Denice D. Denton Distinguished Lecture
October 1-2, 2009
University of Wisconsin-Madison
Presented by: Joan C. Williams, Distinguished Professor of Law,
University of California-Hastings
Joan C. Williams, 1066 Foundation Chair and Distinguished Professor of Law at the University of California-Hastings, is an expert on work/family issues, and the author of Unbending Gender: Why Family and Work Conflict and What To Do About It (Oxford University Press, 2000), which won the 2000 Gustavus Myers Outstanding Book Award. She is the Founding Director of WorkLife Law (WLL), and Co-Director of the Project on Attorney Retention. Williams has played a leading role in documenting workplace bias against mothers. Her "Beyond the Maternal Wall: Relief for Family Caregivers Who Are Discriminated Against on the Job," 26 Harvard Women's Law Review 77 (2003, co-authored with Nancy Segal), was prominently cited in Back v. Hastings on Hudson Union Free School District, 2004 U.S. App. Lexis 6684 (2d Cir. April 7, 2004). She has also played a central role in organizing social scientists to document bias against mothers in the workplace, notably in a special issue of the Journal of Social Issues (2004), which she co-edited with Monica Biernat and Faye Crosby. Her current work focuses on how work/family conflict affects families across the social spectrum. For more information, visit WorkLife Law and Project for Attorney Retention.
Agenda
Denice Denton Distinguished Lecture Series Benefit Dinner
- October 1, 2009; 6:00pm – 8:30pm
- The University Club
- 803 State Street
- Registration is required
- Invitation (PDF)
- Registration form (PDF)
Public Forum: REGISTER HERE
- "The Flexibility Stigma: How to make flexibility policies truly usable"
- October 2, 2009
- 1610 Engineering Hall
- 8:30am: Check-in and breakfast
- 9:00am: Introductions & Joan Williams keynote VIEW VIDEO
- 10:00am: Break
- 10:15am: Panel Presentation and Discussion VIEW VIDEO HERE or HERE
Laurie Benson, co-Founder and former CEO, Inacom Information Systems
Owner, LB Unlimited
Duncan Highsmith, former President and CEO, Highsmith Inc.
- 11:00am: Q&A with panelists and Joan Williams
- 11:45am: Closing Remarks, Martha Taylor, Vice President of Development, University of Wisconsin Foundation
- Registration is required: Click here to register
- Event Flyer (PDF)
Women Faculty Mentoring Program Luncheon
- "The Four Patterns of Gender Bias: Proactive strategies for diffusing them"
- October 2, 2009; 12:30pm – 2:00pm
- Tong Auditorium, Engineering Centers Building Room 1003
- By invitation
Workshop for Administrative Leaders
- "It's Cheaper to Keep Her: How losing women costs money"
- October 2, 2009
- Research Room, Engineering Centers Building Room 1025
- 2:30pm – 3:30pm
- By invitation
The Denice Denton Distinguished Lecture Series is generously funded by the Denice Denton Memorial Fund, WISELI, the Office of Child Care and Family Resources, the Women Faculty Mentoring Program, the Irvine Women Faculty Mentoring Fund, the Society of Women Engineers, and the Women's Philanthropy Council.