Spring 1993 / After one year of hard work from many members of
the USF community and full funding from the Catholic Social Thought Project, a
two day conference titled “Women in the Nineties: Work, Family, Identity”
was successfully held. Attendance was high, bringing together members from across
the USF community. From this initial exchange, a great desire for continued dialogue
occurred. Fr. Jack Clark S.J., then USF Provost, requested, from the conference
organizers, a proposal on how to keep the interest and momentum alive
Spring 1994 / The Presidential Advisory Committee on the Status
of Women was formed. Since its inception, the committee has advocated policy
and education on a cornucopia of issues affecting women, families and society
at large.
1998 / The committee sponsors travel and conference support
for two students for the "Learning from Women" conference in Boston,
MA
1999 / The committee funds proposals to help support the following
events: presentation by director Johnny Symons of "Beauty before age: A
documentary video maker's look at the power of youth, beauty and fear of aging
in gay cultures"; a presentation by Jody Williams, 1997 Nobel Peace Prize
Laureate: "Citizen Involvement in Global Issues: Eradicating the World
Wide Use of Landmines" to commemorate the USF School of Law's dedication
of the new Center for Law & Global Justice; and a visit and presentation
entitled "Building a Culture of Nonviolence" by Mairead Corrigan Maguire,
1976 Nobel Peace Laureate, as part of the University Ministry Justice Lecture
Series.
2000 / The committee funds proposals to help support the following
events: presentation by Dr. Vandana Shiva, physicist, ecologist, activist, editor,
author, and director of the Research Foundation for Science, Technology and
Natural Resource Policy; Public presentation of "Producing 'Freaks': Daytime
Talk Shows and Sexual Boundary-Making" by Joshua Gamson, former sociology
professor at Yale, and current sociology professor at USF; and "La Que
Nos Dio La Luz": A benefit dinner for La Casa de Las Madres Battered Women's
Shelter, sponsored by La Raza, with keynote speaker Esther Madriz, late sociology
professor at USF and key founder for the Center for Latino Studies in the Americas
(CELASA).
2003 / The committee funds proposal to help support Take Back
the Night, an event focusing on ending violence against women, including a women-only
march, and a discussion for men about how they can be part of ending violence
against women.
2004 / The committee funds proposal to support No More Empty
Bowls, a nationwide program designed to raise awareness about hunger and poverty.
2005 / The committee funds proposals to help support the following
events: Women's Toiletry Drive (ongoing): Collection of toiletries to benefit
women's shelters in San Francisco; "From the Kitchen to the Moon: The Changing
Role of Women in the U.S.", a panel discussion and fundraising event for
the future of the USF Childcare Center; and sponsored raffle prizes for Get
Real: Unmask the Problem, an open mic event honoring body acceptance in commemoration
of National Eating Disorders Awareness Week.
2006 / The committee funds proposals to help support the following
events: National Organization of Men's Outreach for Rape Education (NO MORE)
RV Tour 1 in 4 Violence Prevention Program; Global Women's Rights Forum, 5th
annual series of lectures, films and performances celebrating International
Women's Day; USF Law School's Second Annual Jack Pemberton Lecture on Workplace
Justice: Discrimination Based on Family Responsibilities by Joan Williams, and
A Response from the European Perspective by Joanne Wade; and the USF Law School's
Work/Family Conflict Conference on balancing work and family and exploring the
legal and policy issues involved.
- Child & Dependent Care
- Pay Equity
- Flex-time & Job Sharing
- Sexism in the Workplace & Classroom
- Civil Rights of Gay, Lesbian, & Bisexual Members of the USF Community
- Sexual & Unlawful Harassment
- Violence Against Women on the USF Campus
- Female Leadership in Jesuit Institutions
