The Scholar and the Feminist XX:
Women, Work, and Family in a Changing Economy – April 23, 1994

Conference Program (PDF, 328 KB)

Morning Session

Welcoming Remarks:
Kathryn J. Rodgers, Acting President, Barnard College
Introduction:
Leslie Calman, Director, Barnard Center for Research on Women

Morning Plenaries

Women, Work, and Family in a Changing Economy
Delores L. Crockett, Acting Deputy Director, US Department of Labor Women’s Bureau
Fran Sussner Rodgers, Founder and Chief Executive Officer, Work/Family Directions, Inc.
Sheila Wellington, President, Catalyst
Linda Faye Williams, Associate Professor, Department of Government and Politics, University of Maryland at College Park and Director of Institute for Policy Research, Congressional Black Caucus Foundation

Afternoon Panels

1. Sexual Harassment in the Workplace
   Kathy A. Cavallo, Associate Director, Personnel, Bear Stearns and Company Inc.
   Marion Gindes, President, Marion Gindes and Associates: Consultants for the Changing Workplace
   Ruth Jones, Staff Attorney, NOW Legal Defense and Education Fund
   Shirley Muñoz, Senior Partner, Cora Group
   K.C. Wagner, Director, Trade Union Women Programs, Cornell University, NYS School of Industrial and Labor Relations
2. Entrepreneurship as a Vocation: From Microbusiness/Self-employment to Owning a Mainstream Company
   Tricia Wisznat Atallah, The PWAdvisory Group
   Marsha L. Firestone, Vice President of Training and Counseling, American Woman’s Economic Development Corporation
   Rosalind Paaswell, President and Chief Executive Officer, American Woman’s Economic Development Corporation
3. Breaking the Glass Ceiling
   Mary C. Mattis, Vice President for Research and Advisory Services, Catalyst
   Joyce Miller, Executive Director, US Department of Labor Glass Ceiling Commission
   Sylvia S. Wagonheim, Director, Queens College Center for the New American Workforce
   Linda Workman, Director, Workforce Diversity, RJR Nabisco, Inc.
4. Corporate Family Policies and Career Paths for Women: What Price Family?
   Sharon Hoahing, Executive Director, Long Island Chapter of 9 to 5: National Association of Working Women
   Barbara R. Katersky, Vice President for Employee Relations, American Express Company
   Rita Gunther McGrath, Assistant Professor, Columbia University School of Business
   Debbie Schwartz, Research Associate, Families and Work Institute
5. Dependent Care and Working Women: Who Provides, Who Pays?
   Ronda Carlos-Smith, Deputy Director, Childcare, Inc.
   Cecilia Conrad, Assistant Professor, Department of Economics, Barnard College
   Jan Pagliasotti, Senior Program Manager, Work/Family Directors, Inc.
6. Women and Urban Community Economic Development
   Christina A. Clamp, Professor, Community Economic Development Program, New Hampshire College
   Susie Johnson, Senior Associate of Economic Development, Ms. Foundation for Women
7. Company Workers at Home: The New World of Telecommunications, Home Work, and the Impact on Women Workers
   Kathleen Christensen, Professor and Chair, Environmental Psychology Program, City University of New York Graduate Center
   Gil Gordon, Gil Gordon Associates and Editor, Telecommuting Review
   Arlene Johnson, Vice President, Families and Work Institute
8. Welfare Reform in the 1990’s: What Women Can Expect and Why
   Mimi Abramovitz, Professor, Hunter College School of Social Work
   Merble Reagon, Executive Director, women’s Center for Education and Career Advancement
   Guida West, Director of Policy, Advocacy, and Research, Federation of Protestant Welfare Agencies
9. Coming Out at Work: Lesbians in the Workplace
   Gail Murphy, Assistant Vice President for Human Resources Development, CoreStates Financial Corp and Senior Consultant, Kaplan, Lucas, & Associates
   Amy Robinson, Assistant Professor, Department of English, Georgetown University
   Suzanna Danuta Walters, Assistant Professor, Department of Sociology, Georgetown University
   Heather Wishik, Director, Tufts University Lesbian, Gay, and Bisexual Resource Center and Educational Consultant and Founder, Open Door Consulting
10. Immigrant Women: Organizing, the Underground Economy and Work Discrimination
    May Chen, Assistant Education Director of Local 23-25, ILGWU
    Lourdes Santiago, Partner, Korona, Beides, Eaton, Mark, and Santiago, P.A. and Board Member, Center for Immigrants’ Rights
    Ursula Levelt, Director of Education, Center for Immigrants’ Rights
11. Women Workers and Aging
    Robert L. Becker, Partner, Raff and Becker
    Louise Spivack, Women’s Initiative Spokesperson, American Assocation of Retired Persons (AARP)
    Irene Talbott, Certified Financial Planner and Vice President, Older Women’s League

Closing Keynote Address:

Heidi Hartmann, Director Institute for Women’s Public Research

Director and Conference Coordinator

Leslie J. Calman

Manager

Isabel Ochoa

Student Assistants

Nerissa Balkarran, Astrid Choromanska, Olga Choromanska, Naima DiFranco, Kate Drabinski, Michelle Ehlinger, Abhaya Kaufman, Katya Kazakina, Alison Riley, Jeniffer Samet, Pegi Shetabi