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Women’s History Month
Keynote Speaker: Tina Tchen
Thursday, March 23 | 6 p.m. | Zoom | View a video of the presentation.
The University of Alabama Division of Diversity, Equity and Inclusion in partnership with The University of Alabama at Birmingham Office of Diversity, Equity and Inclusion and The University of Alabama in Huntsville Office of Diversity, Equity and Inclusion will host Tina Tchen, an attorney, activist, and lifelong advocate for women and girls. She served in the Obama White House through both terms, and was an assistant to President Barack Obama, chief of staff to First Lady Michelle Obama, and executive director of the White House Council on Women and Girls.
In honor of this year’s theme of “Celebrating Women Who Tell Our Stories,” Tchen, now executive vice president and chief strategy and impact officer for the Obama Foundation, will share her personal stories and experiences. In 2017, she helped design and launch the TIME’S UP Legal Defense Fund, which is now housed at the National Women’s Law Center and has connected thousands of people with legal or PR support for sexual harassment across dozens of industries. From 2019-2021, Tchen also served as president and CEO of TIME’S UP Now and the TIME’S UP Foundation, as the organization worked to build safe, fair and dignified workplaces, and launched the TIME’S UP Care Economy Business Council. Participants also will have an opportunity to gain resources concerning allyship.
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Honoring the Life and Legacy of Dr. Autherine Lucy Foster
Wednesday, March 1 | Noon-1 p.m. | Intercultural Diversity Center, 2100 Student Center
(Cultural Exploration/Educational Engagement)
*Open to UA students, faculty and staff and UA System employees
The Intercultural Diversity Center honors the life and legacy of Dr. Autherine Lucy Foster offering an interactive program that focuses on her historical contributions. Participants will be offered virtual presentations and conversation starters and have an opportunity to share how Dr. Foster’s work has had an impact on their lives. Refreshments will be provided. For more information, contact the Intercultural Diversity Center at ua_idc@ua.edu.
Diversity, Coffee and Conversations
Tuesday, March 7 | 8:30 a.m.-10 a.m. | Intercultural Diversity Center, 2100 Student Center
(Cultural Exploration/Educational Engagement/Social Enrichment)
*Open to UA students, faculty, staff and UA System employees
The topic for this month’s Diversity, Coffee and Conversations is Women’s History Month. In honor of this year’s theme, “Celebrating Women Who Can Tell Our Stories,” Dr. Jackie Northrup, director of operations and programs for the UA Women and Gender Resource Center, will discuss the ways in which individuals can support the rights of women from different races, ethnicities, socioeconomic backgrounds, and sexual orientations. Attendees will learn about the societal and cultural impact of the experiences of women of the present and past and ways to offer support to women of different cultural backgrounds. For more information, contact the Division of Diversity, Equity and Inclusion at ua_idc@ua.edu.
International Women’s Day Lunch & Learn
Wednesday, March 8 | Noon-1 p.m. | 3700 Student Center (Forum)
This lunch and learn, hosted by the Women and Gender Resource Center and Capstone International, will feature a panel of international students discussing their experiences as women. Lunch will be provided.
“International Women’s Day (March 8) is a global day celebrating the social, economic, cultural, and political achievements of women. The day also marks a call to action for accelerating women’s equality. IWD has occurred for well over a century, with the first IWD gathering in 1911 supported by over a million people. Today, IWD belongs to all groups collectively everywhere. IWD is not country, group or organization specific.” Source: internationalwomensday.com
TEDTalk Tuesday: ‘Women in Media’
Tuesday, March 21 | Noon-1 p.m. | Intercultural Diversity Center, 2100 Student Center
(Cultural Exploration/Educational Engagement)
*Open to UA students, faculty, staff and UA System employees
In support of the Women’s History Month theme “Celebrating Women Who Tell Our Stories,” The Intercultural Diversity Center continues its TEDTalk Tuesday series by featuring Megan Kamerick. In this talk, participants will hear Kamerick’s perspective of how the news media underrepresents women as reporters and news sources, and because of that tells a bias story. For more information, contact the Intercultural Diversity Center at ua_idc@ua.edu.
Celebrating Women Who Tell Our Stories: A Women’s History Month Read-In
Tuesday, March 21 | 6 p.m.-7 p.m. | Camellia Room, Gorgas Library
The Women and Gender Resource Center hosts this event where readers will perform poetry and monologues and read literature from women speakers and storytellers. Sign up to read.
Saying Yes to Saying No: Boundaries in the Workplace
Wednesday, March 22 | 4 p.m.-5 p.m. | 2408 Student Center
This event is a panel discussion with community and university members about the importance and challenges of women asserting themselves in the workplace. It is sponsored by the Women and Gender Resource Center and Manderson Women in Business.
EveryStudent Book Club
Wednesday, March 22 | 1 p.m.-2 p.m. | HRC Office, Tutwiler Hall
This month’s book for discussion is “March” by Geraldine Brooks. EveryStudent Book Club is open to UA undergraduate students. The group meets monthly to discuss books written by women. Book themes often correspond to cultural heritage or awareness months. The WGRC’s Frances S. Summersell library has copies of each of these books available for checkout. No RSVP is needed, but questions can be directed to Elizabeth Lester, program coordinator.
