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upcoming events
september
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WAPPP Open House
Monday, Sept 10 |
12-1pm |
Nye B |
Taubman 5th floor
Please join us to learn about the Women and Public Policy Program.
Refreshments will be provided! |
From Harvard Square to the Oval Office Info Session
Monday, Sept 10 |
1:30-2:30pm |
Nye B |
Taubman 5th floor
An initiative of the Women and Public Policy Program that
provides a select group of Harvard students with the
training and support they need to ascend in the electoral
process at the local, state and national levels. Applications are due Friday, September 28.
Come learn more about this program and pick up an application!
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Trafficking Women: Policy and Impact
Ambassador John Miller, former Director of the Office
to Monitor and Combat Trafficking in Persons, Dept. of State
Friday, Sept 14 |
2-3pm |
Bell Hall |
Belfer 5th floor
A discussion with the former Director of the Office to
Monitor and Combat Trafficking the Persons of the U.S.
State Department. His insights on U.S. policy.
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Pizza Dinner and Internship Roundtable with
Boston Consortium Director, Carol Cohn
Tuesday, Sept 25 |
6-7:30pm |
The Fletcher School, Tufts University|
Goddard 210
The program will include an introduction to the work and
programming of the Boston Consortium, and a Roundtable
Discussion with Fletcher students whose summer internships
engaged questions of gender and security.
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Strengthening the Network
Tuesday, Sept 25 |
6:30-8:30pm
All women of the Kennedy School community (students, faculty,
staff) are invited to an informal dinner to build relationships
with other women at KSG and learn more about WAPPP.
(Men who enjoy being in an overwhelming minority are welcome!)
Please come to a casual dinner at Ambassador Hunt’s home.
We will revel in each other’s personal stories
and discuss our experience at KSG. The location address
will be sent to you upon RSVP confirmation. It’s
a 15-20 minute walk heading west of Harvard Square.
RSVP required to wappp@harvard.edu with your NAME and PROGRAM/AFFILIATION |
Women and Public Policy Program Student Seminar
Sexual Trafficking of Women and Girls
Wednesday, Sept 26 |
4:00pm |
Taubman 401 |
Taubman 4th floor
The Women and Public Policy Program Student Seminar is open
to all Harvard University students with an interest in
gender and public policy. The seminar is a student-led
intellectual community focused on gender and public policy,
drawing upon the wide-ranging interests and backgrounds
of students from across the University. Students have
the opportunity to share their backgrounds and research
regarding gender-related topics once per month in an
open, not-for-credit setting.
Please email Theresa Lund if you are interested. |
International Development and Gender (IDG)
Student Group Organizing Meeting
Wednesday, Sept. 26 |
5:30-6:30pm |
Nye B, Taubman 5th floor
Interested students from KSG (plus other schools at Harvard and
beyond) are encouraged to join together to develop
the agenda for this year’s IDG Student Group.
As part of its Women and Developing Economies program
area, WAPPP sponsors the IDG student group in order
to promote dialogue on the role of gender and women
in international development.
Please email wappp@harvard.edu if you are interested. |
Women Communicating Across Cultural Boundaries:
Lessons Shared, Lessons Modeled
Dr. Dee Aker, founder and director of
the Women PeaceMakers Program at the Institute of Peace &
Justice at the University of San Diego
Thursday, Sept 27 |
11am-12:30pm |
Taubman 275
A discussion of intersections of culture, gender,
violence, and pitfalls of insensitivity to the larger
ethos which sustains both conflict and fear
beyond a community of interest. What are the keys and
the boundaries to successful communication that
can address and respect differences? Where are the
appropriate responses to arbitrary as well as
essential boundaries of culture and the human
capacity for social well-being?
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Friday, Sept 28 |
12 noon |
Taubman 108A
Applications must be received by Kerry Conley at the Women and Public Policy
Program, Taubman 108A no later than Friday, September 28 at 12 noon. Selected
students will be notified by Wednesday, October 17.
Questions, please email Megan Kearns. |
Student Alliance for Gender Equity (SAGE)
Student Group Organizing Meeting
Time and location TBD
Working closely with faculty, staff, and students, SAGE is the umbrella
organization for women student groups at the Kennedy School of Government.
SAGE and WAPPP sponsor activities to create an environment where Kennedy
School women not only survive, but thrive.
Interested students from KSG are encouraged to join together to develop the agenda for
this year’s SAGE Student Group.
