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Come join us at Melting Gender Roles: Stirring Up Awareness!
Event is free to attend, fondue will be served, 1st 300 students receive a free gift bag,
prize drawing included for 4 Kindle Fires & lots more!

What: Interactive event to explore gender stereotypes & biases
When: Wednesday, April 8 at 7:30pm (doors open at 7:00pm)
Where: Peters Commons cafe

Hands-on activities will include an immersive journey through gender history, a panel discussion with professionals who are in careers non-traditional for their gender, a short performance by UD's Courage and Social Action Theater, and interactive booths on a wide variety of topics related to gender. Topics include genderized toys, sexism in marketing, women in aviation, men in nursing, gender & Jesus, women in college sports, street harassment, and lots more.

Questions? Contact Tabitha Bartelme (tbartelme@dbq.edu; (563) 589-3253) or Anne Marie Gruber (amgruber@dbq.edu; (563) 589-3849).

Event Photos: April 8, 2015

AAUW/Pantene Campus Action Project

Grant Team

Anne Marie Gruber & Stephanie White

Hamming it up!

It's not what's on the outside

Don't judge a person by attire

Flight Team/Women in Aviation

Gender in aviation booth

Student Nursing Association

men in nursing booth

Consumer Behavior class

Sexism in marketing booth

National Conference of College Women Student Leaders

Presenters

Dubuque Bomb Squad

Roller Derby Team

Melting Gender Roles 2015

Speakers participating in the panel discussion included:

  • Bobbi Alpers, UD alum/Chief District Judge (retired)
  • Nolan Funke, stay-at-home dad/UD LIFE Program student
  • Bob Wethal, nurse/director of Critical & Cardiac Care at Mercy Hospital
  • Kelly Francois, parole officer/UD Criminal Justice instructor

At this event, participants could:

  • Watch a theater mini-performance
  • Test your might against student athletes
  • Pose at a photo booth
  • Compete in a paper airplane contest
  • See & talk about sexist beer labels
  • Learn about women in the criminal justice system
  • Debate if Legos are sexist
  • Explore gender stereotypes in sports
  • Find out about workplace stereotypes & biases
  • Talk with students who experience gender stereotypes based on their clothing
  • Meet students and community members who are challenging gender stereotypes
  • And LOTS more!

Want to get involved planning the next Melting Gender Roles event?  Watch for announcements! It is anticipated this event will take place every other year.

Curriculum Connections

Sponsors

American Association of University Women: http://www.aauw.org/

UD students can become members FREE! Don't forget to list membership on your resume!

 

Disclaimer

This project is made possible through the support provided by American Association of University Women (AAUW) and the Pantene Shine Strong Campaign.  The opinions expressed herein are those of the leaders/participants and do not necessarily reflect the views of AAUW. ​

Campus Action Project Grants