Dear GWAMIT Members,<br><br>The 2013 GWAMIT Spring Empowerment Conference starts tomorrow! See details below. If you have any events or announcements to share with the GWAMIT membership, please email us at <a href="mailto:gwamit-sec@mit.edu">gwamit-sec@mit.edu</a>.<br>
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<br><b>========<br> IN BRIEF<br>========<br><br>GWAMIT:</b><br>1. The 2013 GWAMIT Spring Empowerment Conference (Apr. 9-11)<br>2. Bowling Social with HGWISE (Fri. Apr. 26, RSVP by Fri. Apr. 19)<br><br><b>MIT: <br></b>3. [SAAM] April Tabling (Tuesdays 11am-1pm and 4:30-6:30pm)<br>
4. Grad Gala Dress Sales (Apr. 8-13)<br>5. [SAAM] Project Unbreakable & Take Back the Night (Thurs. Apr. 11, Photo Exhibition 9am-5pm, Reception 5-6pm, TBTN 6pm)<br>6. [GWIS] Operation Epsilon (Thurs. Apr. 11, 7:30pm)<br>
7. Legatum Lecture - Shahnaz Husain: Pioneer and Entrepreneur (Wed. Apr. 24, 5:30-6:30pm)<br>8. [SAAM] Movie Night: “Flirting with Danger” (Wed. Apr. 24, 7-9pm)<br><br><b>Outside MIT:<br></b>9. Documentary Screening: “It Was Rape” (Mon. Apr. 8, 8pm)<br>
10. [HGWISE] Challenges They Faced: Professors talk about getting through grad school (Tues. Apr. 16, 5:15-7:15pm)<br>11. [HGWISE] Cambridge Coffee Hour with Professor Jennifer Hochschild (Mon. Apr. 22, 4:30-5:30pm)<br><br>
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FULL ANNOUNCEMENTS<br>==================== <br><br>**********GWAMIT**********</b><br><br><b><u>1. The 2013 GWAMIT Spring Empowerment Conference (Apr. 9-11)<br></u>When:</b> Tuesday, April 9 – Thursday, April 11<br><b>Where:</b> MIT Campus<br>
<b>Register:</b> <a href="http://bit.ly/EmpowermentConf">http://bit.ly/EmpowermentConf</a><br><br>Graduate Women at MIT (GWAMIT) is pleased to announce the annual GWAMIT Empowerment Conference will be held at MIT from April 9 - 11, 2013. The Spring Empowerment Conference, started in Spring 2010, seeks to provide resources for and promote discussion of issues relevant to the personal development and life choices of graduate women. <br>
<br>Registration is now open. Come to any or all of our Empowerment Conference events at no cost! (Events requiring an RSVP may fill up quickly). Events include:<br><br><b><u>How to Communicate to Establish Credibility and Authority<br>
</u>When:</b> Tuesday, April 9, 5-6:30pm, reception to follow.<br><b>Where:</b> E25-111<br><b>Speaker: </b>Michele Souda, Founder and President of WORDPOWER Communications and Cambridge Communications, LLC<br><br>For the best and brightest women scientists -- that's you. How you must communicate to establish credibility and authority – whether on the podium, in a meeting, or in everyday exchanges with your colleagues. Catered reception from 6:30-7:00pm.<br>
<br><b><u>Career Paths, Life Paths<br></u>When:</b> Wednesday, April 10, 12-1pm, lunch reception at 11:30am.<br><b>Where:</b> 32-D463 (Star conference room)<br><b>Panelists: </b>Professor Muriel Medard (MIT), Dean Christine Ortiz (MIT), Professor Evimaria Terzi (BU), Professor Katrin Wehrheim (MIT)<br>
<br>Four accomplished professors at different stages of their careers and personal lives discuss the challenges that women in academia may face in their paths to success and share their own stories with the audience. Refreshments and light lunch available from 11:30am.<br>
<br><b><u>Why is a Network for Women Scientists Valuable to You?<br></u>When:</b> Wednesday, April 10, 5-6pm, reception to follow.<br><b>Where:</b> 32-144<br><b>Speakers:</b> Julia Tartaglia, Christina Tartaglia, Scientista Foundation<br>
<br>Julia and Christina will discuss why you should be in a network for women in science and the value of community for female scientists. They will also reveal how they came to found their organization, The Scientista Foundation. Catered reception from 6:00-6:30pm.<br>
<br><b><u>Keynote: Empowering Yourself and Other Women on the Road to Success<br></u>When:</b> Thursday, April 11, 5-6pm, reception to follow.<br><b>Where:</b> 46-3310<br><b>Speaker: </b>Dr. Beth Lange, Mary Kay Chief Scientific Office <br>
<br>We are not born leaders, but must learn how to lead along the road to success. Dr. Beth Lange will discuss the importance of taking responsibility for your own career and success, of embracing your uniqueness as a female leader, and of being a positive female role model. Catered reception from 6:00-6:30pm.<br>
<br>We look forward to seeing you there! <br>-The GWAMIT Spring Empowerment Conference Planning Committee<br><br><br><b><u>2. Bowling Social with HGWISE (Fri. Apr. 26, RSVP by Fri. Apr. 19)<br></u>When:</b> Friday, April 26, 5:30-7pm<br>
