GW April 2017 Newsletter

Gown Room News

We are now into the main capping season!

Our Academic Dress Hire staff Pauline, Yume, Peng and Maria have been very busy with cappings - firstly UCoL and EIT, followed by Massey Albany, Manawatu and Wellington. The Albany graduation is 26-28 April; Palmerston North 8-11 May; and Wellington 25-26 May. As well as the graduation ceremonies in each centre, there are two celebrations held in each to honour Maori and Pasifika graduates. At these ceremonies, the graduands often wear both their academic regalia and traditional cloaks. The UCoL and EIT include ceremonies on multiple campuses plus there are smaller tertiary institutions also hiring regalia for their graduation ceremonies. Thank you to Pauline and your team for all your work to make this a happy celebratory occasion for all.

What to try something new?

Craigivar Sheep Milk Farm and Food Workshop

We already have 6 international women post graduates keen to try this workshop. Six to eight participants are needed to make this viable. We are considering Saturday April 29 as the date to give this opportunity a go!

Please contact Sita in the first instance: s.venkateswar@massey.ac.nz
This food harvesting and making workshop is designed to be a fun and informative means for individuals and groups to get to know each other. The workshop involves learning about the sheep milk industry in NZ by visiting a very small non-commerial sheep dairy farm, collecting and milking sheep, pasteurizing and separating the milk (into cream and milk) and then, in groups, making either sheep milk cream cheese and a cheese cake or and making sheep milk icecream (in the other group). The workshop lasts about 3 ½ hours.

Schedule:

9.30am (18 Bowen St, which is off Eyre Road, Linton – about 9kms from Fitzherbert Bridge going South on SH 57).
9.30-10am. Introduction: An overview of workshop, group introductions,group formation (mixed groups), initialinstructions and morning tea.
10-10.30am Harvesting: Collect the sheep from the paddock, milk the sheep(instruction on how to milk a sheep by hand and machine).
10:30-10:45am Milk Preparation: One group given instructions on and assigned the task of pasteurising the milk just collected. The other group is given instructions and guidance on how to use a cream separator to collect already collected milk into cream (for icecream and cheese cake making).
10.45-12.30pm Dessert Preparation: Sheep Cheese Cakeand Sheep Milk Cream workshop. Following instructions and guidance, and using the materials and implements provided, one group will make sheep milk cream cheese and from this a sheep milk cheese cake, and the other will make sheep milk icecream.
12.30 Lunch (provided) with sheep milk deserts (the made cheesecake and icecream) and debrief the workshop.
at 1pm (or thereabouts)

Number of participants: six to eight is best (two groups of four or two groups of three).
What to bring: Shoes or gumboots (for going out into the paddock), clothes for cooking in.
Price: Price is$40 per head for eight participants. This includes morning tea, lunch and all ingredients and materials.

Image from workshop at Craigivar in March

Hannah Morton
Hannah writes: I am currently in the final stages of my PhD study Crohn's Disease, a chronic gastrointestinal disease that has an extraordinarily high incidence in New Zealand.I received an NZFGW Fellowship and spoke to Graduate Women Manawatu about my research earlier in 2015.

I have an interest in teaching so over the previous four years I have taken on part-time teaching roles at Massey University including class demonstrator and tutor, and relief lecturer. When not studying or working I spend many hours tending an ever expanding garden on the Kapiti Coast.

Leola Murphy
Leola writes: I am a 31 year old woman who has recently returned to post-graduate study at Massey in Palmerston North. Previous to this, I worked in a family business as an administrative manager, and established my own business as a freelance writer. In 2017 I am working to complete my BA Honours in Psychology, focusing on Clinical and Feminist Psychology. I am currently undertaking a research report titled "Women blogging about depression: Narrating the causes of depression in online spaces." Outside of my studies, I enjoy participating in church and humanitarian services, playing piano, and reading as many books as possible! I enjoy being in the company of strong women, and am always looking for opportunities to learn and be mentored.

We introduced Helen to you in the February-March newsletter, but did not have a photo.
Helen wrote then:

I am currently employed as a veterinarian at Totally Vets Ltd in Palmerston North where I have worked since I graduated at the end of 2011. My main areas of practice include large animals and horses, however I also enjoy companion animal work. Outside of work I very much enjoy music (particularly singing and playing the oboe), outdoor activities (including biking for fitness, social netball, tramping, sailing, skiing, gardening), art and socialising with good friends.

International News

UWE (University Women of Europe) Conference 2017
“Changing Cultures”

Dear friends,

We are looking forward to meeting you in the historic center of Graz, a Franciscan monastery with beautiful architecture and long history, recently renovated and turned into a modern conference center.

Let us remind you that early-bird registration ends on April, 30 2017.

Click here to register online your participation!

