AUGUST 2010
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New Publication: Women Leading Change
Essays from women leaders working in Muslim societies
 The Wellesley Centers for Women (WCW) has published a collection of essays by women leaders from Muslim societies who are sharing their experiences and knowledge to advance their common goals. A publication of the "Women's Leadership Network: Women's Political, Public, and Economic Participation in the Muslim World" project at WCW, these papers respond to the call for Islamic feminism. The women leaders in the network are at the forefront of reform across the Muslim world. Rangita de Silva-de Alwis, WCW's director of International Human Rights Policy Programs, facilitates the network and authored the introduction to this special collection. The paper is available online.
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Update--Women and Sports: Get in the Game
CNN anchor to serve as moderator
Alina Cho, National Correspondent for CNN and Contributor to American Morning on CNN/U.S., has signed on as moderator for "Women and Sports: Get in the Game" set for Wednesday, October 27, 2010, 11:45 a.m. - 2:00 p.m. at The New York Athletic Club. The third annual "Women and ..." New York luncheon will address key questions on the topic, including: How does sports participation prepare young women athletes to become
trailblazers in business and society? And, what causes (or thwarts) a
thriving sports career for professional women athletes?
Other featured speakers include:  Susan Choi, Golf Professional, LPGA Futures & Canadian Women's Tours;
Gail Marquis, Vice President, Element Financial Group, Olympic Champion, NYC Basketball Hall of Famer; Donna Orender, President, Women's National Basketball Association;
- Laura Pappano, Co-Author, Playing with the Boys: Why Separate Is Not Equal in Sports, WCW Writer-in-Residence & director of the FairGameNews.com blog; and
Jill Smoller, Head, Sports/Entertainment Division, William Morris Endeavor Entertainment.
The program is sponsored by BNY Mellon Wealth Management, Under Armour, and Dominick & Dominick. Tickets are $100 per person. Registration will begin in early September. Visit www.wcwonline.org/nycevent for further details. Interested in sponsoring? Call 781-283-2831.
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Preview Newest Issue of Women's Review of Books
 Peruse the table of contents and preview select articles from the newest issue of Women's Review of Books, including a review of When Everything Changed: The Amazing Journey of American Women from 1960 to the Present, by Gail Collins; review by Emily Toth.
Also featured are reviews of:
Tillie Olsen: One Woman, Many Riddles, by Panthea Reid; review by Carol Hurd Green;
What Comes Naturally: Miscegenation Law and the Making of Race in America, by Peggy Pascoe; review by Sandra F. VanBurkleo; and
Elizabeth Cady Stanton: An American Life, by Lori D. Ginzberg; review by Allison L. Sneider.
Read and post comments on the publication's blog: WOMEN = BOOKS!
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a special reader in your life. Publishers, authors, academic
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Presentations featuring WCW Scholars and Programs
 Recent Seminars & Panel Presentations Online!
Audio recordings of several recent WCW lunchtime seminars are available online at: www.wcwonline.org/audioarchive.
Also available on the Wellesley Centers for Women website as an audio presentation is last year's New York City luncheon presentation, "Young Women and Violence" featuring Linda Fairstein, J.D., Jean Kilbourne, Ed.D., Joyce M. Roché, MBA, and Nan Stein, Ed.D., with special remarks from Linda Wertheimer. Listen online!
Did you miss WCW's 35th Anniversary Kickoff Event in Boston, MA or the "Achieving Equity for Women: Policy Alternatives for the New Administration" symposium in Washington, DC? Video presentations are available online for these and other WCW special events. View online!
SAVE THE DATES
October 22-24
JBMTI Fall (Level I) Intensive Training Institute 2010
How
Connections Heal: Founding Concepts/Recent Developments in
Relational-Cultural Theory and Practice presented by JBMTI faculty and
scholars on the Wellesley College Campus, Wellesley, MA; learn more.
October 27
Women and Sports: Get in the Game
New York Athletic Club, New York, NY--3rd Annual "Women and ..." Luncheon featuring Alina Cho, Susan Choi, Gail Marquis, Donna Orender, Laura Pappano, and Jill Smoller; learn more.
November 13
Celebrating WCW Milestones
Daytime Symposium: Reflections, Conversations, New Directions--Wellesley College, Wellesley, MA
Gala Dinner & Celebration: 35 Years of Research and Action | 25 Years of Visionary Leadership--John F. Kennedy Presidential Library & Museum, Boston, MA
More details to come in early September!
See the full schedule of upcoming events and programs at: www.wcwonline.org/calendar.
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If you'd like more information about the Wellesley Centers for Women, I invite you to visit our website at www.wcwonline.org.
Susan McGee Bailey, Ph.D.
Executive Director
Wellesley Centers for Women
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