<b>Where:</b> Meet at the Outbound Kendall T Station, 5pm<br><b>RSVP: </b><a href="http://bit.ly/BowlingSocial">http://bit.ly/BowlingSocial</a><br><br>Want to relax and meet graduate women from Harvard and MIT? Join us for free candlepin bowling at Sacco’s with HGWISE! No bowling expertise is needed, and all grad students and post-docs are welcome. SEATS ARE LIMITED, so please let us know if you plan to come! (RSVP by Apr. 19).<br>
<br><br><b>**********MIT**********<br></b><br><b><u>3. [SAAM] April Tabling (Tuesdays 11am-1pm and 4:30-6:30pm)<br></u>When:</b> Tuesdays in April, 11am-1pm and 4:30-6:30pm<br><b>Where:</b> Lobby 10 (11am-1pm), Z Center Johnson Lobby (4:30-6:30pm)<br>
<b>Info:</b> <a href="http://whiteelephant.scripts.mit.edu/saam/tabling/">http://whiteelephant.scripts.mit.edu/saam/tabling/</a><br><br>April is Sexual Assault Awareness Month. Stop by the SAAM table in Lobby 10 for information, materials and friendly faces every Tuesday between 11am – 1pm or the Johnson Lobby of the Z Center from 4:30 pm – 6:30 pm, every Tuesday in April.<br>
<br>Drop by one of our tables to pick up information, talk to committee representatives, see the Clothesline Project, pick up a Sexual Assault Awareness Month event schedule, get a t-shirt, or send a friend a White Ribbon.<br>
<br><br><b><u>4. Grad Gala Dress Sales (Apr. 8-13)<br></u>When:</b> Monday, April 8 – Saturday, April 13<br><b>Contact:</b> Whitney Lohmeyer, <a href="mailto:whitneylohmeyer@gmail.com">whitneylohmeyer@gmail.com</a><br><br>
Are you planning to attend the Grad Gala, but still don't have something to wear? Don't stress! I am selling formal/cocktail dresses sizes 4-10 and jewelry that have either never been worn or are in great condition. All prices are negotiable, but are from $40-100 depending on the dress. Feel free to contact me for more information at <a href="mailto:whitneylohmeyer@gmail.com">whitneylohmeyer@gmail.com</a>.<br>
<br><br><b><u>5. [SAAM] Project Unbreakable & Take Back the Night (Thurs. Apr. 11, Photo Exhibition 9am-5pm, Reception 5-6pm, TBTN 6pm)<br></u>When:</b> Thursday, April 11, 9am-5pm (Project Unbreakable Photo Exhibition), 5-6pm (Project Unbreakable Reception), 6pm (Take Back the Night)<br>
<b>Where:</b> Stata Balconies<br><b>Info:</b> <a href="http://whiteelephant.scripts.mit.edu/saam/project-unbreakable-and-tbtn/">http://whiteelephant.scripts.mit.edu/saam/project-unbreakable-and-tbtn/</a><br><br>We are honored to once again host Grace Brown’s Project Unbreakable at MIT for Sexual Assault Awareness Month on April 11th, 2013. Project Unbreakable was created in October of 2011 by Grace Brown. Grace works with survivors of sexual assault, photographing them holding a poster with a quote from their attacker. Grace has photographed over four hundred people and has received over a thousand submissions. TIME magazine has also named it one of the top 30 Tumblr blogs to follow.<br>
<br>Grace will not be taking photos at MIT this year, but there will be a photo exhibition on display April 11th from 9am – 5pm in the Stata Balconies followed by a reception from 5pm – 6pm. The evening will end with the story-sharing and witnessing of Take Back the Night starting at 6pm.<br>
<br><br><b><u>6. [GWIS] Operation Epsilon (Thurs. Apr. 11, 7:30pm)<br></u>When:</b> Thursday, April 11, 7:30pm<br><b>Where:</b> Central Square Theater, 450 Massachusetts Avenue, Cambridge<br><b>Tickets:</b> <a href="http://www.centralsquaretheater.org/season/12-13/operation-epsilon.html">http://www.centralsquaretheater.org/season/12-13/operation-epsilon.html</a><br>
<br>It’s the close of World War II – the dawn of the atomic age. The Allies have captured Germany’s top ten nuclear scientists and sequestered them at Farm Hall– a lavish estate in England – keeping them under surveillance to learn what they know about the American nuclear program and to gauge how close the Nazis are to making an atomic bomb. Nine of these men, including Nobel Prize winners Otto Hahn and Werner Heisenberg, are known as Hitler’s “Uranium Club.” Based on actual transcripts of secretly recorded conversations, playwright Alan Brody illuminates the ethical complexity of pursuing scientific discovery at the risk of wreaking catastrophic consequences. <br>
<br>Join GWIS at Operation Epsilon presented by The Nora Theatre Company, a project of Catalyst Collaborative at MIT. Following the performance on April 11 will be a Post-Performance Talkback with Janet Conrad, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Department of Physics.<br>
<br><br><b><u>7. Legatum Lecture - Shahnaz Husain: Pioneer and Entrepreneur (Wed. Apr. 24, 5:30-6:30pm)<br></u>When:</b> Wednesday, April 24, 5:30-6:30pm<br><b>Where:</b> E62-223<br><b>Info:</b> <a href="http://legatum.mit.edu/content/1281">http://legatum.mit.edu/content/1281</a><br>
