Date: Sun, 22 Jun 1997 18:00:51 -0400 (EDT) Subject: Beijing Network Update #11 TO: Beijing Conference Action and Resource Network FROM: Judy Kramer UPDATE #11 June 22, 1997 A full moon and the summer solstice--a good weekend to resume these online updates. Thanks for the good wishes around my vacation to England. I had a great time! Below are a few summer events and a special request about UN leader Gertrude Mongella coming to the Bay Area in the fall. LOCAL EVENTS *** Talk on Women's Health--Menlo Park "Women, Heart Disease, and the Hormone Controversy" Thursday, July 17, 7--9 pm SLAC Training Center, 2575 Sand Hill Road, Menlo Park Speaker: Marcia Stefanick, Ph.D., Stanford Center for Research on Disease Prevention Cost: $3.00 donation for pizza Sponsored by AWIS-Palo Alto Contact Susan Bernhard, 510-786-9744 x504 Dr. Bernhard will describe three major studies on hormones and heart disease and share her latest findings on this controversial area of women's health. Hear what she has to say about the alternatives to estrogen. *** Conference for Women--San Jose "Career-building Skills for the '90s and Beyond" August 12, 8 am--4:30 pm Holiday Inn Park Center Plaza 282 Almaden Blvd., San Jose Cost: $149 Sponsored by the National Businesswomen's Leadership Association Contact: 800-682-5078, This conference on professional development will feature nationally known speakers, online computer demonstrations, networking opportunities, and information-packed learning sessions through three tracks: career development skills, professional development skills, and using today's office technology. The opening keynote is titled "I don't know anyone from Mars or Venus: A Practical Look at Gender-Based Communication." REQUEST--GERTRUDE MONGELLA TO SPEAK Bonita Banducci, , writes that Gertrude Mongella, Chairwoman of the UN Fourth World Conference on Women, will probably be coming to the Bay Area to speak for the Inter-Racial Sisterhood Ceremony on November 1. She would like several other paid speaking engagements at the same time. For more information, contact Melofy Power at 415-346-0949. RESOURCES Women's Equality Day on August 26 commemorates women winning the right to vote in 1920. The National Women's History Project offers resources to help celebrate the occasion and women's continuing efforts toward full equality. Contact them at 707-838-6000, . NATIONAL/INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCES *** "World Conference on Breast Cancer"--Ontario, Canada July 12-17 Kingston, Ontario, Canada Cost: $225 Sponsored by Kingston Breast Cancer Conference Committee and WEDO Contact: 613-531-9210, This notice came very late, but the conference sounds excellent, and I thought its occurrence would be of interest. *** "Toxic Towers: The Impact of Higher Education on Women"--Ohio Friday and Saturday, August 15 and 16 The University of Akron, Akron, Ohio Sponsored by The University of Akron's Status of Women Committee Contact Kelley Hall, program planning associate, by phone: (330) 972-5802; fax: (330) 972-5377; or E-mail: kjhall@uakron.edu>. Is the Ivory Tower a Toxic Tower for women? Topics will include mentoring, sexism, racism, heterosexism, and/or classism, disciplinary boundaries, hiring and tenure discrimination, harassment, activism and coalitions, attitudes towards mothers and/or coparents, status boundaries between students, staff, faculty, administrators, etc. If you are interested in a local connection to the conference, contact Nohemy Solorzano at Stanford University, 415-497-7516, . ------------------------------------------------------------------------- This online update, published weekly in the greater San Francisco Bay Area, covers events, resources, and information related to follow-up to the UN Fourth World Conference on Women and the issues covered in the Platform for Action document. You are encouraged to send in information and news to Judy Kramer . Past updates are available on the web at