Edequity Folks,
Below is a conference announcement for the International Coalition
Against Sexual harassment Conference to be held in Washington, DC in
August. Of interest to many of you may be the second day which will
focus on Title IX issues for schools and colleges. The conference is not
expensive $50 for both days. Workshops and papers are featured.
Below is the 1)conference program, 2)registration information and
3)hotel information. Please feel free to forward this information to
other lists or to people you think might be interested. Hope to see many
of you this summer at the conference. For the latest conference
information visit our website at: http://jan.ucc.nau.edu/~pms/icash
Susan Fineran
Conference Co-Chair
<sfineran@bu.edu>
INTERNATIONAL COALITION AGAINST SEXUAL HARASSMENT
Ninth Annual Conference: August 10-11, 2000
Renaissance Mayflower Hotel
Washington, D.C.
Preliminary Conference Program
AUGUST 10: LEGAL POLITICAL AND INTERPERSONAL ISSUES
8:00- 8:30AM Registration and Coffee
8:30 - 8:45 Welcome
8:45- 9:30 Opening Plenary:
Erika George, Human Rights Watch
9:45 -10:45 Panel: "Sexual Harassment: The Evolution of An Issue"
Billie Dzeich University of Cincinnati .
BerniceSandler National Association for Women in
Education
Michelle Paludi Paludi & Associates
11:00-12:30 Papers: Legal Issues and Sexual Harassment
Claire P. Curtis "Sexual Harassment as Sex Discrimination:
Three
Interpretations"
Karine Lempen "Employer's Liability In Case Of Sexual
Harassment: A
Cross-National Study
Between Switzerland and the USA"
Jill A. McCorkel "Divorcing Theory in Practice: Interpretive
Struggles and Backlash Politics in the
Application of Sexual
Harassment Guidelines"
Nancy E. Snow "Patriarchy and Same Sex Harassment"
12:30-2:00PM LUNCH
2:00 - 3:00 Panel: Sexual Harassment and Relationships
Billie Dzeich University of Cincinnati
Ann Lane University of Virginia
Daphne Patai University of Massachusetts, Amherst
3:15-5:00 Workshop:, "Workplace Sexual Harassment: Legal,
Management, and
Psychological Approaches to Prevention"
Michelle Paludi and Carmen Paludi,
Paludi Associates, Schenectady, NY
AUGUST 11: SEXUAL HARASSMENT IN SCHOOLS AND COLLEGES
8:00-8:30AM Registration and Coffee
8:30- 9:15 Plenary Session:
Verna Williams, Esq.
National Women's Law Center, Washington, D.C.
Ms. Williams argued as plaintiff's attorney
before the U.S. Supreme Court in
1999 in Aurelia Davis v. Monroe County Board
of Education.
9:30-11:00 Papers: Sexual Harassment in Grades K-12
Ayelet Gilaldi, "Sexual Violence in Kindergarten and Pre-Schools
in
Israel: From Demonstrating
Power to Sexual Harassment"
Nan Stein "Sexual Harassment Meets Zero Tolerance:
Life in
K-12 Schools Since the Davis
Decision"
Eva Witkowska "Sexual Harassment in Swedish Schools. An
Analysis
of School Based
Intervention and Prevention Efforts"
9:30-11:00 Workshop: "Creating Healthy Relationships: A
School-Based Prevention Program"
Lakshmy Parameswaran, Fort Bend County
Women's Center, Texas
11:15-12:45 Workshop: "Being Harassed and Exploited is NOT a Part
of the Curriculum"
Steven B. Bisbing, Tacoma Park, MD
12:45-2:15 LUNCH
2:15-3:45 Papers: Sexual Harassment in a Global Context
James Gruber "Sexual Harassment in a Cross-Cultural Context:
Results from College
Eros DeSouza Students in Four Countries"
Pamela Brown "Campus Survey of Sexual Harassment"
Haruhiko Kanegae "Sexual Harassment in Japanese Universities: A Survey
Analysis of
Female Students at a Particular
University"
2:15-3:45 Workshop: "Sexual Harassment in Secondary Schools: An
Ecological Approach to Prevention"
Michelle Paludi and Carmen. Paludi
Paludi Associates, Schenectady, NY
4:00-5:30 Papers: Violence Against Women
Denise Wilborne "Sexual Assault, Coercion, and Harassment:
Implications for Subjective Well-
Being and Relationship Satisfaction"
Alla Belskaya "The relationship between "public" and
"private"
violence"
Lyudmila Besarab "Violence in society and in a family under
conditions of transition economy"
Tracy Edwards "Brzonkala v. Virginia Polytechnic
Institute"
4:00-5:30 Workshop: "Professor-Student Sex: Exploitation in the
Ivory
Tower or Normal Relations Between Consenting
Adults?"
