Director of Research for Institutional Diversity, National Council for Research on Women (New York, New York)

From the Web site: The National Council for Research on Women is undertaking a two-year project designed to address issues of leadership, inclusion, and diversity in the fields of women's research and studies. Specifically the project will develop strategies to:

1. engage the Council and its network of 110 women's research centers and affiliated women's studies programs in a self-reflective analysis of their own diversity, record of inclusiveness, and the future of the field;
2. incorporate more women, especially younger women from historically under-represented populations, (e.g. African-American, Chicana, and native American backgrounds) into all levels within the fields of women's studies and research, and position them to become leaders within the centers and the field generally; and
3. strengthen the centers as important sites for engaging women from these historically under-represented populations in the field of women's studies as students, majors, researchers, faculty, and leaders.

The Council seeks a Director of Research for Institutional Diversity to direct and manage this Ford Foundation-funded project--Expanding Inclusion and Diversity in Women's Research and Studies Programs--and other responsibilities. The Director will report to the President and serve as an active member of the Council's senior management team. Working closely with the President, the Director will take primary responsibility for developing, managing, and implementing this new and exciting project.

This position is open until filled. For the full position description and application instructions, visit www.nonprofitprofessionals.com/searches/ncrw-drid.htm.

Women’s College Coalition Annual Meeting

The Women’s College Coalition will hold its Annual Meeting on Monday, October 1 and Tuesday, October 2, 2007, at the Washington Court Hotel in Washington, DC. This year’s theme will be “Educating Women Internationally for Leadership and Advocacy.”  Meeting highlights will include a session on Martha Nussbaum’s work correlating human development and leadership; discussions of policy and best practices for women’s leadership; and an examination of the National Council for Research on Women’s 2006 report, “Gains and Gaps: A Look at the Women’s World.”

For more information, contact Susan Lennon at colleges@womenscolleges.org.

Feminist Pedagogy Conference 2007

This second annual conference on feminist pedagogy, hosted by the City University of New York (CUNY) Graduate Center, will be structured around the theme “What’s Feminist About Feminist Pedagogy?” Scheduled for October 12, 2007, the one-day conference will give participants the opportunity to discuss feminist pedagogy both within women’s and gender studies and in the context of other disciplines. Jen Gieseking, Jennifer Gaboury, and Antonia Levy are organizing the conference (contact: fpc2007@gmail.com).

For more information, visit web.gc.cuny.edu/womenstudies/wgp/.

Higher Education Resource Services (HERS) Institute for Women in Higher Education Administration at Wellesley College

The HERS Institute at Wellesley College will engage fifty women in senior and mid-level administrative positions in building the skills, knowledge, and networks needed for effective leadership in higher education administration. The Institute will consist of a series of five weekend seminars over the course of the 2007-2008 academic year. Curricular themes for this year’s institute include Trends and Challenges for Higher Education Today; Leading Change in the Academic Institution; Marshalling and Managing Resources for Higher Education; and Launching a Leadership Plan. Application deadline is August 1, 2007.

Dates:  October 18-20, 2007; November 16-17, 2007; January 25-26, 2008; March 13-15, 2008; April 25-26, 2008
Location:  Wellesley College, Wellesley, MA
Fees: $3400, plus a $75 non-refundable application fee (fees include tuition, materials, and meals).

For more information, visit www.hersnet.org/HERSHigherEducationResourceServices.mi06announcementhtm.asp.

Women and Agriculture: Signs

Signs, the international women’s studies journal, is now accepting submissions for a special issue on women and agriculture. Submissions are due on May 1, 2008 and should address the following theme:

“As agriculture becomes increasingly globalized, feminist concerns about women and agriculture revolve around issues of food security, social justice, and sustainability. Women across the globe have always played major roles in agricultural production, contributing substantially to food production and food security. Women produce almost half the world’s food, but they often work in difficult conditions with low pay and inadequate access to land and capital. In developing countries women produce 60 to 80 percent of food, but their work has often been discounted. Recently war, HIV/AIDS, and migration of men have contributed to a feminization of agricultural labor in many regions of the world. Despite women’s considerable role in agricultural production, they are markedly absent at the policy level in multinational corporations, international institutions, and national and state governments that determine directions for agriculture. Women are also underrepresented in agricultural science, which plays a crucial role in shaping the future of agriculture” (from the website).

Carolyn Sachs of Penn State University and Margaret Alston of Charles Sturt University, Australia, will guest edit this issue. For more information, visit www.journals.uchicago.edu/Signs/call2.html.