This page features archival information and video footage from select Peace and Conflict Studies Symposium events in recent years.

 

Gender and Power: Education and Leadership as Equalizers

April 21, 2014
8:30 a.m. – 4:30 p.m.
Eastview Campus 8500

Austin Community College hosted a symposium addressing the impact of gender discrimination on peace and conflict within and between groups on Friday, April 25, at Eastview Campus (3401 Webberville Rd.).

This symposium explored the societal impact of gender inequality and the role it plays in limiting opportunities for both men and women. Panel discussions focusing on gender and education and gender and leadership included question and answer opportunities. Following an afternoon screening of the film My Tehran For Sale, participants enjoyed pie from Austin’s Peace Through Pie as they discussed the film.

“The influence of gender inequality goes beyond the negative impact on individual women and men,” says Dr. Shirin Khosropour, ACC professor of psychology and coordinator of the college’s proposed Peace & Conflict Studies Program. “Gender inequality influences the balance of power in society, restricts access to resources such as education, and limits the ability to influence others via leadership positions.”

Panelists for the event were:

  • Amber Aubone, Ph.D., assistant professor of Political Science, director of Undergraduate International Relations and Research Office, St. Mary’s University
  • Herbert Coleman, Ph.D., ACC director of instructional technology, adjunct professor of Psychology
  • Barri Rosenbluth, LCSW, Expect Respect program director, SafePlace, Austin
  • Mehrang Monfared, Ph.D., ACC International Visiting Scholar and Research Scholar at Center for Women and Gender Studies, the University of Texas at Austin
  • Emily T. Amanatullah, Ph.D., assistant professor of management, UT McCombs School of Business
  • Andrew Levack, M.P.H., director of U.S. Programs, EngenderHealth
  • Banafsheh Madaninejad, Ph.D., assistant professor of Islamic Studies and Comparative Religion, Southwestern University
  • Shehnaz Haqqani, M.A., doctoral student, UT Austin
  • Megan Tobias Neely, M.A., doctoral student, UT Austin