Past Lectures

Story as Leadership: Lecture and Workshop. February 26-27, 2009
Lecture was led by Christina Baldwin on Feb 26, 2009 at the Wexner Center.
Ann Linnea and Christina Baldwin led the workshop on Feb 27, 2009 from 9 am to 5 pm at the RPAC Meeting Rooms 1-3, 337 W. 17th Ave.

Susan Faludi, November, 2008

"The Heart of the Matter: How Feminism Explains America" at OSU's 9th annual Diversity Lecture and Cultural Arts Series. Ms. Faludi is a Pulitzer Prize winning journalist and best selling author, with astute observations on the lives of women and men that inspired a new generation to rethink issues of gender and power.

The Honorable Mary Robinson, Former President of Ireland, October, 2008
 “Women and International Policy”, in conversation with WOSU’s Fred Andrle

Joyce K. Fletcher, 2001
Senior Research Scholar, Jean Baker Miller Training Institute; Professor of Management, Center for Gender in Organizations, Simmons College Graduate School of Management
 “Invisible Work: The Disappearance of Relational Practice at Work”

Kimberle Crenshaw, April 2002
Joint Professor, Columbia University School of Law, UCLA School of Law
“The Intersectionality of Gender and Race Discrimination”

Nancy Hopkins, October 1, 2002
Amgen, Inc.  Professor of Molecular Biology, MIT
“Breaking through MIT’s Glass Ceiling”

Harilyn Rousso, March 6, 2003
2003 National Women’s History Month Honoree
“From Girl to Woman to Elder: An Introduction to Gender Issues for Women with Disabilities throughout the Life Cycle”

Mahnaz Afkhami, October 16, 2003
Founder and President, Women’s Learning Partnership
“Culture, Religion, and Identity: Future Trends in Gender Equality Work”

Valerie Lee, October 8, 2003
Professor and Chair, Department of English, Ohio State University
“Talkin’ the Talk & Walkin’ the Walk: Making Diversity Work”

Linda Greene, October 7, 2004
Associate Vice Chancellor for Faculty & Staff Programs; Evjue-Bascom Professory of Law, University of Wisconsin-Madison
“From Brown to Grutter: Towards a More Robust Vision of Constitutional Equality”

Debra Rolison, October, 26, 2004
Research Chemist, Naval Research Laboratory; Section Head, Advanced Electrochemical Materials; Adjunct Professor of Chemistry, University of Utah
“Can Title XI do for women in science and engineering what it has done for women and sports?”

Robert Drago, October 6, 2005
Professory, Women and Labor Studies, Penn State University; Professional Fellow, University of Melbourne
“Making Work and Family Compatible: Challenges and Strategies for Change”

Buck Buchanan, November 9, 2005
Workshop leader and national speaker on men’s issues
“Male Stereotypes, Men’s Lives and the Impact of Masculinity on  Campus”

Joan Williams, February 9, 2006
Distinguished Professor, UC Hastings College of Law
“Unbending Gender: Why Family and Work Conflict and What to Do About It”

Jean Shinoda Bolen, October 13, 2006
Psychiatrist, Jungian analyst, clinical professor of psychiatry at the University of California at San Francisco, and author
“Urgent Message from Mother: Gather the Women, Save the World”

Cecilia Conrad, 2006
Associate Dean and Stedman-Summer Professor of Economics at Pomona College
"Beyond Recruitment- Institutional Transformation of Women in the Academy."

Margaret Wheatley, January 23, 2007
President, Berkana Institute
“The Future of the World Depends on Women”