Please email wappp@harvard.edu if you are interested. |
ISP 324: INCLUSIVE SECURITY
January course shopping with Swanee Hunt, Director, WAPPP
Monday,Oct 1 |
12-1pm |
Taubman 275 |
Taubman 2nd floor
Learn more about women stopping war this January with
Ambassador Hunt in this intensive course. We analyze women's
roles in conflict and peace by bridging theory with practice.
In addition to honing professional skills through presentations
and policy briefings, students will have the opportunity
to interact with more than 20 women leaders from around
the world.
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Tuesday, Oct 2 | 7:15-9am
Best-selling author Deborah M. Kolb of the Simmons School
of Management will speak. Discussion moderated by Vicki
Donlan of Women's Business Boston. Part of the Women's
Business Breakfast Series, this is a special networking
and discussion event on learning how to get what you need
to be a successful leader.
Sponsored by the Boston Center for Adult Education.
By invitation only
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How Perspectives from the
Ground Challenge Dominant Conceptions of National Security
Tuesday, Oct 2 |
7-9pm |
Tufts University
Fletcher School |
Cabot 206
Nadine Puechguirbal, Senior Gender Advisor for the UN Stabilization
Mission in Haiti (MINUSTAH), and Cynthia Enloe, Research
Professor of International Development and Women's
Studies at Clark University will speak.
Part of the Boston Consortium on Gender and Human Rights
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Featuring Amat Al Aleem Alsoswa, Assistant Secretary
General, Assistant Administrator and Director, Regional
Bureau for Arab States, United Nations Development Programme
 Thursday, Oct 4 |
4:30-6pm |
Allison Dining Room
For further event information, please go here.
Sponsored by the Dubai Initiative Seminar |
Sarah Sewall, Director
of the Carr Center and Lecturer in Public Policy at the Kennedy
School of Government, and Susan Hackley, Managing
Director, Program on Negotiation at Harvard Law School
Thursday, October 4 |
7:30-9p, remarks at 8pm |
Allison Dining Room |
Taubman Building |
5th floor
Cocktails and light hors d’oeuvres will be served 
SheSource.org and the New England Chapter of Women
In International Security invite you to meet and mingle
with New England ’s preeminent female experts from
all fields, including peacebuilding, conflict resolution,
security, the environment, advertising, development,
public health and more.
WIIS is the premier non-profit, non-partisan membership
organization dedicated to increasing the influence of women
in foreign and defense affairs by raising their numbers
and visibility, while enhancing dialogue on international
security issues. WIIS NE was founded in 2007 by a small
group of women specialists in peace and security studies
at Brandeis University , the Fletcher School of
Law and Diplomacy at Tufts University, Harvard University,
and Massachusetts Institute of Technology. It reflects all
affiliated universities and centers in both membership and events.
RSVP to Hope LeBeau at wiisne@gmail.com by Tuesday, October 2nd.
Other questions, please call Gillian at 212-261-4775. |
Thursday, Oct 9
WAPPP connects women fellows from across the university to network and build community once per semester.
By invitation only |
With Mona Makram Ebeid, IOP Visiting Fellow
 Tuesday, October 9
By invitation only.
Please email wappp@harvard.edu if you have any questions.
Co-Hosted by the Institute of Politics and the Women and Public Policy Program |
With Barbara Kellerman, Co-editor,
Women & Leadership: The State of Play and Strategies for Change and the
James MacGregor Burns Lecturer in Public Leadership, Kennedy School
Wednesday, October 10 |
12:00 – 1:30 PM |
Bell Hall |
Belfer Building, Fifth Floor |
Harvard Kennedy School of Government
 Panelists Include: Pippa Norris, Paul. F. McGuire Lecturer in Comparative
Politics, Kennedy School and Todd Pittinsky, Associate Professor of Public
Policy, Kennedy School & Research Director, Center for Public Leadership.
Sponsored by the Center for Public Leadership with the Women and
Public Policy Program, and the Women’s Leadership Board
Attendance to this event is by lottery. To enter, kindly register here by Noon on Friday, October 5 (KSG login is required)
or for non-KSG affiliates, please email wappp@harvard.edu |
With Vickie Sullivan, Sullivan Speaker Services, Inc.
Wednesday, Oct 10 |
2-3:30pm |
Nye A/B |
Taubman 5th floor
Got a great idea? It’s time to let the world know
about it – and about you. In this fast-paced marketplace,
those who are invisible get ignored. Back by popular demand,
strategist Vickie Sullivan unveils the real-world secrets
that political leaders, celebrities and business visionaries
use to get attention for their cause. You will learn:
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What two things generate the most attention and why
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How to “burst on the scene” with passion and power
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What three things every “it” person has
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How to keep the momentum going once you “get out there.”
