The Scholar and the Feminist XXI:
Growing up Female – April 8, 1995

Conference Program (PDF, 360 KB)

Morning Session

Welcoming Remarks:
Flora S. Davidson, Acting Dean of the Faculty, Barnard College
Introduction:
Leslie Calman, Director, Barnard Center for Research on Women

Morning Plenaries

Growing Up Female
Jeanne Brooks-Gunn, Virginia and Leonard Marx Professor and Director, Adolescent Studies Program, Teachers College, Columbia University
Zella Luria, Professor, Department of Psychology and American Studies, Tufts University
Peggy McIntosh, Associate Director, Wellesley College Center for Research on Women, and Founder and Co-director, National S.E.E.D. Project on Inclusive Curriculum (Seeking Educational Equity and Diversity)
Janie Victoria Ward, Associate Professor of Education and Human Services, Simmons College

Afternoon Session

1. Seeking Gender Equity in Education
   Barbara Jackson, Professor, Department of Administration, Policy, and Urban Education, Graduate School of Education, Fordham University
   Peggy McIntosh, Associate Director, Wellesley College Center for Research on Women, and Founder and Co-Director, National S.E.E.D. Project on Inclusive Curriculum (Seeking Educational Equity and Diversity)
   Hugo Mahabir, Diversity Coordinator and English Teacher, Poly Prep Country Day School, Brooklyn, NY
   Michelle Sola, Director of Gender Equity Initiatives and Spanish Teacher, The Manhattan Country School
2. Girls, Science, Math, and Technology
   Margaret Honey, Associate Director, Center for Children and Technology
   Ann Pollina, Dean of Faculty, Chair of Mathematics Department, and Director of the Women in Science and Engineering Program, Westover School, Middlebury, CT
   Ellen Wahl, Senior Scientist, Center for Children and Technology
3. Body Image and the Adolescent Girl
   Ilana Attie, Supervising Psychologist, St. Luke’s-Roosevelt Hospital
   Lucinda Franks, Pulitzer Prize winner for national reporting, The New York Times and a writer for The New Yorker and The New York Times Magazine; author of the novel, Wild Apples
   Susan Gutwill, Women’s Therapy Center, And Co-author of Eating Problems: A Feminist Psychoanalytic Treatment Model
4. Girls’ Sexuality
   Cecilia Conrad, Associate Professor of Economics, Barnard College
   Katherine Dalsimer, Consulting Psychologist, Columbia University Mental Health Service and author of Female Adolescence
   Bonnie Leadbeater, Associate Professor of Developmental Psychology, Yale University
5. Sexual Harassment of Girls
   Ruth Jones, Adjunct Clinical Professor of Law, Fordham Law School
   Montana Katz, Author of Get Smart: What You Should Know But Won’t Learn in Class About Sexual Harassment and Sex Discrimination
   Yolanda Wu, Staff Attorney, NOW Legal Defense and Education Fund
6. Toys, Books, and Video Games
   Eden Lipsen, Editor at The New York Times Book Review
   M.G. Lord, Author of Forever Barbie: The Unauthorized Biography of a Real Doll
   Carla F.P. Seal-Wanner, Co-Director and Executive Producer, Mind/Works Media, Inc. Formerly Director, Graduate Program in Instructional Technology and Media, Teachers College, Columbia University
7. Music and Youth Culture
   Sasha Cagen ’96, Barnard College student and editor, Cupsize (a zine)
   Ann Powers, Music Editor, The Village Voice
   Danyel Smith, Music Editor, Vibe Magazine
   Asali Solomon ’95, Barnard College student
8. Girls and Sports
   Barbara Chesler, Associate Director of Athletics, Yale University
   Donna Lopiano, Executive Director, Women’s Sports Foundation
   Molly Wynne, Sports Psychologist and Lecturer, Department of Physical Education, Barnard College
9. Feminism: the Generations (What Can ‘60s Feminists and ‘90s Feminists Learn From Each Other?)
   Louise Bernikow, Author of Among Women and the forthcoming The Secret History of Feminism in Our Time
   Ayana Byrd ’95, Barnard College student
   Evan van Dommelen ’95, Barnard College student
   Abhaya Kaufman, Fund for the Feminist Majority

Closing Keynote Address

What the Boys are Watching: Media Images that Shape Masculinity and Influence How Boys Treat Girls
Myriam Miedzian, Author of Boys Will Be Boys: Breaking the Link Between Masculinity and Violence

Director and Conference Coordinator

Leslie J. Calman

Manager

Isabel Oachoa

Student Assistants

Nerissa Balkarran, Olga Choromanska, Alexa Dietrich, Kate Drabinski, Cindy Jeffers, Renee Mayo, Jennifer Samet, Aidan Smith, Noelle Stout