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'Conversations' address women's workW omen have always worked--outside the home, inside the home, or both. What is women's work, and how is it valued on the spreadsheet of life? How are shifting economic paradigms defining and affecting women's work? And what impact will women's increasing influence, from taking charge of their own investments to donating to political campaigns, have on problems like development and the environment?National leaders in women's business and economic issues will discuss "Women's Work in the 21st Century Economy" during the annual Elizabeth Cady Stanton/Susan B. Anthony Conversations on Contemporary Issues on Thursday, October 28, at the Memorial Art Gallery. The Conversations, which were started by the Susan B. Anthony University Center in 1995, are a public forum that echo the talks between suffragists Stanton and Anthony. They include a discussion among guest panelists and an opportunity for audience members to pose questions and make comments. The panel discussion will be moderated by Sherrye Henry, assistant administrator of the U.S. Small Business Administration's Office of Women's Business Ownership. Guest panelists are Diane Elson, special advisor to the executive director of the United Nations Development Fund for Women; Barbara Krumsiek, president of Calvert Group Ltd., a mutual-fund firm known for its leadership in socially responsible and fixed-income investment management; Anne Preston, associate professor of economics at Haverford College; and Ethel Long-Scott, executive director of the Women's Economic Agenda Project, a nonprofit run by and for low-income women in Oakland, Calif. "The Conversations are a point of inspiration for activity and advocacy," said Nora Bredes, director of the Susan B. Anthony University Center. "We will be inviting local corporate and government leaders not only to attend--they're the ones who will have to make the changes to solve the problems--but also to become involved in the center's ongoing work to improve women's status." The public forum also will include presentation of the center's "Valued Colleague Award" to Sheila Ryan, recently retired dean of the School of Nursing (see related story). The evening begins with a buffet at 5:15 p.m. and concludes with a reception following the Conversations. The panel discussion starts at 6:30 p.m. There's a cost for the buffet; admission to the Conversations and reception is free, but reservations for all events are required. For additional information and reservations call the University Center, x5-8799.
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