As usual, the AGM will be combined with a two-day conference.
We welcome proposals for workshops on the conference theme “Changing Cultures”.
If you are interested in leading a workshop, please send us a proposal consisting of a ten-line summary (max. 300 words) about the workshop.
Workshops should take no longer than 60 minutes, including a presentation of approximately 20 minutes, no later than 30 April 2017 to boarduwe@gmail.com.

LAST UPDATE : the post-conference optional tours will be organized on 27th. Click here for updated programme,accommodation and conference fees.

We know some of you already registered, The Austrian Federation of University Women apologizes for any inconvenience.
Thank you so much for your understanding!

— Graduate Women International news —

GWI delivers oral statement at the 34^th session of the Human Rights Council
On 10 March, GWI Executive Director Stacy Dry Lara delivered Graduate Women International’s (GWI’s) oral statement at the 34^th session of the Human Rights Council. The statement highlighted the indispensable role of education in contributing to building a culture of peace. GWI emphasised that the human right to education enables many other rights; it enables girls and women to develop the necessary skills and competencies needed for peacebuilding efforts. GWI made numerous recommendations in its statement. In particular, GWI urged all stakeholders to promote and facilitate equal opportunities for women in leadership, peacekeeping and decision making. The statement is available to view from this link: http://www.graduatewomen.org/gwi-delivers-oral-statement-at-the-34th-session-of-the-human-rights-council/

GWI Manifesto on Education for All is accepted to OHCHR study
What began as a panel discussion in June 2015 at the 29th session of the Human Rights Council (HRC) became HRC resolution 32/20 on Realizing the equal enjoyment of the right to education by every girl in June 2016. This means that the Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR) shall prepare a report on the realization of the equal enjoyment of the right to education by every girl to be submitted for the consideration of the Human Rights Council at its thirty-fifth session in June 2017.
To this end, the OHCHR is gathering information from United Nations Member States, the United Nations Children’s Fund, other relevant United Nations bodies and agencies, relevant special procedure mandate holders, regional organizations and human rights bodies, national human rights institutions, and civil society, including children themselves. GWI has an ongoing relationship with the OHCHR and recently, with the help of Geneva UN Representative Nina Joyce, GWI submitted its Education for All manifesto for consideration in the study and it has been placed on the OHCHR website. You can click on the link below then scroll down to Civil Society and Youth.
http://www.ohchr.org/EN/Issues/Women/WRGS/Pages/EveryGirl.aspx

— Advocacy —

Guidance for Developing Gender-Responsive Education Sector Plans
The Global Partnership for Education (GPE) and the UN Girls’ Education Initiative (UNGEI) have launched a set of guidelines on how to improve education and learning in line with Sustainability Development Goals 4 and 5. These guidelines identify tools, resources and information to support planners and practitioners in systematically undertaking gender analysis and developing gender-responsive strategies during the Education Sector Planning Process. To support gender equality in education we need to transform the way education systems function, and put in place gender-sensitive policies, plans and learning environments. GWI advocates for gender equality in education to provide equal opportunities for all. To learn more, visit UNGEI’s resource centre.

— Call for Applications—

Call to Nominate a Candidate for the 2017 Prize for Women’s Creativity in Rural Life - WWSF
The Women’s World Summit Foundation (WWSF) is currently accepting nominations for its 23^rdannual prize for women’s creativity in rural life. This award seeks to honour creative and courageous women and women’s groups around the world working to improve the quality of life in rural communities. The Prize (USD 1000 per laureate) aims to draw international attention to laureate’s contributions to sustainable development, food security and peace. The deadline for nominations is 30 April 2017. More information on the eligibility criteria and guidelines is available here.

OWSA-Elsevier Foundation Awards for Early-Career Women Scientists
The Foundation Awards, launched in 2012 by The Elsevier Foundation, The World Academy of Sciences (TWAS) and Organization for Women in Science for the Developing World (OWSD), is open for nominations. Five Awards are given annually to reward and encourage early-career women scientists, one for each of the five developing regions in the world: Latin America and the Caribbean; East and South-East Asia and the Pacific; the Arab region; Central and South Asia; and Sub-Saharan Africa. This year, Awards will be given in the Physical Sciences (Chemistry, Maths and Physics). Nominees must be within 10 years of graduating with a PhD degree. Deadline for nominations: 1 September 2017. For more information, please click here.

— Give the gift of education —

In Uganda, only 30% of girls are enrolled in secondary school. Join GWI’s Teachers for Rural Futures campaign to train 50 teachers in Uganda as a way to support future generations of girls’ education. Safe access to, and the completion of quality education is critical to supply girls with the foundation they need to progress further in society and to protect themselves from harm. Give today⨪

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Rowena & Sita, the newsletter team.

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