No, actually it's women's awareness month.
Just got this e-mail.
"Women's Awareness Month
Georgia Institute of Technology
March 2008
3/03 ? International Coffeehouse
3/04 ? Kickoff!
WST Speaker: The Changing Presence and
Participation of Women in Science?
3/08 ? Women?s Day of Service
High School Outreach
3/11 ? Take Back the Night
3/12 ? Stress Management
3/25 ? Self Defense Lesson
3/26 ? Graduate Women?s Lunch
Red Dress Fashion Show
3/28 ? The Secret Life of Bees discussion
Paula Poundstone
3/29 ? Girl Scout Outreach
3/31 ? Cap (and Wedding) Gown
http://cyberbuzz.gatech.edu/wam
WAM Highlights:
?From Scarcity to Visibility: The Changing Presence and Participation of Women in Science?
2008 WST Distinguished Lecturer
Tuesday March 4
4:00 pm
Clary Theatre (Success Center)
Reception follows
Dr. J. Scott Long, Chancellor's Professor of Sociology and Statistics and Associate Vice Provost for Research, Indiana University, is the author of foundational research on gender and scientific careers, and on methods of data analyses. His numerous articles and books include From Scarcity to Visibility: Gender Differences in the Careers of Doctoral Scientists and Engineers, published by the National Academy Press. The Georgia Tech Center for the Study of Women, Science, and Technology is supported by the Office of the Provost.
Women's Day of Service - sign up by Wednesday Saturday March 8 9:00 am to Noon Meet at the Campanile at 7:45 am
The mission of Women's Day of Service is to bring the female community of Georgia Tech together to give back to the surrounding Atlanta community. You can sign up for a project by visiting
http://www.steppystyle.com/dos/
Take Back the Night
Tuesday March 11
8:00 pm
Campanile
Join us for our annual event to raise awareness about sexual violence against women. Take Back the Night includes survivor stories, speakers, poems and a candle lighting ceremony. *"When we lean on one another, we all stand stronger."
Self-Defense Lesson by Knuckleup Fitness (free but registration required) Tuesday March 25 Meet at WRC at 8:00 pm if you need a ride, otherwise class starts at 8:30 pm Knuckleup Fitness 197 14th Street < http://cyberbuzz.gatech.edu/wam/events.php>
FREE
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http://www.knuckleupfitness.com/georgia-tech-womens-self-defense-seminar.html >
Red Dress Fashion Show
Wednesday March 26
7:00 to 9:00 pm
Klaus Atrium
Join us for a night of fashion and fun! Our first ever Red Dress Fashion Show will feature students from various Georgia Tech women?s organizations modeling red dresses provided by Macy?s.
The Red Dress Fashion Show is a part of the American Heart Association?s ?Go Red for Women? movement, which celebrates the energy, passion and power we have as women to band together and wipe out heart disease. You can purchase tickets here
http://womenscenter.gatech.edu/plugins/red_dress/
For details about the full list of events, please visit,
http://cyberbuzz.gatech.edu/wam
Women's Awareness Month is a month-long celebration that brings female role models to the Georgia Tech campus and develops programs that provoke questioning about and discussion of women's issues and women's roles in society. All members of the GT community are invited to participate. WAM is a cornerstone student program of the GT Women's Resource Center.
www.womenscenter.gatech.edu
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