Spring 2004 Workshops


Balancing Work and Personal Life
Feb 4, 2004   •   1:00 - 3:00 p.m.   •   Room 506 Thomas Hunter Hall
  1. Agenda   [PDF: 124 KB]
  2. Workshop Activities and Discussion Questions   [PDF: 141 KB]
  3. Readings and Handouts

    Belkin, L. (2003, October 26). The opt-out revolution. The New York Times. Retrieved October 27, 2003, from http://www.nytimes.com/2003/10/26/magazine/26WOMEN.html?pagewanted=print&position

    Fogg, P. (2003, June 13). Why some women quit their coveted tenure-track jobs. The Chronicle of Higher Education [The Faculty]. Retrieved January 22, 2004, from http://chronicle.com/weekly/v49/i40/40a01001.htm

    Jacobs, J. A. (2004). Presidential address: The faculty time divide. Sociological Forum, 19(1), 3-27.

    Strober, M. H. (2003, November). Women in the workplace: The unfinished revolution. USA Today, pp. 28-29.

    Tischler, L. (2004, February). Where are the women? Not in the corner office, even after all these years. Not now. Maybe not ever. So what happened? Fast Company, 79, 52-58.

  4. Background Materials
    •  none

Capitalizing Gains and Maximizing Progress During the Summer
March 17, 2004   •   1:00 - 3:00 p.m.   •   Room 506 Thomas Hunter Hall
  1. Agenda   [PDF: 129 KB]
  2. Workshop Activities and Discussion Questions   [PDF: 106 KB]
  3. Readings and Handouts

    Williams, N. (2004, March 17). Capitalizing gains and maximizing progress during the summer topic discussion and activities. [GEP Sponsorship Program Workshop handout]. Gender Equity Project, Hunter College.
    URL: http://www.hunter.cuny.edu/genderequity/seminars/2004/AD-03-17-2004.pdf

  4. Background Materials
    •  none

Martial Equality
March 24, 2004   •   1:00 - 3:00 p.m.   •   Room 506 Thomas Hunter Hall
  1. Agenda   [PDF: 121 KB]
  2. Workshop Activities and Discussion Questions   [PDF: 106 KB]
  3. Readings and Handouts

    Patterson, K., Grenny, J., McMillan, R., Switzler, A. (2002). Make it safe: How to make in safe to talk about almost anything. In Crucial conversations: Tools for talking when stakes are high. New York: McGraw-Hill.

    Steil, J. M. (2001). Contemporary marriage: Still an unequal partnership. In C. Hendrick & S. Hendrick (Eds.), Close relationships: A sourcebook (pp. 125-136). New York: Sage Publications.

    Trubek, A. (2004, February 20). From spousal hire to single mom: What happens when an academic couple breaks up, and the one who works part of the time needs a full-time job?. The Chronicle of Higher Education [Chronicle Careers]. Retrieved from http://chronicle.com/weekly/v50/i24/24c00101.htm

    Trubek, A. (2004, February 20). When a spousal hire becomes a single mom. The Chronicle of Higher Education, 50 (24), C1-C2.

  4. Background Materials

    Knudson-Martin, C., & Mahoney, A. R. (1998). Language processes in the construction of equality in new marriages. Family Relations, 47, 81-91.

    Williams, N., & Valian, V. (2003). Tips for effective negotiating. Unpublished manuscript, Gender Equity Project, Hunter College.


Leadership and Social Networks
March 31, 2004   •   1:00 - 3:00 p.m.   •   Room 506 Thomas Hunter Hall
  1. Agenda   [PDF: 121 KB]
  2. Workshop Activities and Discussion Questions   [PDF: 106 KB]
  3. Readings and Handouts

    Carli, L. L. & Eagly, A. H. (1999). Gender effects on social influence and emergent leadership. In G. N. Powell (Ed.), Handbook of gender & work (pp. 203-222). New York: Sage Publications.

    O’Leary, V. E. & Mitchell, J. M. (1990). Women connecting with women: Networks and mentors. In S. S. Lie & O’Leary V.E. (Eds.), Storming the tower: Women in the academic world (pp. 58-73). New York: Kogan Page.

    Valian, V. (1999). Evaluating women and men. In Why so slow? The advancement of women (pp. 125-133). Cambridge, MA: The MIT Press.

    Williams, N. (2004). What makes a leader?. [GEP Sponsorship Program Workshop handout]. Gender Equity Project, Hunter College.
    URL: http://www.hunter.cuny.edu/genderequity/seminars/2004/Williams-2004-Leadership-chart.pdf

  4. Background Materials

    Carli, L. L. (1999). Gender, interpersonal power, and social influence. Journal of Social Issues, 55(1), 81-99.


Student and Assistant Management
April 21, 2004   •   1:00 - 3:00 p.m.   •   Room 506 Thomas Hunter Hall
  1. Agenda   [PDF: 121 KB]
  2. Workshop Activities and Discussion Questions   [PDF: 159 KB]
  3. Readings and Handouts

    Barker K. (2002). I was trained to do everything but run a lab! In At the helm: A laboratory navigator (pp. 31-38). Cold Spring Harbor, NY: Cold Spring Harbor Press.

    Smith, R. V. (1986). Development and management of university research groups. Austin, TX: University of Texas Press.

    United States Small Business Associations (SBA) Online Women’s Business Center. (1997, May). Leaders vs. managers: They’re two different animals. Retrieved November 1, 2003 from http://www.onlinewbc.gov/docs/manage/leading.html.

    United States Small Business Associations (SBA) Online Women’s Business Center. (1997, May). What’s your action management style? Retrieved November 1, 2003 from http://www.onlinewbc.gov/docs/manage/style.html.

    Zachs, J. M. & Roediger, H. L. (2004). Setting up your lab and beginning a program of research. In J. M. Darley, M. P. Zanna, & H. L. Roediger (Eds.) The compleat academic: A career guide (pp. 135-153). Washington, D. C.: American Psychological Association.

  4. Background Materials
    •  none

Self-promotion and Building a National Reputation
May 5, 2004   •   1:00 - 3:00 p.m.   •   Room 506 Thomas Hunter Hall
  1. Agenda   [PDF: 114 KB]
  2. Workshop Activities and Discussion Questions   [PDF: 89 KB]
  3. Readings and Handouts
    •  none
  4. Background Materials

    Bagilhole, B. & Goode, J. (2001). The contradiction of the myth of individual merit, and the reality of a patriarchal support system in academic careers: A feminist investigation. The European Journal of Women’s Studies, 8(2), 161-180.

    Heilman, M. E. (2001). Description and prescription: How gender stereotypes prevent women’s ascent up the organizational ladder. Journal of Social Issues, 57(4), 657-674.

    Rudman, L. A. (1998). Self-promotion as a risk factor for women: The costs and benefits of counterstereotypical impression management. Journal of Personality and Social Psychology, 74 (3), 629-645.


NOTE:
•  Readings & Handouts were distributed to the workshop participants.
•  Background Materials were used by the GEP when preparing the workshops. These materials were not distributed to the workshop participants.

 

 Last updated: May 25, 2005



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©  2005 Gender Equity Project This material is based upon work supported by the National Science Foundation under Grant No. 0123609 [ ADVANCE Institutional Transformation Award ] and by Hunter College of the City University of New York. Any opinions, findings, and conclusions or recommendations expressed in this material are those of the author and do not necessarily reflect the views of the National Science Foundation.

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