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Mark Your Calendar for Women's History Month 2022

February 08, 2022
Submitted By: Office of Diversity and Community Engagement

March is Women’s History Month. Women’s History Month is observed to acknowledge and celebrate the contributions of women in our past, present, and future. In recognition of the month, we encourage your engagement in the slate of programs consisting of guest speakers and conversations. Please see below for program details and information about online registration.

MAR. 1

Celebrating 50 Years of Title IX

  • Panelists: Congresswoman Jahana Hayes, Dr. Estela López, and Dr. Sharon Beverly; moderator: Dr. Annette Rogers
  • Date: March 1 from 6:30 p.m.-7:30 p.m.
  • Platform: Virtual via Zoom
  • Register online 

2022 marks the 50th anniversary of Title IX of the Education Amendments of 1972, the landmark legislation that prohibits discrimination on the basis of sex in educational programs. Join us for a virtual panel discussion about the impacts of Title IX from a legislative, educational, and athletic perspective, with insights from panelists Congresswoman Jahana Hayes, Dr. Estela López, and Dr. Sharon Beverly. The panel, moderated by Associate Dean Annette Rogers, will address the progress made in the last 50 years and how Title IX can continue to move us beyond lingering barriers.

MAR. 3

Reclaiming Equity: Indigenous Women, Power, and Place

  • Guest Speaker: endawnis Spears
  • Date: March 3 from 1 p.m.-2 p.m.
  • Platform: Virtual via Zoom
  • Register online

Akomawt Educational Initiative co-founder endawnis Spears (Diné/ Ojibwe/ Chickasaw/ Choctaw) will discuss the roles of Indigenous women as the principal shapers of the cultural, political, and ecological aspects of tribal nations in the Northeast and beyond. Understanding how these ways of knowing influence contemporary social movements in Indian Country can help contextualize the work being done to reclaim language, kinship, foodways, and governance. Participants are encouraged to ask questions and think critically about meaningful ways they can stand in solidarity with Native women, two-spirit people, and tribal nations. 

MAR. 8

International Women’s Day: Standing Up and Breaking Through

  • Guest Speaker: Dr. Mariko Silver
  • Date: March 8 from 1 p.m.-2 p.m.
  • Platform: Virtual via Zoom
  • Register online

Each year on March 8, we celebrate International Women’s Day, a global day to reflect on and celebrate the social, economic, cultural and political achievements of women. The day also marks a call to action for continued acceleration of gender parity. Although we have made incredible strides in creating a more inclusive and equitable space for women in society, we still have a long way to go. Hear from Dr. Mariko Silver, President and CEO of the Henry Luce Foundation, about some of the challenges still facing women in leadership roles today and how to overcome barriers to success.

MAR. 29

Conversation about The Chair

  • Facilitators: Peggy Beauregard & Carolyn Pe Rosiene
  • Date: March 29 from 1 p.m.-2:30 p.m.
  • Location: Shaw Center
  • Register online

The Chair is a Netflix television series launched in 2021, with six episodes, each lasting 30 minutes. The Chair depicts life at a fictional New England liberal arts college by focusing on the first woman of color elected by her peers to become the Chair of the English Department. She quickly gets caught in the demands of the administration and the politics of her own department. She encounters many obstacles along the way as she advocates for her department and their students.

Professor Carolyn Pe Rosiene, Chair of the Department of Computing Sciences in the College of Arts and Sciences, and Professor Peggy Beauregard, Assistant Professor of Mathematics in Hillyer College, will lead a discussion about the Netflix series The Chair. We invite you to join us to unpack the themes of sexism, ageism, and racism raised in the show, not with the goal of debating whether the topics and conflicts are “true” or “too far off” but as a meeting of minds/venue for an informed discussion. Participants are encouraged to watch The Chair in advance of the conversation; short clips will be shared during the conversation to help facilitate discussion.

Questions, comments, or suggestions? Contact Christine Grant, Executive Director of Diversity, Equity, and Community Engagement (cgrant@hartford.edu; 860-768-4220) and/or Lisa Coté, Assistant Director of Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion (licote@hartford.edu; 860-768-4932).