Oxford Women's Network (OWN)

Apologies if I posted about this during a previous term -- the Oxford Women's Network is a weekly email roundup of many women's events occurring in Oxford during the week.  To join the listserv, send an email to own@admin.ox.ac.uk.  At the moment the moderator's name is Mary Esther Jennings.

Here's what was included this week if you'd like to see the type of content that is included:

Events and Talks
TODAY Springboard FEST Event: "Finding the Right Balance" - Prof Carol Robinson's talk on her career in Chemistry
4th May, 5pm (Tuesday, 2nd Week) Place: Main Lecture Theatre, Physical & Theoretical Chemistry Lab (PTCL), South Parks Road Agenda: Talk followed by reception
Cost: Free for members, 1 pound for non-members.
Email fest@herald.ox.ac.uk with questions and to RSVP, or check us out
on Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/event.php?eid=120651271283971&index=1.

TODAY Gender and History Seminar Series starts
Tue 1pm - 2.15, Okinaga Room, Wadham College. You are welcome to bring lunch
http://www.history.ox.ac.uk/new_seminars/tt2010/2010_tt_gender_history.pdf

Next Week Dorothy Hodgkin in her own words
Mon 10th May 18..00 - 19.30  Venue: Oxford University Museum of Natural History, entrance free.Museum Writer in Residence, local author Georgina Ferry, has created Hidden Glory: a one-woman multimedia show based on the  writings of Dorothy Hodgkin, the only British woman to have won a science Nobel prize. http://www.oxfordwomen.co.uk/nonfest_listing.htm

Next Month June 

LGBT Alumni Dinner
Fri 4th June. Alumni from all generations are encouraged to join for dinner in St Cross College dining hall on Friday 4 June.  Contact Tim Funnell (Lincoln) for more details.  http://www.alumni.ox.ac.uk/news_and_events/events/gay_and_lesbian.htm

Peer Mentoring 4 Women in Science, Engineering and Technology
Thu 10th June: This is a facilitator led series of regular meetings where women from local science, technology and engineering companies can share experiences and expertise in a neutral and supportive environment. Sessions will run every 2nd Thursday of month until Sept 2010. Enquiries welcome throughout the year.
If you are interested in taking part, please email 4women@scienceoxford.com.
http://www.ukrc4setwomen.org/html/news-and-events/events/?event_id=1270


Articles and web resources 

Equal Pay - a victory 
It's time for local councils to sue for peace. After nearly 40 years of resistance, their convoluted paystructures have been shown up for what they are – a way of paying male employees more than the women. No more procrastination, no more expensive legal advice about how to defend the indefensible. Women and men doing comparable jobs must get paid the same, says the Guardian editorial.
http://www.guardian.co.uk/commentisfree/2010/apr/30/equal-pay-fair

A Children's Book on Women Scientists
How much do we know about the great women scientists of the past? As part of researching a new children's book Sunetra Gupta of Oxford University's Department of Zoology has been finding out. OxSciBlog asked her about her new project and the unsung heroines of science...
http://www.ox.ac.uk/media/science_blog/100420.html

Of Compost, Molecules and Insects, Art Is Born
New York Times, Natalie Angier, 3/05/2010
A feature article on artists who are looking to natural materials and the life sciences to inform their art includes Lizzie Burns, a biochemist and artist affiliated with Oxford University. She designs jewelry and men’s ties based on the chemical structure of molecules like testosterone or dopamine. ‘The designs of chemical structures can have an intrinsic natural beauty and balance,’ she said. 
http://www.nytimes.com/2010/05/04/science/04angier.html?pagewanted=1