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YAAA, LGBTQ, & WWN Book Club Discussion - The Bold World: A Memoir of Family and Transformation

Join the Yale African American Affinity Group, LGBTQ Affinity Group, and Working Women’s Network to dive into Jodie Patterson’s first book The Bold World: A Memoir of Family and Transformation. We will be joined by special guest and activist Jodie Patterson for an exploration of identity, gender, race, and authenticity. Register by Friday, June 4th for your chance to win a free copy of the book!

Exploring Maternal Morbidity and Mortality Among Black Women

Join the Yale Working Women’s Network and the Yale African American Affinity Group in a conversation about maternal health for the Yale University and New Haven community to understand and unpack this serious and sensitive issue.
Dr. Oluwatosin Onibokun and Dr. Katherine Campbell and will answer questions you may have about black maternal morbidity and mortality and how it affects you and your family

Meet Shannon Polson

Join Yale Veterans Network and the Working Women’s Network in a discussion with Shannon Huffman Polson. Shannon is one of the first women to fly the Apache helicopter in the U.S. Army.
After serving in the armed services for a decade, Polson earned her MBA at the Tuck School at Dartmouth and has led outstanding teams in the corporate world at Microsoft.

The Trials of Constance Baker Motley Virtual Screening & Discussion

Join the Yale African American Affinity Group, Working Women’s Network, and The New Haven Club of The National Association of Negro Business & Professional Women’s Club’s Inc. for a virtual screening and discussion of The Trials of Constance Baker Motley with Constance Royster. The Trials of Constance Baker Motley is a short documentary that profiles one of the lesser-known, yet most influential players of the civil rights movement.

Teachable Moments: Learning From Parents of Children with a Disability

Join DiversAbility at Yale, Working Women’s Network, Yale African American Affinity Group, and WorkLife for a panel event that will feature university staff sharing their experiences of parenting a child with a disability. Topics will include: successful parenting techniques, child advocacy, educational resources, self-care, family networks, and more.

Help Your Child Become a Great Sleeper in 5 Easy Steps

Are you the parent of a child ages 3-10 who is not yet a good sleeper? Parents of babies and toddlers are given lots of advice to help them improve their child’s sleep, but parents of older children are often not sure what to do if their kids still don’t sleep well. Parents (with all of the right intentions, of course) often do two things at bedtime that may make their children worse sleepers: allowing too many extra requests after the bedtime routine is over, and staying with a child until he or she falls completely asleep.

WWN 5th Annual Recognition Award Ceremony

On behalf of the Working Women’s Network (WWN), we would like to invite you to join us for a celebration of our 2021 Recognition Award recipients on Thursday, April 22 at 12-1 pm via Zoom.

The 5th Annual WWN Recognition Award Ceremony will recognize six women who have been exemplary members of the Yale community: Diane Frankel-Gramelis (Trailblazer), Chevelle Irvin (Heroine), Pilar Abuin (Visionary), Morag Grassie (Innovator/Creator), Danielle Shapiro (Work Life Champion), and Kathleen Castellon (Community Catalyst).

AmplifyHerScience

Join the Working Women’s Network and Office of Cooperative Research to discuss AmplifyHerScience, a new initiative within the University to amplify and support women in science.

The AmplifyHerScience team, Morag Grassie and Lolahon Kadiri, will discuss the initiative and how it relates to you and the work you do. AmplifyHerScience’s mission is to motivate, support, and empower women in science today and future generations.

This is a two-part introduction:

Mental Acrobatics: Self-Care for Black Women

Delve into the stereotypes that black women in American have faced both past and present and how they shape our perceptions of each other and ourselves. Led by Jameela Jackson and Mackenzi Davis, learn the burdens placed on black women and what we can do to change it.

This conversation will be informational for our friends and allies who would like to help change the way the world sees and treats black women.

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