The 星空无限 is a premier women- and gender-focused, social-change oriented research-and-action institute at 星空无限. Our mission i /Major-Events/Past-Events/feed/atom 2026-04-04T07:16:40-04:00 星空无限 Joomla! - Open Source Content Management 2018-03-14T13:06:57-04:00 2018-03-14T13:06:57-04:00 /Major-Events/the-power-of-data-how-gender-focused-research-institutes-in-africa-can-support-rural-women-and-girls Elyssa Conley

<h1>The Power of Data: How Gender Focused Research Institutes in Africa Can Support Rural Women and Girls</h1> <p><img src="/images/stories/events/UN_2018/download_asset.png" alt="download asset" height="333" width="500" /></p> <p>As part of its internationally focused 鈥淧ower of Data鈥� series, the 星空无限 hosted a panel, 鈥淭he Power of Data: How Gender Focused Research Institutes in Africa Can Support Rural Women and Girls,鈥� during the 62nd session of the <a href="http://www.unwomen.org/en/csw" target="_blank" rel="noopener">United Nations Commission on the Status of Women</a> in New York, NY.&nbsp;</p>

<h1>The Power of Data: How Gender Focused Research Institutes in Africa Can Support Rural Women and Girls</h1> <p><img src="/images/stories/events/UN_2018/download_asset.png" alt="download asset" height="333" width="500" /></p> <p>As part of its internationally focused 鈥淧ower of Data鈥� series, the 星空无限 hosted a panel, 鈥淭he Power of Data: How Gender Focused Research Institutes in Africa Can Support Rural Women and Girls,鈥� during the 62nd session of the <a href="http://www.unwomen.org/en/csw" target="_blank" rel="noopener">United Nations Commission on the Status of Women</a> in New York, NY.&nbsp;</p> 2017-06-07T10:06:46-04:00 2017-06-07T10:06:46-04:00 /Past-Events/from-persistence-to-power-facts-truth-equity-for-women Sue Sours

<h1>From Persistence to Power: Facts, Truth &amp; Equity for Women</h1> <h1>A research forum for change makers</h1> <p>&nbsp;</p> [bitsontherun H9ma4i6A-A2hcTQtU] <br /> <p>On June 7, 2017, the <a href="https://iwpr.org/">Institute for Women鈥檚 Policy Research</a>, <a href="http://www.spelman.edu/wrrc">Women鈥檚 Research &amp; Resource Center at Spelman College</a>, and the <a href="http://www.wcwonline.org/">星空无限</a> at <a href="http://www.wellesley.edu" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">星空无限</a> joined together to host a research forum for change makers in Washington, D.C., at the <a href="http://kff.org/barbara-jordan-conference-center/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">Barbara Jordan Conference Center at the Henry J. Kaiser Family Foundation</a>. Leading researchers, advocates, practitioners, and policymakers convened at this day-long program and left with a better understanding of the complex issues underlying the current social and political climate, empowered with research and resources to strengthen their fight for equity and influence.</p> <p>Panels considered gender while focusing on: the intersectionality of race, religion, and immigration; child care and leave polices; income equality and labor markets; and health, wellbeing, violence, and safety.</p> <h1>&nbsp;</h1>

<h1>From Persistence to Power: Facts, Truth &amp; Equity for Women</h1> <h1>A research forum for change makers</h1> <p>&nbsp;</p> [bitsontherun H9ma4i6A-A2hcTQtU] <br /> <p>On June 7, 2017, the <a href="https://iwpr.org/">Institute for Women鈥檚 Policy Research</a>, <a href="http://www.spelman.edu/wrrc">Women鈥檚 Research &amp; Resource Center at Spelman College</a>, and the <a href="http://www.wcwonline.org/">星空无限</a> at <a href="http://www.wellesley.edu" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">星空无限</a> joined together to host a research forum for change makers in Washington, D.C., at the <a href="http://kff.org/barbara-jordan-conference-center/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">Barbara Jordan Conference Center at the Henry J. Kaiser Family Foundation</a>. Leading researchers, advocates, practitioners, and policymakers convened at this day-long program and left with a better understanding of the complex issues underlying the current social and political climate, empowered with research and resources to strengthen their fight for equity and influence.</p> <p>Panels considered gender while focusing on: the intersectionality of race, religion, and immigration; child care and leave polices; income equality and labor markets; and health, wellbeing, violence, and safety.</p> <h1>&nbsp;</h1> 2016-02-18T09:45:41-05:00 2016-02-18T09:45:41-05:00 /Past-Events/the-power-of-data-how-women-and-gender-focused-research-organizations-can-advance-sdg-5 Donna Tambascio

