So, what will you be doing for Myra Sadker Day?
Myra Sadker Day 2001 The purpose of Myra Sadker Day is to promote gender
equity in and beyond schools. The day is named in honor of Dr. Myra Pollack
Sadker (1943-1995), who pioneered much of the research documenting gender
bias in America schools. (www.sadker.org)
Below we offer suggestions for equity activities on March 5, as well as a
schedule of events at American University.
Myra Sadker Day Suggestions
Events at American University, Washington, DC
5:30-6:30 Myra Sadker 2001 Awards Presentations and Reception
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Myra Sadker Day will draw volunteers from around the nation, volunteers who
individually or collectively will plan an activity that promotes gender
equity.=C2=A0 These activities can range from modest gestures to major
initiatives. Here are several ideas to start your creative planning:
Develop posters that promote equity
Read non-sexist stories to young children
Take children to a women's athletic event
Observe classrooms to detect bias in interactions
Generate a timeline on the women's movement
Establish an award to recognize children who promote equity. Our website
offers more ideas for teachers, parents, and community members. <A
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share you efforts with us! For more information, contact Karen Zittleman at
(301) 738-7113 or kzittleman@earthlink.net. And please visit Myra's website
www.sadker.
Sunday, March 4, 2001 Myra Sadker Day at the Movies American University,
Ward 2 4:00-6:00 Girl Fight followed by Snack and Chat
Time Writer/director Karyn Kusama makes an incendiary feature debut with
Girlfight, a fierce rites of passage story about a quick-tempered young
woma
who finds discipline, self-respect and love in the most unlikely place - a
boxing ring. Winner of the Best Directing Award and a shared Grand Jury
Prize
at the 2000 Sundance Film Festival.Monday, March 5, 2001 Myra Sadker Day
All events at the American University Faculty Dining Club 4:00-5:30 Tough
Guise followed by a Panel Discussion View the=C2 first program to look
systematically at the relationship between the images of popular culture
and the social construction of masculine identities in the US in the late
20th century. In a wide-ranging analysis, Jackson Katz argues that there is
a crisis in masculinity and that the guises offered to men as a
solution(rugged individualism, violence) are loaded with attendant dangers
to women,as well as other men.
The 2001 Award will be presented to the National Women's History Project,
with Executive Director Molly Murphy MacGregor accepting the honor.The
Myra Sadker Equity Award recognizes individuals or organizations for their
work
and achievements in gender equity. Previous recipients include Anne Bryant,
(The American Association of University Women, and The National School
Boards
Association), Washington Post columnist Judy Mann and US Congresswoman
Connie
Morella. 6:30 -7:30=C2=A0 Celebrating Women of Courage and Vision Molly
Murphy MacGregor will highlight the lives and work of six extraordinary
women. We will
"rediscover" women in history as Ms. MacGregor discusses how their
contributions are important to American society.
www.sadker.org