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Status of Women in the Profession Committee

Charge:  The Status of Women in the Profession Committee recommends policies and good practices to assure the full access and academic freedom of women within the Academy and develops programs to enhance the status of women in the profession.

Composition:  Up to six members.

Terms of Office:  Three years, renewable once.

Current Members:

Committee Activities:

Academic Advice Column
Ask "Academic Abby" about what's bugging you right now.  Several women in the profession have volunteered to answer your questions about professional concerns. Contact them!

Sexual Harassment Policy

A Guide for Women in Religion:  Making Your Way from A to Z, ed. Mary Hunt, Palgrave Macmillan, 2004.  For more information, visit Palgrave Macmillan and search for ISBN 1-4039-6648-6.  List price is $15.95.

Cover: A Guide for Women in Religion

Annual Meeting Events:

Childcare at the Annual Meeting
Through the work of the committee, childcare will again be on offer at the San Diego Annual Meeting in 2007.  Please see the Annual Meeting page for more details.

Future Plans for Special Topics Forums
We will continue our initiative to increase the visibility of feminist scholars of religion on issues of public concern.  Feel free to contact committee chair Alice Hunt with other ideas or topics.  Previous Special Topics Forums included:

  • 2006: Women Speaking to Religion and Leadership: Honoring the Work of Mercy Oduyoye
  • 2005: Got Life? Finding Balance and Making Boundaries in the Academy
  • 2004:  Critical Reflections on the Status of Women in the Profession
  • 2003:  Women, Religion, and Global Conflict
  • 2002:  A Dialogue Between Canadian and United States Feminist Scholars of Religion on Strategies for Responding to Militarism
  • 2001:  Faith Based on What? Feminist Scholars of Religion Speak Out about Public Policy and the Bush II Administration

See also the JAAR article, "Faith Based on What? A Roundtable Discussion."

Mentoring Roundtable
In cooperation with the Women's Caucus, the Status of Women in the Profession Committee organizes a brown-bag luncheon during the Annual Meeting.  Each year several mid-career and senior AAR scholars gather with newer and emerging scholars in the field to discuss pertinent issues like choosing an adviser, getting published, contract negotiation, and the challenge of balancing work and personal commitments. Attendees are asked to bring questions and a lunch.  Previous participants have included Katie Cannon, Elizabeth Castelli, Susan Henking, Judith Plaskow, and Emilie Townes.

Women's Caucus Events
The Women's Caucus in Religion also holds events during the Annual Meeting.  See the Online Program Book for specific events and times (and search it using the keywords "women" "woman" and "feminist"). Caucus conveners are Laurie Wright Garry and Young Hoon Lee.

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