Women's Center

…and how is it different from some of the other organizations on campus, like Women of Color and Women in Action???

I’m ever so glad you asked, O internet. Actually, we get this question all the time.

Here, look at this picture we drew for you:

Like WiA, Women of Color is a student club that is open to women (all women!). The heads of Women in Action this year are Maya Barlev (mbarlev) and Meg Bishop (mdbishop); the heads of Women of Color are Hilary Malson (hmalson), Kristin Tan (ktan), and Misha Baker (mbaker – who, incidentally, is also a supafantastic Women’s Center staff member). Email any of them to get involved!

Yours,

WC staff

Hello Everyone,

Welcome back to our blog! My name is Misha and I am a staff member at the wonderful Women’s Center at Haverford.

We have a full medley of events for this semester to keep everyone occupied, interested and hopefully excited! I will write out some of them here but be on the look out for a full calendar coming up!

October is Breast Cancer Awareness Month. In honor of this occasion we will table at the DC with breast cancer  and (testicular cancer too) self-check pamphlets. Please stop by to pick one or two up and have a chat with the staff member tabling. Hopefully we will borrow a piece a ‘Breast in a Box’ set. I know that might sound creepy but it’s actually really informative and offered me a sense of relief when I first came across it when I was first year student. Essentially it’s a pair of breasts, one is healthy and the other has a tumor. The point is to give women an idea of what a cancerous tumor may feel like. Of course it is not a solution but it’s a step, women should still continue to check themselves after their period!

In addition, we will have more movie nights, as well as random nights for tea and coffee and general relaxation, and maybe even an art day!

…THEN on to SEXvember! WOO HOO!

For this month we will partner up with FAB (’Fords Against Bordeom’) for a Sexual(ity) Health Trivia: How much do you know? This will be your chance to win cash and other prizes!! Don’t miss it.

As usual, we will also include a Sex Toy Raffle in the Sunken Lounge of the DC, we will flyer for this event so you will get a heads up.

To make things even better we recently booked an excellent and experienced Sex Educator to hold TWO workshops open to the entire student body.

Last but definitely not least, the women’s center will hold a Speakout event where women and men alike can come to support, listen and speak out about rape and sexual assault.

**Please stay tuned for dates and additional information. You can check your email or come back here for more information**

Happy September, Haverford!

The Women’s Center is back in action and back on our blog.  From here we’ll be writing about our events, publicizing, reflecting, and who knows what else.  We have four returning staff members this semester: Misha Baker ‘10, Cara Curtis ‘10, Annie Tague ‘10, and Karina Puttieva ‘11 (and a special shout out to our 5th, Steph Contreras ‘11, who is fortunate enough to be studying in Cairo this semester) .  And as always, we’re fearlessly led by our director Marilou Allen.  Stay tuned for a calendar of all our Fall programming…for now, here are our normal weekly hours–as a reminder, we’re up in the Campus Center room 209.  Come visit!

Sunday: 12-4 Misha, 7-11 Cara

Monday: 2-4 Karina, 7-11 Karina

Tuesday: 12-4 Cara, 7-11 Annie

Wednesday: 2-4 Karina, 7-11 Misha

Thursday: 12-4 Annie, 7-11 Misha

More to come soon!

Love,

The Women’s Center