 International Work Grows in Asia
New collaborations and strengthened partnerships advance women's rights
The Wellesley Centers for Women (WCW) and its senior advisor on international programs, Rangita de Silva-de Alwis, LL.M., S.J.D.,
continue to build collaborations with colleagues from across the Asia
region. Working with the Asian University for Women (AUW) in
Bangladesh, de Silva-de Alwis designed a year-long undergraduate course
examining gender issues through multiple lenses. All second-year AUW
students will be required to take the course, Women Shaping Society.
This program will provide an alternative discourse to challenge
prevailing norms on gender in Asia and help students become a vital
part of Asia's new role in global, social, and economic development.
Demonstrating the depth and breadth of gender studies, the course's
themes are organized into several teaching modules: gender inequality
in the public and private spheres, violence against women, and women's
issues in relation to human rights, development, family law, education,
and reproductive rights.
Building on WCW relationships
with Ford Foundation grantees, de Silva-de Alwis traveled to China in
May to present a paper on domestic violence in Asia at a conference
organized by the Chinese Academy of Social Sciences. She then traveled
to Nepal for the third meeting and second training of the Asia Cause Lawyer Network
(ACLN). This network of lawyers, legal academics, and activists
committed to the application of law in effecting change for gender
equality, was established in January 2007 with support from the Ford
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From Out-of-School to Outer Space
New NASA-funded subcontract with Jet Propulsion Labs for NIOST
The National Institute on Out-of-School Time (NIOST)
at the Wellesley Centers for Women will provide evaluation services in
support of all phases of a special NASA-funded project. "From
Out-of-School to Outer Space: Exploring the Solar System with NASA"
combines out-of school time (OST) advisors from NIOST and NASA experts
from across the agency to use research-based strategies to develop
afterschool activity guides. These guides will be adapted from NASA
Planetary Science formal education curricula.
The goals of the project are to:
- Enable OST professionals to provide engaging and enriching science, technology, engineering, and math experiences;
- Develop a training model to build the capabity of OST leaders;
- Develop and pilot an associated training video;
- Pilot and evaluate the training; and
- Disseminate the adapted model.
NIOST will provide
evaluation services in support of all phases of the project. The team
will review the adaptation of the activity guide in development, will
provide input for a prelimary design of the training module and video,
and will identify ways for participants to access and benefit from NASA
OST offerings.
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Emotional Well-being and Connection
This month's featured publications focus on Relational-Cultural Theory
Scholars and practitioners affiliated with the Jean Baker Miller Training Institute
at the Wellesley Centers for Women (WCW), have long promoted the
benefits of relationships to emotional health. Relational-Cultural
Theory maintains that growth-fostering relationships are a central
human necessity, and disconnections are a source of psychological
problems. Numerous papers, books, and journals have been published by
these scholars and practitioners. Here are a few selections that are
available through the WCW Publications Office (781.283.2510):
Toward a New Psychology of Women (1986), by Jean Baker Miller, M.D.
How Connections Heal: Stories from Relational-Cultural Therapy (2004), by Wendy B. Rosen and Maureen Walker, Ph.D.
The Complexity of Connection: Writings from the Jean Baker Miller Training Institute (2004), by Judith V. Jordan, Ph.D., Maureen Walker, Ph.D., and Linda M. Hartling, Ph.D.
Women's Growth in Connection: Writings from the Stone Center
(1991), by Janet L. Surrey, Ph.D., Irene P. Stiver, Ph.D., Jean
Baker Miller, M.D., Alexandra G. Kaplan, Ph.D., and Judith V. Jordan,
Ph.D. |
Women's Review of Books
 Peruse the table of contents and preview select articles of the newest issue of Women's Review of Books, featuring "The Boys Against the Girls," reviews by Pat Griffin of Playing with the Boys: Why Separate is Not Equal in Sports, by Eileen McDonagh and Laura Pappano; and Equal Play: Title IX and Social Change, edited by Nancy Hogshead-Makar and Andrew Zimbalist.
Other free, online articles include reviews of:
The Madness of Mary Todd Lincoln, by Jason Emerson (reviewed by Joan D. Hedrick);
American Food Writing: An Anthology with Classic Recipes, edited by Molly O'Neill (reviewed by Sandra M. Gilbert); and
An obituary for Grace Paley, 1922-2007, by Rachel Rubin.
Enhance your summer reading by giving the gift of a Women's Review of Books subscription to a friend or yourself! New advertisers are welcome and can help sustain this unique and valuable publication.
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Wellesley
Centers for Women (WCW) researchers, program staff, and projects are
often featured in news stories by regional and national media
outlets. See who, what, and where we are featured on the wcwonline.org/recentcoverage page of the WCW website. Recent WCW citations include: the National Institute on Out-of-School Time's (NIOST) influence on a new network of 100 afterschool programs in Maryland; Peggy McIntosh's work on White Privilege; Jean Kilbourne's exploration of women's body image in popular culture; and Laura Pappano's work on gender and sports, including a feature on The Huffington Post.
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