EveryWoman Book Club
Thursday, March 23 | Noon-1 p.m. | Legend’s Bistro inside Hotel Capstone
This month’s featured book is “March,” a historical novel and love story by Geraldine Brooks. Set during the American Civil War, the Pulitzer Prize-winning book retells Louisa May Alcott’s novel “Little Women” from the point of view of the husband and father of Alcott’s protagonists and details his life as a chaplain in the Union army.
EveryWoman Book Club is open to faculty, staff, community members and graduate students. Join the book club by emailing Elizabeth Lester at elester1@ua.edu.
Women in Business Conference
Friday, March 24 | Noon-6 p.m. | Fitzpatrick Auditorium, Hewson Hall
The Culverhouse College of Business Diversity, Equity and Inclusion Women in Business Conference will feature women, including many UA alumnae, with positions in academia, corporations, the NFL, as well as entrepreneurial ventures. The conference will be followed by the alumni recognition dinner in the Hewson Atrium at 6:30 p.m. This year’s honorees are Tracy Croom and Kathy Loveless. Croom is a former city clerk for the City of Tuscaloosa and currently the director of procurement and purchasing for the Federal Reserve Bank of Atlanta. Loveless has held various positions at The Coca-Cola Company over the last three decades, currently serving as vice president and controller. Purchase tickets. Access the student fee waiver form.
LFG Documentary Screening
Saturday, March 25 | 6 p.m.-8 p.m. | Student Center theater
This documentary details the efforts of the U.S. Women’s Soccer Team to achieve pay equity with the U.S. Men’s Soccer Team. Snacks will be provided. The event is sponsored by the Women and Gender Resource Center.
TEDTalk Tuesday: ‘A Seat at the Table Isn’t the Solution for Gender Equity’
Tuesday, March 28 | Noon-1 p.m. | Intercultural Diversity Center, 2100 Student Center
(Cultural Exploration/Educational Engagement)
*Open to UA students, faculty, staff and UA System employees
The Intercultural Diversity Center continues its TEDTalk Tuesday series by featuring Lilly Singh, creator, actress and author. Singh believes we need to build a better table. In this discussion, participants walk along with Singh as she traces the arc of her career from up-and-coming YouTuber to making history as a late-night talk show host, offers four ways to build a more inclusive society where girls are encouraged, and empowers women to do great things. For more information, contact the Intercultural Diversity Center at ua_idc@ua.edu.
LUNAFEST Film Festival
Tuesday, March 28 | 6 p.m.-8 p.m. | Student Center theater
LUNAFEST is a traveling film festival consisting of independent short films. The Women and Gender Resource Center hosts this event annually to raise funds for WGRC scholarships as well as to support Chicken and Egg Pictures, an organization that provides resources and funding to women who create films for the festival. View this year’s lineup of films.
Lunch and Learn: Romantic Friendships Among College Women in the Early 20th Century
Wednesday, March 29 | Noon-1 p.m. | 2408 Student Center
(Cultural Exploration/Educational Engagement)
*Open to faculty, students and staff
In support of Women’s History Month, the Safe Zone Resource Center will host a lecture about the existence and historical discussion surrounding romantic friendships between college women in the early 20th century. Participants will learn about the history of queer relationships between women and the political and social contexts surrounding them. A catered lunch will be provided. For more information, contact the Safe Zone Resource Center at safezone@ua.edu.
Pop Up Shop: Women’s History Month
Wednesday, March 29 | 1 p.m.-2 p.m. | Intercultural Diversity Center, 2100 Student Center
(Cultural Exploration/Educational Engagement/Social Enrichment)
*Open to UA students, faculty and staff and UA System employees
The Intercultural Diversity Center continues off its Pop-Up Shop series focusing on Women’s History Month and its theme of “Celebrating Women Who Tell Our Stories.” Women’s History Month is a celebration of women’s contributions to history, culture and society and has been observed annually in the month of March in the United States since 1987. Participants will have the opportunity to recognize women, past and present, who have been active in all forms of media and storytelling including print, radio, TV, stage, screen, blogs, podcasts, news, and social media, through visual presentations and educational resources. Lunch will be provided. For more information, contact the Intercultural Diversity Center at ua_idc@ua.edu.
Feminist Wikipedia Edit-a-thon
Wednesday, March 29 | 4 p.m.-8 p.m. | 1005 Gorgas Library
The Women and Gender Resource Center and University Libraries invites people to help update Wikipedia pages to reflect the histories of Alabama women. Training will be provided, and no experience is required.
Pay Equity Week AAUW Start Smart
Wednesday, March 29 | 2 p.m.-4 p.m.
AAUW Start Smart is a salary negotiation workshop for college women. It is designed to empower them with the skills and confidence they need to successfully negotiate salary and benefits packages. The event is sponsored by the Career Center and the Women and Gender Resource Center. For more information call 205-348-5040 or email elester1@ua.edu.
RESOURCES
UA Libraries Kanopy | Search Women’s History Month
PBS: What to Watch | Women’s History Month
National Women’s History Museum
National Women’s History Alliance
History.com: Women’s History Stories
Speaking While Female Speech Bank
International Women’s Day: March 8
International Women’s Day.com: Missions, Events and More
Presidential Proclamation on Women’s History Month 2023
National Constitution Center: Women’s History Month online resources, videos and more