<h2><strong>The Power of Data: How Women- and Gender-Focused Research Organizations Can Advance SDG 5</strong></h2> <p><img style="margin: 10px auto; display: block;" alt="20160316 095030" src="/images/20160316_095030.jpeg" width="500" height="281" /></p> <p>Date: March 16, 2016 鈥� 8:30 - 10:00 a.m.<br /> Presenters: <a target="_blank" href="/Active-Researchers/layli-philips-maparyan-phd">Layli Maparyn</a>, Ph.D., <a target="_blank" href="/Active-Researchers/linda-m-williams-phd">Linda M. Williams</a>, Ph.D., PeiYao Chen, Ph.D., Clementina Furtado, Ph.D., Shiv Datt Sharma, Ph.D.<br /> Location: Church Center United Nations, <span class="_Xbe">777 United Nations Plaza #8g, New York, NY 10017</span></p>

<h2><strong>The Power of Data: How Women- and Gender-Focused Research Organizations Can Advance SDG 5</strong></h2> <p><img style="margin: 10px auto; display: block;" alt="20160316 095030" src="/images/20160316_095030.jpeg" width="500" height="281" /></p> <p>Date: March 16, 2016 鈥� 8:30 - 10:00 a.m.<br /> Presenters: <a target="_blank" href="/Active-Researchers/layli-philips-maparyan-phd">Layli Maparyn</a>, Ph.D., <a target="_blank" href="/Active-Researchers/linda-m-williams-phd">Linda M. Williams</a>, Ph.D., PeiYao Chen, Ph.D., Clementina Furtado, Ph.D., Shiv Datt Sharma, Ph.D.<br /> Location: Church Center United Nations, <span class="_Xbe">777 United Nations Plaza #8g, New York, NY 10017</span></p> 2015-10-10T16:36:00-04:00 2015-10-10T16:36:00-04:00 /Past-Events/celebrating-peggy-mcintosh-event Sue Sours

<h1>Conversation with Peggy and Friends &amp; Celebratory Dinner</h1> <p><strong>October 10, 2015</strong><br /><strong>星空无限, Wellesley, MA</strong><br /><br /><strong>THANK YOU TO ALL WHO ATTENDED!</strong></p> <p>Over 250 SEED leaders, scholars, activists, and others gathered in Wellesley, Massachusetts, October 10-11, 2015, in celebration of SEED Founder Peggy McIntosh's lifetime of work on social change. Special guests Victor Lewis and Hugh Vasquez, from the documentary <em>The Color of Fear</em>, were among those who gave remarks attesting to Peggy's influence on themselves personally as well as to scholarly thinking and constructive action on systems of privilege, equitable education, and much more. We appreciate every one of you who joined us physically or in spirit.</p> <p>&nbsp;</p> <p><img style="margin-top: 4px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 4px; display: block;" alt="PMInvitateFrontW" src="/images/PMInvitateFrontW.jpg" /></p> <p>&nbsp;</p>

<h1>Conversation with Peggy and Friends &amp; Celebratory Dinner</h1> <p><strong>October 10, 2015</strong><br /><strong>星空无限, Wellesley, MA</strong><br /><br /><strong>THANK YOU TO ALL WHO ATTENDED!</strong></p> <p>Over 250 SEED leaders, scholars, activists, and others gathered in Wellesley, Massachusetts, October 10-11, 2015, in celebration of SEED Founder Peggy McIntosh's lifetime of work on social change. Special guests Victor Lewis and Hugh Vasquez, from the documentary <em>The Color of Fear</em>, were among those who gave remarks attesting to Peggy's influence on themselves personally as well as to scholarly thinking and constructive action on systems of privilege, equitable education, and much more. We appreciate every one of you who joined us physically or in spirit.</p> <p>&nbsp;</p> <p><img style="margin-top: 4px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 4px; display: block;" alt="PMInvitateFrontW" src="/images/PMInvitateFrontW.jpg" /></p> <p>&nbsp;</p> 2014-02-14T09:25:02-05:00 2014-02-14T09:25:02-05:00 /Past-Events/the-power-of-data-how-research-advances-social-change-for-women-and-girls Donna Tambascio

