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Maine Perspective: Women's Initiatives, Maine Perspective
Maine Perspective: Women's Initiatives, Maine Perspective
Social Justice: Diversity, Equity, & Inclusion
Issue of the Maine Perspective campus newsletter reviewing three major women's initiatives at the University of Maine.
Maine Perspective: Women's Initiatives At The University Of Maine, Maine Perspective
Maine Perspective: Women's Initiatives At The University Of Maine, Maine Perspective
Social Justice: Diversity, Equity, & Inclusion
When it comes to initiatives for women on the University of Maine campus, Women in the Curriculum is where it all began a decade ago. The program was established to facilitate curriculum revision to allow for more inclusion of women.
Providing Access To Power: The Role Of Higher Education In Empowering Women Students, Margaret A. Mckenna
Providing Access To Power: The Role Of Higher Education In Empowering Women Students, Margaret A. Mckenna
New England Journal of Public Policy
Access to education opens the doors to future economic power — but are opportunities for women limited by the very way that institutions of higher education think about women students? Women comprise the majority of college students today, but the institutions they attend may not be serving their educational needs. This article explains that women's needs are different from those of men and illustrates how educators can respond to that difference, offering a "feminist environment" in which female students can meet their own educational goals.