cheever House, Wellesley College

Meditation and Psychotherapy: Cultivating Compassion and Wisdom
Date: May 1-2, 2009
Presenter: Judith Jordan, Ph.D.
Location: Boston Park Plaza Hotel
Boston, MA

NIOST Summer Seminars 2009
Date: July 13 - 16, 2009
Presenter: Ellen Gannett, M.Ed.
Location: John Hancock Conference Center,
Boston MA

NIOST Summer Seminars 2010
Location: John Hancock Conference Center, Boston, MA

SEED 2010 New Leaders' Workshop
Location: San Domenico School, San Anselmo, California

Sex and Gender Research Forum
Date: March 4, 2010
Presenter: Nan Stein, Ed.D.
Location: Philadelphia, PA

U.N. Commission on the Status of Women
Date: March 4, 2010
Presenter: Rangita de Silva-de Alwis, Ph.D.
Location: New York, NY

Urban Middle School Youth's Perspectives on Relationships: A Visual and Textual Analysis
Date: March 13, 2010
Presenter: Linda Charmaraman, Ph.D.
Location: Society for Research on Adolescence, Philadelphia, PA

Video Archive of WCW Events
Video Archive of WCW Presentations
Throughout the year, the Wellesley Centers for Women (WCW) occasionally hosts special events thatallow WCW scholars and colleagues to share their expertise and perspectives on various topics pertaining to current events, policy work, and social science research. Recordings of some past events and seminars are available as video files via the links below. You may need to adjust the volume when playing a video file on your computer.
*Please note that data and background information cited in these presentations were current for the date ofthe presentation but should not necessarily be considered the most current research on the related issues today.
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Annual Leadership Dinner May 1, 2008
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Greater Boston Event Series March 20, 2008 View highlights of presentations by our speakers: Susan Bailey, Ph.D., Anita Hill, J.D. , Nan Stein, Ed. D., Janet Wu
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Violence-Free Teens: Building Healthy Relationships Conference
Date: October 1, 2009
Presenter: Nan Stein, Ed.D
Location: Los Angeles, CA

Webinar: I can read you like a book – how mirror neurons help us connect
Dates: November 18, 2009
Presenter: Amy Banks M.D.
Location: Wellesley, MA

Webinar: It is never too late to change – Neuroplasticity and the hope of change
Dates: January 20, 2010
Presenter: Amy Banks M.D.
Location: Online

Webinar: The “Smart Vagus” – the social wisdom of our 10th cranial nerve.
Dates: December 16, 2009
Presenter: Amy Banks M.D.
Location: Wellesley, MA

Webinar: Are you my mother? – Developing the capacity to connect in early childhood relationships.
Webinar: Are you my mother? – Developing the capacity to connect in early childhood relationships.
Presenter: Amy Banks M.D.
Location: Online

Webinar: I Feel Your Pain – The impact of social rejection on pain pathways
Dates: September 30, 2009 (NEW DATE)
Presenter: Amy Banks M.D.
Location: Wellesley, MA

Webinar: If it feels good, do it...right? - The dopamine reward system as friend and foe.
Webinar: If it feels good, do it...right? - The dopamine reward system as friend and foe.
Presenter: Amy Banks M.D.
Location: Online

Webinar: What do our children need? Exploring the way American culture shapes our children's brains
Webinar: What do our children need? Exploring the way American culture shapes our children's brains
Presenter: Amy Banks M.D.
Location: Online

Webinar: When love goes wrong: Understanding the devastating impact of interpersonal violence.
Webinar: When love goes wrong: Understanding the devastating impact of interpersonal violence.
Presenter: Amy Banks M.D.
Location: Online

Webinar: Your Head is connected to your… Body!
Dates: October 21, 2009
Presenter: Amy Banks M.D.
Location: Wellesley, MA

Wounded by School: A Conversation with Kirsten Olson
Date: Tuesday, April 13, 2010; 4pm - 6pm
Presenter: Kirsten Olson
Location: Wellesley College Wang Center


