Date: Mon, 31 Mar 1997 01:58:04 -0500 (EST) TO: Beijing Conference Action and Resource Network FROM: Judy Kramer 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. ONLINE UPDATE #6 This update starts out with information about a valuable online directory for women's organizations. Then it describes four events that span quite a range of women's interests, from law and science to international business and personal well-being. The final item is a news item about a survey of working women. Please share this information with your networks. ONLINE RESOURCE I have discovered an online directory of more than 7000 resources for women. It is called ElectraPages and is created by the Women's Information Exchange, which has been doing computer-based networking projects for over 15 years. Through its web site, one can get the "Women's Computer Literacy Handbook," peruse the incredible database, or subscribe to the National Women's Mailing List. The web address is . Please let me know about web sites which are valuable to you. EVENTS *** 1) Women in Law Symposium--Stanford "Women in the Legal Profession" Saturday, April 5, 8 am--6:30 pm Crown Quadrangle, Stanford University Fee: Free for students, $25 for others Sponsored by Keck Center on Legal Ethics and the Legal Profession and Women of Stanford Law Contact: 415-723-2730 Speakers will include judges, corporate attorneys, law firm partners, and legal scholars and advocates. Topics will include race, gender, age, and family; workplace survival strategies; and nontraditional careers. Cynthia Fuchs Epstein, professor of sociology at City University of New York will give the keynote address. *** 2) Lecture on scientists--Menlo Park "The Science Trained Professional: A New Breed for the New Century" presented by Sheila Tobias Friday, April 11, 12 noon to 1 pm SLAC Auditorium, 2575 Sand Hill Road, Menlo Park Free Cosponsored by Women in Science Contact: PA Moore, 415-926-2605, Tobias is the author of "Math Anxiety," Rethinking Science as a Career" (Research Corp. 1995), and a recently released book, "The Faces of Feminism." She is an independent scholar and a consultant on equity issues. *** 3) Health, Wealth, and Wisdom Symposium for Women--Burlingame Saturday, April 19, 8:30 am--noon First Presbyterian Church of Burlingame 1600 Easton Drive, Burlingame Fee: $35 (plus $5 for child care--reserve by April 11) Will benefit Women's Recovery Association and the Global Fund for Women Contact: 415-348-6603 "A Morning for You" addresses health--what women need to know to make health decisions--wealth--how women can create financial security--and wisdom--insight regarding relationships and emotional maturity. It features Margaret Deanesly, MD; Deborah Abel, CFP; and Jean Green, psychotherapist. *** 4) International Business Conference & Exhibition--San Francisco "International Trade and Technology in the New Millennium" Saturday, May 3rd. 8:00am to 5:00 pm ANA Hotel, Downtown SF Fee : Prior to April 1st - $89--119/per person, After April 1st - $99--149/per person Exhibitor space available, reduced fees before April 1 Sponsor: Women in International Trade-Northern California Contact: Jane Kriwinski, Fax: 510-944-5687, Membership/Events Hotline: 415-984-5000, e-mail: . At this 5th annual networking conference, hear from experts in the field on Internet Resources, Using the Web to Market Your Business, Licensing and Encryption Concerns. Find out about new Marketing Trends and Changing International Business Culture and Opportunities for International Businesswomen. Hear all about the upcoming Trade Missions, see the changes in Finance Technology and address the International Taxation Issues. NEWS *** Survey on working women--From a Knight-Ridder News Service story. The AFL-CIO will reach out to women this year with a survey designed to assess their work and family needs, as well as a face-to-face 20-city tour. According to Karen Nussbaum, director of the AFL-CIO Working Women's Department, "We'll be reaching out through union members, but we'll also be talking to grocery store workers, libraries, and laundromats." Results of the survey will be discussed at a national working women conference scheduled for Sept. 5--7 in Washington, DC. For a copy of the survey, call 888-971-9797.