Yale Bulletin and Calendar

September 17, 2004|Volume 33, Number 3

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Gender inequality to be explored in annual Hollingshead Lecture

Paula England, professor of sociology at Stanford University, will deliver the annual Hollingshead Lecture on Friday, Sept. 17.

Titled "Gender Inequality in Jobs and at Home: Does it Vary by Class?" England's lecture will begin at 4 p.m. in Rm. 211, Hall of Graduate Studies, 320 York St. A reception will follow in Rm. 401. Sponsored by the Department of Sociology, the talk is free and the public is invited to attend.

In her lecture, England will address questions about the patterning of inequality between women and men in American society. She will explore such topics as "what mechanisms, including class stratification, might generate these dynamics?"

Over the course of her career, England has done extensive research on both gender inequality in the paid workplace, and gender dynamics in families.

England is well known for her application of both quantitative and qualitative techniques and forms of reasoning to research problems. She is the recipient of the American Sociological Association's Jessie Bernard Award for career contributions to gender scholarship and is a former editor of the American Sociological Review.

Bioethics talk will focus on disability issues

On Monday, Sept. 20, the Disability and Bioethics Working Research Group will host a visit by Adrienne Asch, the Henry R. Luce Professor in Biology, Ethics and the Politics of Human Reproduction at Wellesley College.

Asch will discuss "Disability and Bioethics: The Challenge and the Questions," at noon in Susman Hall at the Joseph Slifka Center, 80 Wall St. Space is limited and lunch will be served. For luncheon reservations, contact Carol Pollard at (203) 432-6188 or carol.pollard@yale.edu.

In her lecture, Asch will examine how, in her view, the social model of disability embodied in the disability rights movement and in the last three decades of disability studies scholarship has posed a major challenge to the world of bioethics.

Asch's work focuses on the ethical, political, psychological and social implications of human reproduction and the family. At Wellesley, she teaches such courses as "Introduction to Reproductive Issues," "Ethical and Social Issues in Genetics," "Women and Motherhood," and "Ethical and Policy Issues in Reproduction."

From 1987-1990, she served as an associate in social science and policy with the New Jersey Bioethics Commission. In 1993, Asch was a member of the Clinton Task Force on Health Care Reform.

Asch is a member of the boards of the Boston Women's Health Book Collective, the Council for Responsible Genetics and the American Society of Bioethics and Humanities, among others.

Asch's recent publications include "Prenatal Testing and Disability Rights." She is currently completing a book on assisted reproduction.

Fortune writer to give Calhoun College master's tea

Bethany McLean, senior writer at Fortune, will give a master's tea on Wednesday, Sept. 22.

McLean will speak at 4:30 p.m. at the Calhoun College master's house, 434 College St. The talk is free and open to the public.

McLean covers a wide variety of topics at Fortune. Her most recent stories include articles on the Masters of Wine and the company InterActive Corp.

McLean joined Fortune in 1995 as a reporter, and began her career writing stories on such diverse topics as 401(k) plans and the latest innovations in biotechnology. In 2001, she wrote a story that posed the question "How does Enron make money?" This article is widely viewed as the first story questioning the ethics of Enron to run in a national publication.

McLean, along with another senior writer at Fortune, Peter Elkind, co-authored the 2003 book "The Smartest Guys in the Room: The Amazing Rise and Scandalous Fall of Enron," which received critical acclaim.

Renowned playwright to give a reading and discuss his work

Award-winning playwright Doug Wright will visit the campus on Wednesday, Sept. 22.

Wright will read from his works and lead a discussion at 5:30 p.m. in Rm. 309, Harkness Hall, 100 Wall St. Co-sponsored by the Larry Kramer Initiative for Lesbian and Gay Studies, the Theater Studies department and the School of Drama, the event is free and open to the public.

Wright won the 2004 Pulitzer Prize for Drama for "I Am My Own Wife: Portrait of an Enigma," a play based on the true story of Charlotte von Mahlsdorf, a transvestite who survived both the Nazis and the post-war communist regime in East Germany. The play was also honored with a Tony Award for Best Play, a GLAAD Media Award, an Outer Critics Circle Award, a Lucille Lortel Award and the Benjamin Danks Award for Literature from the American Academy of Arts and Letters, among others.

Another of Wright's plays,"Quills," won an Obie Award for Outstanding Achievement in Playwriting and the Kesselring Award for Best New American Play from the National Arts Club. He went on to write the screenplay adaptation, which was nominated for a Golden Globe Award and received the Paul Selvin Award from the Writers Guild of America. The film was named Best Picture by the National Board of Review and was nominated for three Academy Awards.

Wright's other works include "The Stonewater Rapture," "Interrogating the Nude," "Buzzsaw Berkeley" and "Unwrap Your Candy."

Access to essential medicine topic of health care lecture

Rachel M. Cohen, the U.S. advocacy liaison for Doctors Without Borders/Médecins Sans Frontières' (MSF) Campaign for Access to Essential Medicines, will speak to the Justice and the Allocation of Health Care Working Group on Thursday, Sept. 23.

Cohen's lecture, titled "Ensuring Access to Effective and Affordable Medicines for People in Developing Countries," will take place at noon at the Institute for Social and Policy Studies, 87 Trumbull St. The talk is free and open to the public.

Cohen represents MSF's campaign to U.S. government officials and agencies, pharmaceutical companies, non-governmental organizations, philanthropic foundations and academic institutions on advocacy issues related to ensuring equitable access to effective and affordable medicines for people in developing countries.

As the spokesperson for MSF's Access Campaign in the United States, Cohen has briefed members of the U.S. Congress and has addressed a wide range of audiences, including industry executives, academics, activists, and medical and public health students.

Prior to joining MSF in 1999, Cohen served as the director of foundation and corporate giving at Housing Works, the largest minority-controlled AIDS service organization in the United States. She also served as program coordinator for the U.S. and Cuba Medical Project, where she directed medical aid programs and carried out educational and advocacy initiatives about the impact of U.S. foreign policy on the health of the Cuban population.

Recent gubernatorial appointee to give social policy talk

Janice Gruendel, co-founder and co-president of Connecticut Voices for Children, will speak in the Yale Center in Child Development and Social Policy lecture series on Friday, Sept. 24.

Her talk, titled "All Children Ready for School Success: Moving From Public Goal to Public Action in Connecticut and the U.S.," will be held at 11:30 a.m. in Rm. 102, Becton Center, 15 Prospect St. The talk is open to the public free of charge. For further information, call (203) 432-9935.

Connecticut Voices for Children is an advocacy organization engaged in public policy work on tax, finance and budget, early care and early learning, youth development and family economic security, with a special focus on child poverty. One of the initiatives at CT Voices is the "Ready, Set, Grow...CT Kids!" campaign, of which Gruendel is a managing partner. The campaign seeks to secure, mobilize and support a broad base of citizen interest and action in community-based services to assure that all Connecticut children arrive at kindergarten ready for school success.

Gruendel, who received her Ph.D. from Yale in developmental psychology, conducts research and policy analysis at CT Voices, and also provides supervision in the areas of early childhood and youth development. She also shares administrative responsibility for the operation and development of the CT Voices organization.

Governor M. Jodi Rell recently appointed Gruendel to the position of senior policy advisor on early childhood education. In this position, Gruendel leads the administration's efforts to make Connecticut a national model for early childhood education.

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