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Women and Health Initiative

Events

Upcoming Events

W&HI Open Office Hours
Thursday, May 24, 2012 from 12:30-1:30pm
10th Floor Conference Room, Department of Global Health and Population, Building 1 

W&HI Book Club - May 2012
"The Cleft: A Novel" by Doris Lessing
Wednesday, May 30, 2012 from 5:15-6:45pm 
The Squealing Pig, Boston

SAVE THE DATE! January 15-17, 2013
Global Maternal Health Conference 2013: Improving Quality of Care
Arusha, Tanzania
Co-sponsored by Management Development for Health and the Maternal Health Task Force

Past Events

Special Seminar with Deborah Maine
"HPV Vaccine: Does it make sense?"
Wednesday, May 16, 2012 from 12:30-1:30pm
FXB G11
Join us for a special seminar with Deborah Maine, an epidemiologist focused on international women's health, gender and health, and the evidence base of health policies and professor at the Boston University School of Public Health

Women's Health Journal Club
Tuesday, May 15, 2012 from 8:30-10:00am
Brigham & Women's Hospital - DOM Admin Conference Room at OBC-3
Discussion will be led by Dr. Marisa Nadas
Topic - Cervical Cancer Screening in Low-Resource Settings

W&HI Open Office Hours  
Wednesday, May 9, 2012 from 12:30-1:30pm
10th Floor Conference Room, Department of Global Health and Population, Building 1 

Special Seminar with Frances Kissling 
Tuesday, May 1, 2012 from 12:30-1:30pm 
Kresge G-3
Join us for a special seminar with Frances Kissling, a scholar and activist in the fields of religion, reproductive health, and women's rights.

W&HI Book Club - April 2012
"I am Nujood, Age 10 and Divorced" by Nujood Ali
Wednesday, April 25, 2012 from 5:15-6:45pm 
The Squealing Pig, Boston

W&HI Open Office Hours
Thursday, April 26, 2012 from 12:30-1:30pm
10th Floor Conference Room, Department of Global Health and Population, Building 1 

Roundtable Discussion on JSY & Maternal Health in India: A closer look at conditional cash transfers for institutional deliveries 
Wednesday, April 11, 2012 from 12:30-1:30pm
7th Floor Large Conference Room, FXB Building
Opening remarks by Sujatha Rao, the recent Principal Secretary of Health and Welfare of the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare of India. All are welcome to join the conversation. Light refreshments will be served.

"Miss Representation" Screening and Discussion
Thursday, April 5, 2012 from 5:30-7:30pm 
FXB G13
Co-sponsored by the Women, Gender & Health Interdisciplinary Concentration and STRIPED

W&HI Book Club - March 2012
"Year of Wonders" by Geraldine Brooks
Thursday, March 22, 2012 from 5:15-6:45pm 
The Squealing Pig, Boston

W&HI Student Thank You & Mingle
Friday, March 23, 2012 from 12:30-1:30pm
FXB 7th Floor, large conference room
An open house for all current students working with the W&HI.

Special Seminar with Fernando Althabe
"Implementation Research  in Maternal and Perinatal Health"
Wednesday, March 28, 2012 from 12:30-1:30pm
FXB G11

Join us for a special seminar with Fernando Althabe, an obstetrician and researcher from the Institute for Clinical Effectiveness and Health Policy in Buenos Aires, Argentina.

W&HI Open Office Hours
Thursday, March 22, 2012 from 12:30-1:30pm
10th Floor Conference Room, Department of Global Health and Population, Building 1 

International Women's Day 2012
Thursday, March 8, 2012
Please visit our International Women's Day 2012 page for a detailed list of events.

Harvard Undergraduate Global Health Forum 
Wednesday, March 7, 2012 from 10:00-11:00am 
"Women and Health Agenda"
Expert Panel with Dr. Ana Langer

Global Health Leadership Seminar
Friday, March 2, 2012 from 12:00 - 1:30pm 
Keynote: Ann M. Veneman, Menschel Senior Leadership Fellow, HSPH; Former Executive Director, UNICEF; Former Secretary of the U.S. Department of Agriculture 
"Challenges and Opportunities in Global Children's Health"
Moderated by: Professor Theresa Betancourt
FXB G13

International Women's Day Planning Committee
Wednesday, February 29, 2012 from 12:30-1:30pm
11th Floor Conference Room, Department of Global Health and Population, Building 1
Open to all faculty, staff and students

W&HI Book Club - February 2012
Thursday, February 23, 2012 from 5:15-6:45pm 
"Mighty Be Our Powers" by Leymah Gbowee
 
The Squealing Pig, Boston 

W&HI Open Office Hours
Thursday, February 23, 2012 from 12:30-1:30pm
10th Floor Conference Room, Department of Global Health and Population, Building 1 

A Woman's Health Agenda: U.S. Leadership and Investment Globally
Wednesday, February 22, 2012 from 2:00-4:00pm
Hosted by the Boston University Center Global Health & Development, The Global Health Council, John Snow, Inc., Management Sciences for Health, and Pathfinder International 
Registration

International Women's Day Planning Committee
Wednesday, February 15, 2012 from 12:30-1:30pm
11th Floor Conference Room, Department of Global Health and Population, Building 1
Open to all faculty, staff and students

W&HI Open Office Hours
Wednesday, February 8, 2012 from 12:30-1:30pm
10th Floor Conference Room, Department of Global Health and Population, Building 1

International Women's Day Planning Committee
Monday, January 30, 2012 from 12:30-1:30pm
11th Floor Conference Room, Department of Global Health and Population, Building 1
Open to all faculty, staff and students

W&HI Book Club - January 2012
Thursday, January 26, 2012 from 5:15-6:45pm 
The Squealing Pig, Boston
"Middlesex" by Jeffrey Eugenides 

W&HI Open Office Hours + Welcome Back Housewarming
Thursday, January 26, 2012 from 12:30-1:30pm
FXB Building, 7th Floor (our new office space!)

W&HI Open Office Hours 
Wednesday, January 11, 2012 from 12:30-1:30pm
10th Floor Conference Room, Department of Global Health and Population, Building 1 

The W&HI was busy last year! Please visit our archived events page to see what we were up to in 2011.