> Call for Participants
>
> You are invited to attend the Women and Geography Study Group Day Workshop
> on Negotiating Careers for Women in Geography
>
> Date: Saturday 4th March 2000
> Time: 10.30 am to 4.30 pm
> Place: Department of Geography, University College London,
> 26 Bedford Way, London WC1H 0AP.
> Nearest tube stations - Russell Square, or Goodge
> Street.
>
> This workshop explores different routes and possibilities for women
> pursuing
> careers in geography. It offers support for women developing their
> careers
> and a forum to discuss tensions and problems faced by women across the
> discipline of Geography. The day includes supportive and informative
> panel
> discussions and workshops on diverse experiences of careers in Geography,
> creating career alternatives, moving on after a PhD, balancing competing
> demands and overcoming obstacles, combining home, work and family life,
> and keeping going without burnout. It is aimed at all women in Geography,
> both human and physical geography, and at women in all stages and forms of
>
> careers.
>
> Speakers and workshop leaders include:
>
> Professor Linda McDowell, London School of Economics
> Professor Jacqui Burgess, University College London
> Dr Uma Kothari, Insitute of Development, University of
> Manchester
> Dr Parvati Raghuram, Nottingham Trent University
> Dr Ann Rumpus, University of Westminster
> and others.
>
> Cost: £15 for employed, £5 for postgraduates and unwaged.
> Coffees, teas, and other refreshments, biscuits, cakes and
> fresh fruit will be available throughout the day. Lunches may
> be bought locally.
>
> To register: Send payment (cheques made out to Women and
> Geography Study Group) and names/ contact addresses of
> participants to Dr Helen Jarvis, Department of Geography,
> University of Newcastle, Newcastle upon Tyne, NE1 7RU.
> 0191 2226959,
> [log in to unmask]
>
> NOTE - YOU MAY ALSO PAY ON THE DAY, HOWEVER, IT WOULD BE VERY USEFUL TO
> THE ORGANISERS TO HAVE AN IDEA OF THE NUMBERS OF PARTICIPANTS. SO PLEASE
> E-MAIL HELEN JARVIS TO INDICATE YOU WILL BE COMING AND WILL PAY ON THE
> DAY.
>
> Further information from the organisers:
>
> Dr Fiona Smith, Dept of Geography, University of Dundee, Dundee, DD1
> 4HN. 01382 344424, or [log in to unmask]
>
> Dr Rebecca Elmhirst, School of the Environment, University of Brighton,
> Lewes Road, Brighton BN2 4GJ. 01273 642387, or
> [log in to unmask]
>
> Dr Helen Jarvis, Department of Geography, University of Newcastle,
> Newcastle upon Tyne, NE1 7RU. 0191 2226959, or
> [log in to unmask]
>
>
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