Women's and Gender Studies
Charlotte Bunch
Board of Governor's Distinguished Professor
Department of Women's Gender Studies, Center for Women's Global Leadership
School of Arts and Sciences
Key topics: Women's Human Rights Globally, Human Rights, Violence Against Women, Sexual Rights, Gender and Diversity, Women and Leadership, Women Peace and Security, United Nations Policies on Gender and Women, UN Secretary General Selection and Women candidates
Charlotte Bunch, Founding Director and Senior Scholar at the Center for Women's Global Leadership and Board of Governor's Distinguished Professor in Women's and Gender Studies, Rutgers University, has been an activist, writer and organizer in the…
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Barbara Cooper
Professor
Department of History
School of Arts and Sciences
Key topics: Culture and political economy, gender, religion, family life, Niger, West African Sahel
Barbara Cooper, Ph.D., is a professor of history. She is interested in the intersections between culture and political economy, focusing upon gender, religion, and family life. Drawing upon archival sources as well as oral interviews in the Hausa…
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Mary Hawkesworth
Professor and Chair
Department of Women's and Gender Studies
School of Arts and Sciences
Key topics: Feminist theory, women and politics, contemporary political philosophy, and social policy
Mary E. Hawkesworth, Ph.D., is professor of women's and gender studies and a member of the graduate faculty in political science at Rutgers. Her most recent books include War and Terror: Feminist Perspectives (University of…
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Lisa Kaplowitz
Exec Director, Rutgers Center for Women in Business & Associate Professor-Finance
Center for Women in Business
Rutgers Business School
Key topics: Empowering Women, Male Allyship, Career Transitioning, Finance 101
“From the Locker Room to the Board Room – How to Channel Your Inner Athlete (even if you never played sports)”
Combining her experiences as an elite athlete, educator, and executive, Lisa will coach you to channel your inner athlete, even if you never played a sport. Women often find themselves maladapting (adapting in a way that proves to be more harmful, than helpful, to them) to rise in corporate America and often lose themselves in the process. We will discuss five common behaviors, how women can stop engaging in them, and what organizations can do to stop encouraging these behaviors in the first place. You will leave feeling powerful, and empowered to take advantage of your full potential.
“Advancing Women by Redistributing the Housework, One Son at a Time”
As highlighted in her recent TEDx, and supported by her further research, Lisa will show how gender equity can start at home, and from a young age. When men are included in women’s initiatives, they are reported to be three times more successful. Learn how men can share in the responsibilities at work and home, and in turn, create workplaces that work for everyone.
“Own that P&L”
Everyone, regardless of level or function, needs to know how to read financial statements and interpret the story they tell about the business. Whether you are leading a profit center, on the management track, or just starting your career, it is important to understand how “what you do” contributes to the financial performance of the company, and ultimately, the success of the overall business. This workshop will demystify finance and break down the basics. You will gain a better understanding of the key drivers of profit, as well as how to convert that profit into cash.
“Getting Buy-In and Resources”
You may be the CEO, just starting your career, or somewhere in between. You have work that needs to get done, and that often requires resources beyond yourself. Often, we need to be creative...and persistent. Learn how to determine what you need, make “the ask” and ultimately get the budget, staffing, and overall resources you require to reach the goal.
Lisa Kaplowitz is the Co-founder and Executive Director of the Rutgers Center for Women in Business, and associate professor of finance at Rutgers Business School, where she leverages 25+ years of experience as an investment banker and CFO. Lisa…
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Joanna Kempner
Associate Professor
Department of Sociology
School of Arts and Sciences - New Brunswick Campus
Key topics: Politics and science, medicine, and inequality, with a focus on pain; migraine and stigma; psychedelic medicine and citizen science.
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Lisa Klein
Distinguished Professor
Department of Materials Science & Engineering
School of Engineering
Key topics: Alternative energy, materials processing, women in engineering
As both the first female faculty member in the Rutgers School of Engineering and the first female professor in her department, Dr. Lisa C. Klein has encouraged women for more than 30 years to choose engineering as a discipline and a career. Her…
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Ellen Lieberman
Associate Dean
Douglass Residential College
Key topics: Living-Learning Communities; Social Networks / Social Capital; Social Determinants of Health
With over 30 years of experiences in higher education administration and research, Ellen joined Douglass Residential College at Rutgers University–New Brunswick in 2011 where she is the Associate Dean of…
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Patricia O'Brien-Richardson
Associate Professor
Public Health/Health Administration
Edward J. Bloustein School of Planning and Public Policy
Key topics: Cultural competency; Cultural health (Black women and adolescent girls); Hair Discrimination; Urban public health disparities; Education policy; Social justice; Race, class, and gender policies
Dr. Patricia O’Brien-Richardson is an Associate Professor of Teaching at the Edward J. Bloustein School of Planning and Public Policy. For the past ten years, she has been the CEO and Founder of Move it Nation, Inc., a public health non-profit…
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Linda Stamato
Policy Fellow
New Jersey State Policy Lab at Civic Square
Edward J. Bloustein School of Planning and Public Policy
Key topics: Negotiation, conflict resolution, higher education policy, regulatory policy, gender differences in negotiation
Linda Stamato is co-director of the Center for Negotiation and Conflict Resolution and a member of the graduate faculty at the Edward J. Bloustein School of Planning and Public Policy. She teaches negotiation and conflict resolution at the…
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Deborah Walsh
Director, Center for American Women and Politics
Eagleton Institute of Politics
Key topics: Women and American Politics, Women's Leadership, Women Voters, Women Candidates, and Recruitment
Debbie Walsh is director of the Eagleton Institute of Politics' Center for American Women and Politics (CAWP). She joined the CAWP staff in 1981. As director of the Center, she oversees CAWP's research, education and public service programs.…
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