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Bring it Forward!
An Open Mic on the Status of
Women At UNH

In 1972, the President’s Commission on the Status of Women at the University of New Hampshire held the first of a number of public hearings on the Status of Women at UNH. As a result of these hearings, significant changes were made to policies that affect the lives of women on campus.  On April 1, 2010, the Women’s Commission, in collaboration with Prevention Innovations, Queer Studies, the Sexual Harassment and Rape Prevention Program, UNH Advance, UNH Manchester and the Women’s Studies Program will revisit this tradition with Bring it Forward: An Open Mic on the Status of Women at the University of New Hampshire.

With this event we hope to engage our community in a discussion on the status of women at the UNH Durham and Manchester campuses in 2010.  Students, staff and faculty are invited to speak on their experiences at UNH, to comment on how far women have come over the past decades in gaining equity and inclusion and/or how far we have left to go.

The open mic will be held from 10-3 pm in the Strafford Room of the Memorial Union Building at UNH. We encourage attendance at all or a portion of the event. If you are unable to attend, there will be alternative ways to make your voice heard through the use of social media.

Are you interested in helping the plan the Open Mic? There will be a planning session on February 11, 2010 from 12:40 – 2:00 PM in MUB 336.  For more information and to RSVP, please contact Dawn Zitney, co-chair of the UNH President’s Commission on the Status of Women, at dawn.zitney@unh.edu or 2-0050.

 

Sexual Harassment and Prevention Program (SHARPP)

SHARPP is a University of New Hampshire program overseen by Student and Academic Services, dedicated to providing supportive services to survivors of sexual assault, relationship abuse and stalking and their allies, as well as providing education and outreach to the greater University community. Find out more


WHY THE NEED FOR WOMEN'S STUDIES PROGRAMS?

Ms. Magazine - 40 Years of Women's Studies

The National Women's Studies Association Guide

Ms. Magazine - A Matter of Degrees - Written by current Women's Studies students

UNH Women's Studies Program

 

Is Rape Serious?
"while we have breakthrough DNA technologies to find culprits and exculpate innocent suspects, we aren't using them properly - and those who work in this field believe the reason is an underlying doubt about the seriousness of some rape cases. In short, this isn't justice; it's indifference." - to read the whole article

The Presidential Commissions include the:

The Presidential Commissions are advisory bodies to the President of the University. Individually and collectively, these Commissions serve to ensure an equitable and inclusive campus community.

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SAVE THE DATE!
Thursday, March 25, 2010
26th Annual Women's Commission Awards Celebration

This Year's Theme "Lifting As We Climb"

Jen Moses Art WorkJoin us in celebrating UNH women who have attained professional success and supported others to do the same. This celebration is free and open to the UNH community. RSVP Now for the lunch


2010 Nominations Are Now Being Taken Acknowledge those who promote equity, diversity and inclusion at UNH and celebrate their remarkable work. Nominate those who have made outstanding contributions over the past year. For a complete listing of previous winners.

2009 award winners 2009 Women’s Commission Award winners
Michelle Holt-Shannon, Ava Fields, Miranda Fillebrown, Prof. Sharyn Potter, Sue Bigonia (not pictured)

 

Women still have a ways to go on the pay scale

The median annual earnings of women to men is only 78 cents on the dollar for full-time year round workers. What's behind the pay gap

From AAUW - To match men's earnings for 2008 women have to work from January 2008 to April 2009, an extra four months.

 

Help us improve our campus and community climate.

If you have observed or experienced an incident of bias, discrimination or harassment, please report the incident by either calling the Affirmative Action and Equity Office at TEL # 862-2930 or logging on to the Reportit website.