Steven B. Bisbing, Tacoma Park, MD
5:45-6:30 Planning Meeting for 2001 Conference. All are welcome
to be a part of this.
CONFERENCE REGISTRATION INFORMATION (HOTEL REGISTRATION IS AFTER THIS)
PLEASE PRINT OUT A HARD COPY OF THE REGISTRATION FORM BELOW AND SEND
WITH A CHECK TO JIM GRUBER (ADDRESS BELOW)
You can not register online.
THE NINTH ANNUAL CONFERENCE
INTERNATIONAL COALITION AGAINST SEXUAL HARASSMENT
Renaissance Mayflower Hotel
Washington, D.C.
August 10-11, 2000
PRE-REGISTRATION
Name___________________________________________________________________
Title
__________________________________________________________________
Affiliation ___________________________________________________________
__________
Department/Suite________________________________________________________________
street:___________________________________________________________________
city:___________________________________state___________ziip
Telephone:
home:___________________________office:___________________
E Mail:_____________________________@____________________________
EVERYONE PLANNING TO ATTEND THE CONFERENCE IS URGED TO PRE-REGISTER.
CONFERENCE PARTICIPANTS ARE REQUIRED TO PRE-REGISTER. PRE-REGISTRATION
ENDS JULY 18,2000.
Conference Registration
Before July 18 After July 18
Regular:
$50 $60
Graduate Students or Low-Income:
$20 $30
SSSP Conference
Registrants *No
Charge
(* with SSSP Conference Badge)
Conference program and abstracts
$ 5 $ 5
Total Amount
enclosed $
_________
Please write check or money order to: International Coalition Against
Sexual Harassment. Send completed pre-registration and payment to
Professor James E. Gruber, Department of Sociology, University of
Michigan-Dearborn, Dearborn, MI 48128
HOTEL REGISTRATION INFORMATION (Call Hotel directly to register: Phone
Toll-free: (800) 228-7697, or direct (202) 347-3000)
RENAISSANCE MAYFLOWER HOTEL
1127 Connecticut Avenue NW, Washington, D.C. 20036
Phone: (202) 347-3000; Fax: (202) 776-9184; Toll-free: (800) 228-7697
Group Name: The Society for the Study of Social Problems
Group Date: August 8-16, 2000
Cut-off Date: July 18, 2000
RESERVATION REQUESTS MUST BE RECEIVED OR CALLED IN BY THIS DATE TO
GUARANTEE YOUR NEGOTIATED GROUP RATE. RESERVATIONS RECEIVED AFTER THAT
DATE OR IF THE ROOM BLOCK IS FILLED PRIOR TO THAT DATE, ARE SUBJECT TO
AVAILABILITY AND RATE INCREASE.
With Every Room:complimentary coffee and newspaper with morning wake-up
call, complimentary use of fitness center, desk phone with voice mail,
dual lines, dataport and speaker phone, hair dryer and phone in
bathroom, guest bathrobe, iron and ironing board and evening turndown
service by request
Circle Applicable Rate: *All Rates Are Quoted in US Funds and
Subject to
an Occupancy Tax of 14.5%.
ONE PERSON TWO PERSON
THREE PERSONS FOUR PERSONS
Guest Room $144.00* $144.00* $155.00*
$165.00*
Arrival: (Check-In Time 3:00PM)
Departure: (Check-Out Time 12:00PM)
FAILURE TO CANCEL YOUR RESERVATION PRIOR TO 4:00PM ON DATE OF ARRIVAL
WILL RESULT IN FORFEITURE
OF ADVANCE DEPOSIT OR ONE NIGHT=S ROOM AND TAX CHARGES TO YOUR CREDIT
CARD. THANK YOU.
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