 |
 |
 |
 |
 |
 |
 |
 |
 |
 |
|
|
|||||||||
|
|
||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
CME 2009-10 Operation and Reservation Hours Monday - Thursday Friday Friday Night, Saturday & Sunday Reserve CME facilities for your organization's event! Have an idea for a future event? Send us your suggestions in a new online form!
The Center for Multicultural Education Become a fan of the CME on Facebook!  Promote Your Page Too |
Women and Leadership:
|
 |
In the United States today, we have been debating and observing the prospects of women reaching for presidency, the highest political leadership position of the land. So far, no woman has succeeded, but contenders are on the horizon, notably Senator Hillary Clinton. However, in Latin America, Africa and especially Asia--the non-Western world or Thirld World--numerous women have governed their respective countries and are current sitting presidents and prime ministers, while other women head political parties and lead oppositional political movements. Since we in the U.S. usually perceive the Third World as backwards, where women are held back by male supremacy, religion (Catholicism, Islam, Hinduism, Buddhism) and other barriers, how do we explain this amazing phenomenon and sharp contrast with our country? |
During the past five years, Dr. Evelyn Hu-DeHart, Professor of History and Director of the Center for the Study of Race and Ethnicity in America at Brown University, has lectured at over fifty U.S. campuses, educational and cultural institutions, including the Smithsonian, the American Museum of Natural History, and the Asia Society (New York City). She has testified before the U.S. Civil Rights Commission, participated at teleconferences sponsored by Black Issues in Higher Education, and appeared on the McNeil-Lehrer Newshour among other television and radio programs. She is founder of the Asian/Pacific American Women's Leadership Institute.
Last Modified: Tuesday, February 2, 2010 Site maintained by the Center for Multicultural Education |