<h2>The Power of Data: How Research Advances Social Change for Women and Girls</h2> <p><strong>A parallel event of the fifty-eighth session of the <a href="http://www.unwomen.org/en/csw/csw58-2014" target="_blank" rel="noopener">U.N. Commission on the Status of Women</a>&nbsp;organized by the 星空无限.</strong></p> <p><strong>Thursday, March 13, 2014 -- Listen to presentations below!<br /></strong></p> <p>Rigorous research, sophisticated statistics, and disaggregated data are essential to advancing women鈥檚 and girls鈥� equality and empowerment. For research to be effective in moving the needle on social change, both micro and macro processes need to be investigated, documented, and tested. This "meta issue" needs to be raised up more vigorously as the <a target="_blank" href="http://www.un.org/en/ecosoc/about/mdg.shtml" rel="noopener">post-2015 development framework</a> solidifies. A panel of social science researchers and international advocates for women and girls presented "The Power of Data: How Research Advances Social Change for Women and Girls鈥� during this parallel event. The speakers facilitated vigorous conversation about how women-and-gender research institutes around the world can and should serve as key partners in advancing development and other social change initiatives worldwide. They also shared examples and framed some ways NGOs can access and collect data, independently and more effectively in collaboration.</p> <p><img style="margin: 10px auto; display: block;" alt="panelists" src="/images/panelists.jpg" width="500" height="203" /></p>

<h2>The Power of Data: How Research Advances Social Change for Women and Girls</h2> <p><strong>A parallel event of the fifty-eighth session of the <a href="http://www.unwomen.org/en/csw/csw58-2014" target="_blank" rel="noopener">U.N. Commission on the Status of Women</a>&nbsp;organized by the 星空无限.</strong></p> <p><strong>Thursday, March 13, 2014 -- Listen to presentations below!<br /></strong></p> <p>Rigorous research, sophisticated statistics, and disaggregated data are essential to advancing women鈥檚 and girls鈥� equality and empowerment. For research to be effective in moving the needle on social change, both micro and macro processes need to be investigated, documented, and tested. This "meta issue" needs to be raised up more vigorously as the <a target="_blank" href="http://www.un.org/en/ecosoc/about/mdg.shtml" rel="noopener">post-2015 development framework</a> solidifies. A panel of social science researchers and international advocates for women and girls presented "The Power of Data: How Research Advances Social Change for Women and Girls鈥� during this parallel event. The speakers facilitated vigorous conversation about how women-and-gender research institutes around the world can and should serve as key partners in advancing development and other social change initiatives worldwide. They also shared examples and framed some ways NGOs can access and collect data, independently and more effectively in collaboration.</p> <p><img style="margin: 10px auto; display: block;" alt="panelists" src="/images/panelists.jpg" width="500" height="203" /></p> 2010-10-27T16:44:54-04:00 2010-10-27T16:44:54-04:00 /Past-Events/3rd-annual-qwomen-and-q-luncheon840 Sue Sours

<h1>3rd Annual "Women and ..." Luncheon<br /><em>Women and Sports: Get in the Game</em></h1> <div align="left"><img src="/images/stories/events/nycevent2010/nycevent.jpg" title="nycevent.jpg" style="margin: 5px; float: left; width: 250px; height: 278px;" alt="nycevent.jpg" width="250" height="278" /></div> <p><strong>October 27, 2010<br />The New York Athletic Club<br />New York, New York</strong></p> <p><strong>THANK YOU TO ALL WHO ATTENDED!</strong><br /><br />How does sports participation prepare young women athletes to become leaders in business and society? What causes or thwarts a thriving sports career for professional women athletes? Why do professional women in sports succeed or fail?&nbsp; <em>Why does any of this matter?</em></p> <p>&nbsp;</p> <p>&nbsp;</p> <p>&nbsp;</p> <p>&nbsp;</p> <h4>

