Category: Women’s Rights

A Dialogue about Surveys, Services, and Sanctions: Sexual Assault on Campus

UO Living Learning Center Performance Hall 1455-75 E. 15th Mary Koss, PhD, was coeditor of a two-book series for the American Psychological Association, Violence Against Women and Children (2011). Her first national study on acquaintance rape was published in 1987,…

Reforming Sexual Violence Prevention at the University of Oregon: Caroline Heldman & Danielle Dirks

Editor’s Note: Caroline Heldman and Danielle Dirks were invited to the University of Oregon campus as part of the 2013-14 Lorwin Lectureship Series, presented by the Center for the Study of Women in Society. Because of a winter storm, all…

Brown Bag Discussion: “Feminist Approaches to Mandatory Reporting of Sexual Violence”

Jane Grant  Room 330 Hendricks Hall 1408 University St. A Brown Bag Discussion: “Feminist Approaches to Mandatory Reporting of Sexual Violence” According to UO President Gottfredson’s message dated Dec. 7, 2012, “Oregon law requires that all University employees with credible…

Conference: Academia//Activism: Reimagining Education Without Gender Discrimination

Allen Hall 221 1020 University St. UO campus Calling undergraduate and graduate students, faculty, and staff to engage in a collaborative conference to create interdisciplinary solutions to gender discrimination. Conference Schedule 10:30am-11:30am  “Women’s Experiences of Violence in Higher Education: Considerations for Preventive Intervention.”  Format: Introduction…

CSWS 40th Anniversary Featured in UO’s Student-Run Emerald Media

UO Center for Women in Society celebrates 40th anniversary and strive for equality | Emerald Media. Story by Natalie Maier. “We’ve come a long way and we’ve got a long way to go,” Jenée Wilde, one of the main organizers of…

“Women’s Stories, Women’s Lives” Symposium — 40th celebration

Ballroom Erb Memorial Union 1222 E. 13th Ave. UO campus map PDF of Event Schedule Friday, Nov. 8, 9 a.m.-5 p.m., the “Women’s Stories, Women’s Lives” Symposium explores four decades of feminist research and activism through five interwoven themes: women’s…