 Vickie Sullivan is nationally recognized as the top market
strategist for experts. Since 1987, she has help thousands
of prominent people grow their influence with customized
strategy and branding solutions. She speaks throughout
the U.S. and Canada about positioning in high-fee markets
and her market intelligence updates are distributed to
experts in the U.S. as well as 17 different countries.
Vickie's articles have been published in a wide variety
of publications, ranging from USA Today magazine and the
Handbook of Business Strategy. She also has been quoted
in mainstream media such as Fortune.com, The New York Times
and Investor's Business Daily. Committed to helping women
increase their influence worldwide, Vickie is a member
of the Women's Leadership Board at the Kennedy School of
Government.
Part of the Women and Business Speaker Series and co-sponsored
with the Center for Business and Government, KSG
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Wednesday, October 10 |
6:30-7:30pm |
T275 |
Taubman building
5th floor
The SAGE Kick-off Meeting is next Wednesday, and we’ll
be discussing ideas for this year, opportunities to get involved,
and more. If you can’t make it to this meeting but would
like to be involved, please email wappp@harvard.edu. |
Thursday, October 11
We will be hosting a discussion with Jane Campbell, former Mayor
of Cleveland and the city’s first female mayor, among many
other accomplishments. This is a unique opportunity to speak
candidly with an amazing woman, as she shares her experiences
and takes questions from students. |
Joan Blades, Co-founder of MoveOn.org and MomsRising.org
Friday, October 19 |
2-3:00pm |
Taubman 301,
3rd floor
 A view from a new feminist organization whose goal is
to empower the motherhood movement in the United States.
Sponsored by the KSG student organization the Digital Action Group |
Action and Leadership in the Fight Against Poverty
Wednesday, October 24 | 6 PM |
Burden Auditorium |
Harvard Business School
 Join us for a special event featuring Natalie Portman, Golden Globe Award-winning
actress and social activist, who will discuss her work with global microfinance
organization FINCA International and how to get involved in FINCA’s Village Banking
“Call to Action” Campaign.
As FINCA’s Ambassador of Hope and co-chairperson of the recently launched
campaign, the 26-year old Harvard graduate has traveled around the world to see
how microfinance is changing lives. Portman will discuss her experiences with
clients in the field, show video clips of her travels, and talk with HBS Professor,
Michael Chu about microfinance and the next generation’s responsibility for
taking leadership in the fight against poverty.
Must present valid Harvard Student/Faculty ID to attend |
november
Laura Sjoberg, Visiting Assistant
Professor of Political Science, Duke University and former Joint
International Security Program/Women in Public Policy Program Research Fellow
Thursday, Nov 1 |
12:15-2pm |
Belfer Center Library |
Littauer-369
Why do states, as members of international organizations and parties
to international negotiations, adopt policies that require gender
emancipation? Have these actors been convinced by the persuasive
argument and effective advocacy of feminists? Of do they have another
reason? This paper, an introduction to a project that explores these
questions, provides several potential hypotheses to answer the question
of why (apparently) gender-emancipatory policies come into being. It
explores both their potential explanatory value and the potential
political and scholarly implications of these explanations for the
presence of ‘international system feminism’ in global politics. If
there is a phenomena of system feminism, how can gender be strategically
appropriated by actors in global politics?
Please join us! Coffee and tea provided. Everyone is welcome, but
admittance will be on a first come–first served basis.
This seminar is co-sponsored by the International Security Program, KSG
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Muna Abu Sulayman
Monday, November 5 | 9-10am |
Allison Dining Room | Taubman 5th floor
Muna Abu Sulayman, a current resident of Riyadh, received her baccalaureate and master’s degree from George Mason University. She currently serves as Executive Manager of Strategic Studies at the Kingdom Holding Company (KHC). KHC, founded by Prince Alwaleed bin Talal in Riyadh, is one of the world's largest and most diversified private investment companies. Muna’s work at KHC concentrates on broadening the understanding between Islamic culture and the West through the establishment of academic centers and programs both in the Middle East and the United States.
Along with her work at KHC, Muna is the anchor of MBC's "Kalam Noua'em" television show which focuses on Arab family and female issues. Kalam Noua’em, often considered a controversial program, features women from various backgrounds to encourage greater openness for Muslim women in the Arab world.
