Women's Community Center Podcasts
The Women's Community Center exists to facilitate the success of women students at Stanford by providing innovative opportunities for scholarship, leadership, and activism. We work with both graduate and undergraduate students in a variety of capacities. This website was developed to make accessible to the general public events held at the WCC.
Women Taking Action for Health & Justice- An Evening with Anne Firth Murray
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For the past twenty-five years, Anne Firth Murray has worked in the field of philanthropy, serving as a consultant to many foundations. From 1978 to the end of 1987, she directed the environment and international population programs of the Hewlett Foundation in California. She is the Founding President of The Global Fund for Women, which provides funds internationally to seed, strengthen, and link groups committed to women's well being. Currently, she is a scholar/activist at the Union Institute and a Consulting Professor in Human Biology at Stanford University. Murray's latest book, From Outrage to Courage Women Taking Action for Health and Justice, describes the outrage, the darkness of persistent poverty and the low status of women, and the scandalous injustices that ravage the health of poor women in many poorer countries. Yet there is another side to this story. Change is possible, brought on by the courage of women to shine a light in the darkness and take action. These efforts are represented here by the poetry of women and the work of women's groups.
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Sunday, Mar 09, 2008Not an Admissions Mistake: Own Your Successes
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Think you don't deserve the praise you get or that your success is due to luck? Doree Allen discusses the tendency for high-achieving people, particularly women, to discount their successes and focus on their shortcomings, known as the Impostor Syndrome.
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Friday, Feb 22, 2008Gender and the Weather: A Decade of Changing Climates
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Dr. Terry Root discusses her research on differences in obstacles faced by men and women in scientific fields, including her own experiences as a Stanford researcher. Dr. Root is a lead author on the UN's Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC), recipient of the 2007 Nobel Peace Prize with Al Gore.
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