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The Learning Center is offering a GRE Preparation Workshop on May 18, 2013. Click here for details.

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Selected Online Resources

Woman Stats Project

"The most comprehensive compilation of information on the status of women in the world"

Human Rights Campaign

Grassroots Feminism

transnational archves, resources and communities

ALIC

[National] Archives Library Information Center

Resources on Women

National Women's Studies Association

"Established in 1977, the National Women's Studies Association has as one of its primary objectives promoting and supporting the production and dissemination of knowledge about women and gender through teaching, learning, research and service in academic and other settings."

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This guide provides you with an introduction to resources available for researching Gender Studies and corresponding, interdisciplinary courses at MSU.

For further assistance, contact Susan Hall or Ula Gaha

Did you know that MSU offers Gender Studies as a minor? Click here for more information.

In the news...

The Global Gender Index: Glass ceiling remains in place for female academics
May 2, 2013
Article by Jack Grove, Times Higher Education (U.K.)
Language as Prejudice: Do Women Talk Too Much?
"Despite the widespread belief that women talk more than men, most of the available evidence suggests just the opposite. When women and men are together, it is the men who talk most. Two Canadian researchers, Deborah James and Janice Drakich, reviewed sixty-three studies which examined the amount of talk used by American women and men in different contexts. Women talked more than men in only two studies."
Nobel Women's Initiative
Tawakkol Karman is the first Yemeni, first Arab woman, and second Muslim woman to win a Nobel Peace Prize... AND she's the youngest Peace Laureate to date!
5 Ways to Build Empathy In Our Communities
Article by Sarah Ogden, from Everyday Feminism
Project Discard
Project Discard, launched on Facebook in October 2012, is "A place for you to send the cards, letters, and texts your abuser has sent you." It can also be found on http://heartofhealing222.tumblr.com/
Scholarly Publishing's Gender Gap
October 22, 2012
Article by Robin Wilson
From The Chronicle of Higher Education: "Women cluster in certain fields, according to a study of millions of journal articles, while men get more credit."
Women as Academic Authors, 1665-2010
October 22, 2012
From The Chronicle of Higher Education
"Women’s presence in higher education has increased, but as authors of scholarly papers—keys to career success—their publishing patterns differ from those of men. Explore nearly 1,800 fields and subfields, across four centuries, to see which areas have the most female authors and which have the fewest, in this exclusive Chronicle report. See how overall percentages differ from the important first-author position and—in two major bioscience fields—from the prestigious last-author position."
He and She, from INSIDE HIGHER ED
He and She
August 31, 2012 - 3:00am
By Kaustuv Basu

"Researchers in medicine and science continue to focus on male animals in their trials and experiments. Men are left out of osteoporosis studies. And government auto safety testing doesn’t use crash test dummies that are designed to resemble pregnant women."

"Efforts to include sex and gender analysis, such as guidelines by the National Institutes of Health instructing grantees to include women and minorities in clinical research, have been around for more than a decade." Read more...
New Study Ponders the Effect of Professors' Gender on Students' Success in Science
May 18, 2009
Article by David Glenn
From The Chronicle of Higher Education: "New Study Ponders the Effect of Professors' Gender on Students' Success in Science."

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Miss Representation

Miss Representation is a film that has sparked a movement "that seeks to empower women and girls to challenge limiting media labels in order to realize their potential."

Women's portrayal in the media is a powerful tool that perpetuates sexism, and Miss Representation explores this concept through discussions with young women, powerful females, and celebrities. It provokes critical thinking about the images we are bombarded with and offers solutions to breaking this cultural habit of focusing on women's bodies instead of their minds.

If you are interested in a screening of Miss Representation, please email Ula Gaha.

Please be aware that the following video contains some graphic images and language.

Newest Miss Representation Trailer (2011 Sundance Film Festival Official Selection) from Miss Representation on Vimeo.

Film: Wonder Women! The Untold Story of American Superheroines

Sneak preview screenings in 100 cities nationwide in March. From the birth of the comic book superheroine in the 1940s to the blockbusters of today, Wonder Women! looks at how popular representations of powerful women often reflect society’s anxieties about women’s liberation. See the link for information about hosting a film screening.