<h1>3rd Annual "Women and ..." Luncheon<br /><em>Women and Sports: Get in the Game</em></h1> <div align="left"><img src="/images/stories/events/nycevent2010/nycevent.jpg" title="nycevent.jpg" style="margin: 5px; float: left; width: 250px; height: 278px;" alt="nycevent.jpg" width="250" height="278" /></div> <p><strong>October 27, 2010<br />The New York Athletic Club<br />New York, New York</strong></p> <p><strong>THANK YOU TO ALL WHO ATTENDED!</strong><br /><br />How does sports participation prepare young women athletes to become leaders in business and society? What causes or thwarts a thriving sports career for professional women athletes? Why do professional women in sports succeed or fail?&nbsp; <em>Why does any of this matter?</em></p> <p>&nbsp;</p> <p>&nbsp;</p> <p>&nbsp;</p> <p>&nbsp;</p> <h4> 2009-02-04T03:37:06-05:00 2009-02-04T03:37:06-05:00 /Past-Events/seattle-early-child-care-and-education-panel 星空无限 admin

<h1>Early Child Care and Education:<br />Linking Research, Practice, and Policy</h1> <p><strong><br />Wednesday, February 4, 2009</strong><br /><strong>Seattle University</strong></p> <p><img src="/images/stories/seattleevent/seattleevent.jpg" title="Early Child Care and Education" style="padding-right: 5px; float: left;" width="200" /></p> <p>Early care and education of young children is one of the most constant needs facing American families and communities. Our panel of leading professionals in the field will share their diverse perspectives on pressing questions related to the access, quality, and public policy of education and care for our young children.</p> <p>&nbsp;</p> <p>&nbsp;</p>

<h1>Early Child Care and Education:<br />Linking Research, Practice, and Policy</h1> <p><strong><br />Wednesday, February 4, 2009</strong><br /><strong>Seattle University</strong></p> <p><img src="/images/stories/seattleevent/seattleevent.jpg" title="Early Child Care and Education" style="padding-right: 5px; float: left;" width="200" /></p> <p>Early care and education of young children is one of the most constant needs facing American families and communities. Our panel of leading professionals in the field will share their diverse perspectives on pressing questions related to the access, quality, and public policy of education and care for our young children.</p> <p>&nbsp;</p> <p>&nbsp;</p> 2008-11-20T11:43:40-05:00 2008-11-20T11:43:40-05:00 /Past-Events/post-election-whats-next-for-women-and-the-media841

<h1>Post-Election: What's Next for Women and the Media</h1> <p>&nbsp;</p> <p>November 20, 2008<strong><br />University Club, 1 West 54^th Street, New York, NY</strong></p> <p><img src="/images/stories/home/postelection.jpg" title="Post-Election" style="padding-right: 5px; margin-bottom: 0px; padding-bottom: 1px; margin-right: -2px;" alt="Post-Election" width="300" height="204" border="0" align="left" /> From coffee shops and dinner tables to Saturday Night Live, the media鈥檚 treatment of women has been scrutinized and dissected throughout the election cycle. From Senator Hillary Clinton鈥檚 run for the Democratic nomination to John McCain鈥檚 selection of Governor Sarah Palin as his VP candidate, women have been in the news.&nbsp; <br /> Our media panel - some of America's most listened-to journalists - will consider the ways women have been portrayed.&nbsp; What has changed for women as a result of the coverage of women's political participation, and what has stayed the same?&nbsp; Can media be a positive tool for women in politics?&nbsp; How can we inspire measured coverage of women in politics in general? <a href="/Video-Archive/post-election-whats-next-for-women-and-the-media-video">watch video</a></p>

<h1>Post-Election: What's Next for Women and the Media</h1> <p>&nbsp;</p> <p>November 20, 2008<strong><br />University Club, 1 West 54^th Street, New York, NY</strong></p> <p><img src="/images/stories/home/postelection.jpg" title="Post-Election" style="padding-right: 5px; margin-bottom: 0px; padding-bottom: 1px; margin-right: -2px;" alt="Post-Election" width="300" height="204" border="0" align="left" /> From coffee shops and dinner tables to Saturday Night Live, the media鈥檚 treatment of women has been scrutinized and dissected throughout the election cycle. From Senator Hillary Clinton鈥檚 run for the Democratic nomination to John McCain鈥檚 selection of Governor Sarah Palin as his VP candidate, women have been in the news.&nbsp; <br /> Our media panel - some of America's most listened-to journalists - will consider the ways women have been portrayed.&nbsp; What has changed for women as a result of the coverage of women's political participation, and what has stayed the same?&nbsp; Can media be a positive tool for women in politics?&nbsp; How can we inspire measured coverage of women in politics in general? <a href="/Video-Archive/post-election-whats-next-for-women-and-the-media-video">watch video</a></p> 2008-01-31T11:30:01-05:00 2008-01-31T11:30:01-05:00 /Past-Events/work-life-balance-personal-stories-from-women-leaders

