Calendar of Upcoming Events

If you are interested in becoming more involved in the movement to advance women in the Commonwealth you can start by attending any one of the number of events and meetings taking place across the state in the coming weeks and months.

November 13 & 14

Brookline Women’s Commission 5^th Annual Dress For Success Winter Coat and Clothing Drive

13^th 11a.m.-7p.m., 14^th 8a.m.-11a.m., Brookline Public Safety Headquarters. All donations should be appropriate for the workplace and clean/ready to wear. Cash donations for the Dress for Success dry cleaning fund will also be accepted. The Brookline Commission for Women is happy to accept nonperishable food donations for the Brookline Food Pantry. BCW@town.brookline.ma.us 617-730-2407

Jewish Women and Work: A Panel Discussion

Thursday, December 3, 7:00 – 9:00 pm

Liberman-Miller Lecture Hall, Women’s Studies Research Center, Brandeis University

Highlighting the landmark research in “Gender and American Jews: Patterns in Work, Education & Family in Contemporary Life” this panel discussion will address how Jewish women juggle work, family, and Jewishness. Len Saxe, Professor of Jewish Community Research and Social Policy at Brandeis University, and Director of the Cohen Center for Modern Jewish Studies and the Steinhardt Social Research Institute, and Harriet Hartman, co-editor of "Gender and American Jews" and Professor of sociology, Rowan University, will present.  Sylvia Barack Fishman, chair of the Near Eastern and Judaic Studies Department and co-director of the Hadassah-Brandeis Institute, will moderate.

The 7^th Annual Unsung Heroine Event

May 19, 2010

Massachusetts State House, Boston, MA

This event honors 100 Massachusetts women who use their time, talent and spirit to enrich the lives of others. For more information, please contact Ellen Fahey, Event Coordinator at mcsw@state.ma.us

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Please include date, time, location, cost, contact person, and a brief description of the event(s), which should be open to the public. All events will be posted at the discretion of the Commission.

FULL COMMISSION MEETINGS (open to the public)

Meeting time and location*:
4:00-6:00 p.m.
Charles F. Hurley Building
19 Staniford Street
307C Conference Room, Third Floor
Boston, MA  02114

*Location is subject to change. Click here for the complete list of Full Commission Meeting dates.

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