The Amherst Women's Network

05/13/2014

Following-up on Jess Hendel's piece, the AWN Alumnae Blog wants to know your solutions.

AWNword.org, an alumnae-driven blog committed to amplify the voice of Amherst women and build a stronger alumnae network, is seeking 500-1000 word posts in response to the question: "Now that Amherst has banned greek life (including sororities), what institutions do you envision could be put in place to create a more connected, inclusive, and safer campus environment?"

Please email [email protected] with your full name and class year. Please forward to individual alumnae and soon-to-be alumnae you think would have opinions on this. Let us know if you have any questions!

05/12/2014

An important contribution to the Amherst frat ban debate by Jess Hendel'12

An open letter to Carlos Bello, Dan Cluchey, and the Administrators at Amherst: There is a middle ground—a co-ed alterna…

04/07/2014

VERY COOL PANEL & **BRUNCH**!: "Women of Color in the Workplace". Join a dialogue with the Amherst community around topics grounded in the context of being a woman of color.

"Participants will engage in a dialogue regarding the range of circumstances that women of color face in the workplace and how they may network, acquire mentors and/or sponsors, and employ other strategies to advance professionally while staying true to themselves. Topics include but are not limited to: defining success, how to identify 'safe-spaces', balance of work and family, and how to continually set goals. "

This Sunday, April 13th from 10am - 2pm at the Lord Jeffery Inn, Emily Ballroom. SHOW UP.

Learn more and RSVP here: https://www.amherst.edu/mm/371789

03/26/2014

Don't forget about Jess Hendel'12 coming to campus tomorrow to talk about the college to real world transition and lead an info session/Q&A about The Fullbridge Program. Fresh Side Tea Rolls, good conversation: what do else do you need? Tomorrow, 7:30pm, in Pruyne Lecture Hall. Bring your friends!: https://www.facebook.com/events/268610766633214/

03/24/2014

Happy Monday, all! Some good news: the AWN is now on LinkedIn! Join today and invite your Amherst lady friends!: http://www.linkedin.com/groups/Amherst-Womens-Network-6648178?home=&gid=6648178&trk=anet_ug_hm&goback=%2Egmp_6648178

The Amherst Women’s Network (AWN) is an Amherst College student and alumni organization that connects, informs, and empowers all people who identify as − and with − Amherst women...

03/17/2014

Attention ladies on campus! Particularly, you second semester seniors... Still figuring out what you're doing after graduation? Join AWN of Boston Alumna, Jess Hendel'12, for some Fresh Side tea rolls and a tell-all discussion on Thursday, March 27th, at 7:30 PM in Pruyne Lecture Hall: https://www.facebook.com/events/268610766633214/

She'll give a short presentation about successfully managing the transition from college to the workforce and previewing what's to come, as an Amherst alumna only a few years out (hint: a few key tricks can make the whole process a lot less scary, and a lot more exciting)! Afterward, she'll lead an info session/Q&A about The Fullbridge Program and how it can help translate your current interests, passions and skill sets into those that are in high demand in the modern workplace. Bring your friends!

02/20/2014

The AWN's Alumnae Blog just launched! Check it out at http://awnword.org/!

From Jess Hendel'12, one of its creators:
"This blog was created as a complement to AWN’s on-campus programs. Kristin Ouellette, Conny Morrison, Andrea Park, and I (all '12s leading the AWN alumnae chapter in Boston) have been working on this for the past few months. We created this online forum with the hopes of building a more visible and active community of Amherst alumnae as well as fostering connectivity, support, communication, and networking opportunities. We hope that Amherst women of all ages, backgrounds, and perspectives will contribute to and read this blog. We would love to read your stories and opinions, so please message me here or contact anyone at the blog (see "about" for contact info) if you'd like to contribute or be involved in some way.

With AWNword, we are hoping to establish a dialogue similar to the “Room for Debate” style of opinion reporting in the New York Times. A few times a month, we will produce a general topic or question and invite submissions from anyone who identifies, or identified at one time, as an Amherst Woman. We invite alumnae to share ideas, thoughts, experiences, advice and, most of all, their voices! We welcome diverse opinions, and only require respect, grace, and equanimity in posting and commenting."

Share widely!

01/24/2014

This is a great introduction to/refresher of some really important ideas: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=u_4dPB9MVS8

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12/23/2013

Great news for Amherst women interested in math and science!

Annual EventsCommencementConvocationFamily WeekendHomecomingReunionsArtsCreative Writing CenterMuseums & ExhibitionsMusic at AmherstTheater & DanceMoreFive CollegesSummer Programs

11/20/2013

Check out this ad for Goldie Blox! It is a company that creates toys for future engineers. This ad shows three awesome little girls calling out the gender essentialism in toy advertising.

http://www.adweek.com/adfreak/3-girls-smash-gender-roles-smithereens-toy-companys-glorious-debut-ad-153969

One of the most anti-feminist songs of the 1980s, "Girls" by the Beastie Boys, is recast as an empowering theme for young women in a new toy ad looking to break gender stereotypes. The spot is a holiday promotion for GoldieBlox, a construction-themed board game that nearly doubled its Kickstarter go...

10/09/2013

Thanks to the Amherst Student for this write-up of our most recent event!

Friday night, the Friedmann room of Keefe Campus Center took a trip to the eighties. The room’s furniture, although still modern, consisted of comfy arm chairs, high-backed stools, patterned blue-and-white pillows dotting the dance floor and small round tables with chairs surrounding the main wooden...

10/04/2013

Anyone relate?: http://www.nytimes.com/2013/10/06/magazine/why-are-there-still-so-few-women-in-science.html?pagewanted=all&_r=0

Hint: The answer has more to do with “The Big Bang Theory” than with longstanding theories about men’s so-called natural aptitude.