Since 1997, Muna Abu Sulayman has lectured in the English department of King Saud University in Riyadh, and she serves as a member of the Environmental Protection Committee. She also contributes to the design and execution of the overall mission and business plan for Friends of Saudi Arabia, a non-profit organization whose members include notable public figures and celebrities such as former US President Bill Clinton, and actors Chevy Chase and John Cusak.
Co-sponsored with the Dubai Initiative and the Middle East Initiative |
Craig Murphy, M. Margaret Ball Professor of International
Relations at Wellesley College, and eak
Tuesday, Nov 5 |
7-9pm |
Location TBD
Part of the Boston Consortium on Gender and Human Rights
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Matthew Baum, Visiting Associate Professor in
Public Policy (on leave from UCLA)
Thursday, Nov 15 |
12-1pm |
Nye A |
Taubman 5th floor
Matthew A. Baum is a Visiting Associate Professor of Public Policy. His research explores the effects of a changing media environment over the past several decades with an emphasis on the rise of new media, including the soft news media on public perceptions and attitudes regarding politics. He also considers the implications of change in public awareness of and attitudes toward foreign policy for U.S. presidential foreign policy decision making, as well as the implications of variations in democratic political and media institutions beyond the United States on the relationships between media consumpion, public attitudes, and executive decision making in potential conflict situations.
He is the author of Soft News Goes to War: Public Opinion and American Foreign Policy in the New Media Age. His research appears in numerous scholarly journals, such as The American Political Science Review, American Journal of Political Science, Journal of Politics, International Studies Quarterly, and Public Opinion Quarterly. Baum received his PhD in political science at UC San Diego in 2000.
RSVP to wappp@harvard.edu |
Ending Slavery: A seminar with Kevin Bales
Dr. Kevin Bales, Director of Free the Slaves
Professor Jacqueline Bhabha
Thursday, Nov 15 |
12:00-2pm |
Allison Dining Room |
Taubman 5th floor
Come listen to the world’s expert on modern slavery and Pulitzer Prize-winning author discuss his new book. Drawing on the real lives and stories of today’s slaves, Ending Slavery gives practical steps we can all take as citizens and consumers to build a world without slavery.
Sponsored by the Carr Center, the Woman and Public Policy Program and Human Rights PIC |
Thursday, Nov 15 |
6pm |
Allison Dining Room |
Taubman 5th floor
To foster a strong community of KSG women students WAPPP and CPL will be hosting
social reception for KSG women’s student groups - SAGE, IDG, WIIS, and the Mid-Career Women’s Caucus.
As each group will be doing gender-related work, this event will help connect you with each other
as the year begins. This will be an opportunity for your groups to get to know one another and learn
more about the projects each group will be taking on. Leaders of each group will say a few words
about their organization/club and the work you’ll be doing this year. Members of each group are
encouraged to attend.
Co-sponsored with the Center for Public Leadership
RSVP to wappp@harvard.edu |
A documentary film produced by Henry Ansbacher
Welcoming remarks by Swanee Hunt
Monday, Nov 19 | 6-9pm | Wiener Auditorium | Taubman ground floor
After fourteen years of civil war, Liberia is a nation
ready for change. On January 16, 2006, Ellen Johnson-Sirleaf (pictured right) was inaugurated President, following a hotly contested election which she won with the overwhelming support of women across Liberia. She is the first elected female head of state in Africa. Since taking office she has appointed other extraordinary women to leadership positions in all areas of government, including the Police Chief and the ministers of Justice, Commerce and Finance.
Can the first female Liberian president, backed by other powerful women, bring sustainable democracy
and peace to such a devastated country?
Iron Ladies of Liberia gives behind-the-scenes access
to President Sirleaf’s first year in government, providing a unique insight into the workings of a newly elected African cabinet.
FORUM: Young Global Leaders: The Challenges of the Coming Generation
Friday, November 30 | 4:00pm | JFK Jr. Forum, Kennedy School of Government
Panelists:
- Van Jones, founding director of the Ella Baker Centre for Human Rights
- Sanjaasurengin Oyun, head of a powerful faction within Mongolia’s Motherland Democratic Coalition
- Joshua Ramo, partner at Kissinger Associate
Raenette Taljaard, Executive Director of the Helen Suzman Foundation and a senior lecturer at the School for Public and Development Management at WITS University
The Forum of Young Global Leaders is a newly formed, unique, multi-stakeholder community of the world’s most extraordinary leaders who are 40 years old or younger and who are ready to dedicate a part of their time and energy to jointly work towards a better future. These leaders have substantial leadership experience and devote their expertise for five years to tackle the most critical issues facing the world. Each year exceptional individuals are identified, drawn from every region in the world and from a myriad of disciplines and sectors. Together, they form a powerful international community which can dramatically impact the global future. For more information on the World Economic Forum's Young Global Leader Forum, please visit them online.
