All brown bag lunches will take place at the Women’s Resource Center on campus at the corner of Green and Wright streets. Readings and relevant information will be posted after the brown bag. Light refreshments will be provided.
Defining Empowerment Across Disciplines
12:00PM September 9, 2015
Guest Speaker: Colleen Murphy, Ph.D.
Building Partnerships in Women’s Empowerment
12:00PM October 14, 2015
Guest Speaker: Andrea Burniske, M.A.
Women’s Rights and International Development
12:00PM November 11, 2015
Guest Speaker: Assata Zerai, Ph.D.
Operationalizing Empowerment
12:00PM December 9, 2015
Guest Speakers: Rachel Storm, Lenore Matthew, and Liz Sloffer
Emerging Measures of Women’s Empowerment
12:00PM January 27, 2016
Guest Speaker: Maimouna Barro, Ph.D.
Mixed Methods in Gender and Development Research
12:00PM February 10, 2016
Guest Speaker Faranak Miraftab, Ph.D.
A Career Journey from USAID Diplomacy to Human Rights Research
12:00PM March 9, 2016
Guest Speaker: Vernita Pearl Fort, Ph.D. Candidate
Agricultural Extension: Pathway to Empowerment and Food Security
12:00PM April 13, 2016
Guest Speakers: Andrea Bohn, MBA, MS; Maria Jones, MBA, MS, ; Kathryn Heinz, BA
Click here to view Symposium Series information: Focal Point Fall 2015 Poster
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