Save the date! Please join JBMI Associate Director of Program Development Maureen Walker and Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist Christina Robbfor a colloquium on the book and movie The Help on Thursday, December 1 from 7-9 p.m. at the Wellesely College Club.
Stay tuned for more event details and the forthcoming coming working paper.
Marking the 17th anniversary of the Violence Against Women Act (VAWA) helps us both appreciate the great strides that have been made in addressing all types of violence against women and recognize the fact that more needs to be done to create a society free from domestic violence, sexual assault, dating violence and stalking. The Department of Justice’s Office on Violence Against Women (OVW) remains committed to addressing these crimes in a broad and comprehensive manner. (- Excerpt from The White House website)
JBMI Faculty and staff will be presenting at an exciting array of conferences and trainings in the 2011-2012 academic year in addition to our Introductory and Intensive Institutes and webinars. Below is the current list:
8th annual Human Trafficking, Prostitution, and Sex Work Conference Details: Kate Price, M.A., presenter; September 28-30, 2011; University of Toledo, OH
21st annual Renfrew Center Foundation Eating Disorders Conference for Professionals Details: Amy Banks, Ph.D., keynote; November 11-12, 2011; Philadelphia, PA
How Connections Heal: Founding Concepts and Practical Applications of Relational-Cultural Theory Details: Maureen Walker, Ph.D., keynote; January 27, 2012; St. Paul, MN
Wellesley Centers for Women Brown Bag Lecture Series Details: Kate Price, M.A., presenter; March 15, 2012; Wellesley, MA
International Conference: A Relational-Cultural Approach to Addressing Violence Against Women and Children - Human Trafficking Details: Judith V. Jordan, Ph.D., Amy Banks, M.D., & Maureen Walker, Ph.D., keynotes and Kate Price, M.A., presenter; April 19-21, 2012; HAWK University, Bremen, Germany
Canadian Counselling and Psychotherapy Association's 2012 Annual Conference Details: Judith V. Jordan, Ph.D., keynote; May 24-27, 2012; Calgary, Alberta
Women in the military who are sexually assaulted or harassed face obstacles not seen in the civilian workplace. They can’t decide to take time off or quit, often have no way to avoid a predatory colleague or supervisor, and certainly in combat zones, no way to visit the human resources department. They often work in a culture that has long tolerated misogynistic behavior. And they can be further traumatized by the indifference or hostility of the bureaucracy that is supposed to help them.
Servicewomen and veterans say they often struggle unsuccessfully to obtain health care and benefits related to sexual violence they endured while in uniform. The Service Women’s Action Network, an advocacy group, last year sued the Pentagon and Department of Veterans Affairs under the Freedom of Information Act for documentation on their handling of sexual assaults. The group says the V.A.’s own data bears out the charge of unfair treatment. While the Veterans Benefits Administration approves 53 percent of all claims related to post-traumatic stress disorder, it accepts far fewer claims — only 32 percent — when the P.T.S.D. is related to sexual trauma. (Excerpt from the NY Times, September 11, 2011)
Elizabeth Warren has yet to officially declare that she is running for US Senate, but the former presidential aide took another step yesterday toward fortifying her position as the choice of the Democratic establishment - a trend that is beginning to wear on the Democrats who have already entered the race.
Introducing Warren at the annual Labor Day breakfast yesterday, the president of the Greater Boston Labor Council compared her to the late Senator Edward M. Kennedy, while the state's top union and Democratic political leaders stood and applauded her fiery keynote address at the event.
It was her most public introduction to date after a month of invitation-only house parties. But she has yet to face audiences outside her party’s core liberal base.
Three of the other Democratic candidates in the field trying to unseat Republican Scott Brown were left to mingle on the sidelines of the Park Plaza ballroom as Warren stood beside Mayor Thomas M. Menino, Lieutenant Governor Timothy P. Murray, and other party notables on a stage in front of about 500 union leaders. - Excerpt from The Boston Globe (Photo credit: Aram for The Boston Globe)
Miss Representation is a recent documentary exploring how the media contribute to inhibiting women from gaining roles of power. The film , written, directed and produced by Jennifer Siebel Newsom premiered at the 2011 Sundance Film Festival. Jean Kilboourne, the presenter of the third Jean Baker Miller Memorial Lecture, is interviewed in the film.
The Jean Baker Miller Training Institute (JBMTI) offers a free Work in Progress paper, selected from our many publications, to our website visitors. The chosen free download may be one completed recently, one of our classic groundbreaking works, or one that is applicable to current issues we face today. You can be sure that the free download will be a valuable resource.
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Save the date! Please join JBMI Associate Director of Program Development 
JBMI Faculty and staff will be presenting at an exciting array of conferences and trainings in the 2011-2012 academic year in addition to our Introductory and Intensive Institutes and webinars. Below is the current list:
Elizabeth Warren has yet to officially declare that she is running for US Senate, but the former presidential aide took another step yesterday toward fortifying her position as the choice of the Democratic establishment - a trend that is beginning to wear on the Democrats who have already entered the race.