This event is free and open to the public. |
december
Gleitsman International Activist Award Presentation and Reception
Being presented to Dr. Sakena Yacoobi, founder of the Afghan Institute of Learning
Presented by Ambassador Swanee Hunt
Tuesday, December 4 | 7:30-9 pm | Allison Dining Room, Taubman building 5th floor
Remarks begin at 8:15pm
This year, the recipient of the Gleitsman International Activist Award is Dr. Sakena Yacoobi -- she founded the Afghan Institute of Learning in 1995 to provide teacher training to Afghan women, to support education for boys and girls, and to provide health education to women and children. AIL was the first organization to offer human rights and leadership training to Afghan women and supported 80 underground home schools for 3,000 girls in Afghanistan after the Taliban closed girls’schools in the 1990s. Today, AIL serves 350,000 women and children each year through its Educational Learning Centers, schools and clinics in both Afghanistan and Pakistan.
The International Activist Award program was created in 1993 by Alan Gleitsman, through his Gleitsman Foundation, to reward and encourage leadership in social activism by individuals. The International Activist Award is given biennially and includes a prize of $100,000. Past honorees have included legends such as Nelson Mandela and Muhammad Yunus, and lesser-known activists like Dr. Jaya Arunachalam, the founder of the Working Women's Forum.
Attendance to this event is by lottery. To enter the lottery, kindly register by clicking on the lottery link by noon on Thursday, November 29, or for non-KSG affiliates, please email casey_otis-cote@ksg.harvard.edu
Sponsored by the Center for Public Leadership and co-sponsored with the Women and Public Policy Program
Lunchtime Conversation with Dr. Sakena Yacoobi
2007 Gleitsman International Activist Award Recipient and Founder and Executive Director, Afghan Institute of Learning
Wednesday, December 5 | 12:00-1:30pm | Brattle Room
The Charles Hotel, One Bennett Street, Cambridge, MA 02138
Attendance to this event is by lottery. To enter the lottery, kindly register to the following poll by noon on Thursday, November 29 (KSG log-in is necessary). Non-KSG affiliates should please email casey_otis-cote@ksg.harvard.edu.
Sponsored by the Center for Public Leadership and co-sponsored with the Women and Public Policy Program
Wednesday, Dec 5 |
2:30-3:30pm |
Fainsod Room |
Littauer 3rd floor
Through the generosity of the Roy Family, WAPPP is offering
grants for summer internships to Kennedy School students
to work on gender-related projects and/or work with
top-level women role models. Meet the 2007 interns
and learn about their projects. Get application information
for 2008 internships.
For more information, please visit our website.
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| january |
FORUM: Women and Security
Wednesday January 16, 2008 | 6 o'clock| JFK Jr. Forum, Kennedy School of Government
Across the globe, women continue to play a vital but often unrecognized role in mobilizing resources to avert violence, resolve conflict, and create the conditions for sustainable peace. The Women and Public Policy Program at Harvard’s Kennedy School of Government has designed a robust executive program for the ninth annual Women and Security Executive Program (formerly known as the Women Waging Peace Colloquium) taking place January 14-17, 2008.
The executive program assembles women leaders to share strategies, sharpen skills, and shape public policy. The participants bring a wealth of expertise in government, civil society, academic research, and community organizing. They learn from one another as well as renowned experts, and with our faculty they hone critical skills needed for successful leadership in peace processes worldwide.
Some twenty executive program participants from Afghanistan, Colombia, Haiti, Israel/Palestine, and Liberia will come in January 2008 to focus on women and the security sector. Harvard faculty members and other experts will engage participants in intensive discussions, training sessions, and simulation exercises.
On Wednesday, January 16, at 6 o’clock four of these women will share their powerful stories in a panel discussion held at the John F. Kennedy Jr. Forum. An opportunity for questions will follow the formal speaking portion as well as a more personal dialogue during a reception after the forum.
This event is open to the public. |
For directions to
the Kennedy School, please go here.
For a look at WAPPP's
Spring 2007 events, please go here.
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