Women's Conference at Seton Hall

Nisha Varia of
Human Rights Watch and Choreographer/Artistic Director Carolyn Dorfman are
among those featured at the 2014 Seton Hall University Conference on Women and
Gender, entitled “Challenges, Opportunities, Possibilities,” on Friday, March
28, at 400 South Orange Avenue, South Orange. 

Newly housed in
the Women and Gender Studies Program, the conference will take an academic
approach to gender issues. The conference offers a range of presentations by
scholars, students, and professionals on issues involving gender and women. Continuing
the tradition of openness established by earlier women’s conferences at Seton
Hall, this year’s conference organizers, Dr. Vanessa May and Dr. Karen Gevirtz,
welcome the University community and the general public to explore and discuss
a variety of topics. Dr. Gevirtz notes that, “We want to gather professionals
in the field of women and gender studies to share their thoughts and insights and
infuse these ideas with experience gained in their professions.”

   Among the topics, are: Women at Seton Hall
Past and Present; the Politics of Legislating Marriage; Representations of Race
and Gender; Women at Work; and Gender and Literature. Discussions include a
comparison of Nazi and Jim Crow Cinema, Women in Wartime, The Lady or the
Zombie, Glass Ceilings, Working Women at Hershey’s Chocolate Factory during the
Great Depression, and Jane Austin.

The luncheon keynote
address by Nisha Varia of Human Rights Watch will explore challenges and
opportunities facing women seeking equal rights around the globe. To register
for the Women’s Conference or see the full schedule, please the Conference
website at