December 3, 2009 in Concord, NH

Young women's present quest for equality differs from the obstacles women faced years ago; however, feminism is still a living movement.   It is changing but it is not dead.

Young women do care about equality, but equality looks so different when you've come of age since the millennium. Effort towards experiencing equality and "making a difference" has shifted with the times.  As a result, the term feminism has become a dirty word to many young women, often causing tension between the multiple generations of women living today.  So-called "third-wave" feminism has been characterized by a celebration of women's right to pleasure as opposed to the more "victim" feminism of the past.  The strides that women have made are apparent - greater efficacy in politics and decreased barriers in the workplace.  There is wide-spread cultural success in terms of music, business, and athletics, as well as a marked achievement in education.  At the same time, the obstacles that some young women experience today have become more subtle, making the quest for equality complex, the tools for achieving equality different, and the issues that concern young women more diverse.  Equity, especially in personal relationships is still what young women strive for.

If you work with clients, students or colleagues of diverse ages, you may have experienced the tensions that arise due to differences in values, goals and strategies.  Perhaps resulting feelings of frustration or confusion have impeded the work you do or have made both parties question the effectiveness of your efforts.  The diverging paths that women have taken toward equality do not have to result in a road block.

This training will provide the knowledge and tools to help you find that common ground, explore the issues that concern young women, and will provide insight into how these issues affect young women in their relationships, in the schools, in the workplace, and in society.

This training is designed for women of all ages who want to explore this fascinating topic including educators, counselors, school nurses, administrators, mentors, therapists, youth-serving professionals - anyone who is invested in this issue.

Our trainer, Gretchen DeHart, M.A., earned her Master's degree in 1999 through Washington State University where she focused on issues of gender and social inequality.  In her time there, she co-authored an article titled Family and Career Trajectories among African American Female Attorneys that examined the intersections of age, race and gender in the workplace.  Since 1999, she has continued to teach Sociology of Gender through the Distance Degree Program at WSU.  She currently works for the Community College of Vermont as an Academic Advisor.  She works with many students, but it is primarily young, female, single-parent students that are targeted through the Post-Secondary Education and Student Support Services programs that she oversees for the St. Albans campus.  Gretchen's work with the program affords her insight and consistent opportunity to examine how young women today view their obstacles, opportunities, and priorities.

When: Thursday, December 3, 2009; 9am-5pm
Where: Concord, NH
Register by: Wednesday, November 18, 2009
Facilitator: Gretchen DeHart, M.A.
Fee: $125
This fee includes all workshop material, seminar instruction, and a beverage break.

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CEUs will be provided for the following:

• Educational Recertification
• The National Board of Certified Counselors (NBCC)
• American Nurses' Credentialing Center's Commission on Accreditation

Planned Parenthood of Northern New England is an approved provider of continuing nursing education by the Vermont State Nurses' Association, Inc., an accredited approved by the American Nurses Credentialing Center's Commission on Accreditation.

We are happy to apply to other certification boards for continuing education contact hours.  If you require CEUs please contact PPNNE's Education and Training Department at 1-800-488-9638.

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