<h1>Work-Life Balance: Personal Stories from Women Leaders</h1> <p><strong><br />January 31, 2008<br /> BNY Mellon Wealth Management</strong><br /> One Boston Place<br /> 201 Washington Street<br /> Boston, MA 02108</p> <p><strong>Panelists:</strong></p> <p>Nancy Hawthorne, M.B.A., <em>Chief Executive Officer (Interim), Avid Technology</em><br />Lydia A. Shrier, M.D., M.P.H., <em>Assistant in Medicine, Division of Adolescent/Young Adult Medicine, Boston Children's Hospital; Assistant Professor of Pediatrics, Harvard Medical School</em><br />Laura Hodges Taylor, J.D., <em>Partner, Goodwin Procter LLP</em></p> <p><strong>Moderator:</strong> Maureen Walker, Ph.D.</p>

<h1>Work-Life Balance: Personal Stories from Women Leaders</h1> <p><strong><br />January 31, 2008<br /> BNY Mellon Wealth Management</strong><br /> One Boston Place<br /> 201 Washington Street<br /> Boston, MA 02108</p> <p><strong>Panelists:</strong></p> <p>Nancy Hawthorne, M.B.A., <em>Chief Executive Officer (Interim), Avid Technology</em><br />Lydia A. Shrier, M.D., M.P.H., <em>Assistant in Medicine, Division of Adolescent/Young Adult Medicine, Boston Children's Hospital; Assistant Professor of Pediatrics, Harvard Medical School</em><br />Laura Hodges Taylor, J.D., <em>Partner, Goodwin Procter LLP</em></p> <p><strong>Moderator:</strong> Maureen Walker, Ph.D.</p> 2007-10-23T12:52:50-04:00 2007-10-23T12:52:50-04:00 /Past-Events/afterschool-programs-building-on-success

<h1>Afterschool Programs: Building on Success</h1> <br /><strong>October 23, 2007<br />Broad Institute Auditorium in Cambridge, MA<br /><br /></strong> <p><strong>Panelists:</strong><br /> Jarrett T. Barrios, <em>President, Blue Cross Blue Shield of Massachusetts Foundation;</em><br /> Chris Gabrieli, <em>Co-Founder and Chairperson, Massachusetts 2020;</em><br /> <a href="/keypeople/hall.html">Georgia Hall</a>, <em>Research Scientist, <a href="/niost">National Institute on Out-of-School-Time</a>, 星空无限;</em><br /> Susan Richards, <em>Out-of-School-Time Coordinator, The Agenda for Children, City of Cambridge</em></p> <p><strong>Moderator:</strong> <a href="/keypeople/bailey.html">Susan McGee Bailey</a>, <em>Executive Director, 星空无限</em></p>

<h1>Afterschool Programs: Building on Success</h1> <br /><strong>October 23, 2007<br />Broad Institute Auditorium in Cambridge, MA<br /><br /></strong> <p><strong>Panelists:</strong><br /> Jarrett T. Barrios, <em>President, Blue Cross Blue Shield of Massachusetts Foundation;</em><br /> Chris Gabrieli, <em>Co-Founder and Chairperson, Massachusetts 2020;</em><br /> <a href="/keypeople/hall.html">Georgia Hall</a>, <em>Research Scientist, <a href="/niost">National Institute on Out-of-School-Time</a>, 星空无限;</em><br /> Susan Richards, <em>Out-of-School-Time Coordinator, The Agenda for Children, City of Cambridge</em></p> <p><strong>Moderator:</strong> <a href="/keypeople/bailey.html">Susan McGee Bailey</a>, <em>Executive Director, 星空无限</em></p>