<br>Shahnaz Husain's revolutionary business model and marketing approach is well-known throughout Asia. On April 24th, Shahnaz Husain will be at MIT to share the experiences and views of a female entrepreneur who has seen the growth of entrepreneurship in India, the increased role of female entrepreneurs, and the changing opportunities for people living at the bottom of the pyramid. <br>
<br>While creating commercial success, Ms. Husain faced and overcame obstacles commonly encountered by female entrepreneurs working in low-income countries - experiences that provide her with a wealth of advice for female entrepreneurs. And in creating her business model, Ms. Husain offered employment opportunities to thousands of women who, for the first time, experienced the benefits of earning a wage. The empowerment of these women demonstrates the broad-based and positive impact of innovative entrepreneurship.<br>
<br><br><b><u>8. [SAAM] Movie Night: “Flirting with Danger” (Wed. Apr. 24, 7-9pm)<br></u>When:</b> Wednesday, April 24, 7-9pm<br><b>Where:</b> 3-133<br><b>Info:</b> <a href="http://whiteelephant.scripts.mit.edu/saam/big-movie-night/">http://whiteelephant.scripts.mit.edu/saam/big-movie-night/</a><br>
<br>Social and developmental psychologist and author Lynn Phillips explores the line between consent and coercion in this thought-provoking look at popular culture and the ways real girls and women navigate their heterosexual relationships and hookups. <br>
<br>Featuring dramatizations of interviews that Phillips conducted with hundreds of young women, the film examines how the wider culture’s frequently contradictory messages about pleasure, danger, agency, and victimization enter into women’s most intimate relationships with men. The result is a refreshingly candid, and nuanced, look at how young women are forced to grapple with deeply ambivalent cultural attitudes about female sexuality.<br>
<br><br><b>**********Outside MIT**********<br></b><br><b><u>9. Documentary Screening: “It Was Rape” (Mon. Apr. 8, 8pm)<br></u>When:</b> Monday, April 8, 8pm<br><b>Where:</b> Sever Hall 310, Harvard University, Cambridge<br>
<b>Trailer: </b><a href="http://vimeo.com/53027180">http://vimeo.com/53027180</a><br><br>Rape is wrong, illegal, reprehensible—and yet still tragically common. In this film, eight women tell their diverse personal stories of sexual assault, from a Midwestern teenager trying alcohol for the first time to a Native American woman gradually coming to terms with her abusive childhood. <br>
<br>Gripping and emotional, this film is an opportunity to empathize with people—not just absorb faceless statistics—and to puncture the silence and denial that allow sexual assault to thrive. Ultimately, these stories shed light on how this epidemic affects us all.<br>
<br><br><b><u>10. [HGWISE] Challenges They Faced: Professors talk about getting through grad school (Tues. Apr. 16, 5:15-7:15pm)<br></u>When:</b> Tuesday, April 16, 5:15-7:15pm<br><b>Where:</b> Dudley House Common Room, Harvard University, Cambridge<br>
<br>Graduate school comes with a difficult array of setbacks and hurdles: issues with your advisor, getting scooped, applying for funding. This event brings together current graduate students with professors who faced similar challenges, but got through them and thrived. <br>
<br>We’ll start with a short panel introducing our panelists and discussing some of the problems they encountered in graduate school and the lessons they learned. Over dinner, we will break into small groups led by our panelists, who are all happy to share their experiences with you. <br>
<br><br><b><u>11. [HGWISE] Cambridge Coffee Hour with Professor Jennifer Hochschild (Mon. Apr. 22, 4:30-5:30pm)<br></u>When:</b> Monday, April 22, 4:30-5:30pm<br><b>Where:</b> CGIS-South Room 354, 1730 Cambridge Street, Cambridge<br>
<b>RSVP:</b> <a href="http://bit.ly/Hochschild">http://bit.ly/Hochschild</a><br><br>Please join us for a Coffee Hour with Jennifer Hochschild, Professor of Government at Harvard University, Professor of African and African American Studies, and Harvard College Professor. Hochschild currently conducts research on the politics and ideology of genomic science, immigrant political incorporation, and citizens’ use of factual information in political decision-making. She has also served as a consultant or expert witness in several school desegregation cases, most importantly Yonkers Board of Education v. New York State. <br>
<br>At the Coffee Hour, Professor Hochschild will discuss her career pathway, career choices, issues specific to being a woman in social science, work/life balance, or anything else you want to ask. RSVP appreciated (but not required). Coffee and pastries will be served.<br>
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