F-A-A-D Feminists Against Academic Discrimination

Feminists Against Academic Discrimination (F.A.A.D.) helps women faculty, especially those associated with women's studies programs and departments, who are subjected to different types of academic discrimination, including but not limited to discrimination on the basis of sex/gender, race/ethnicity, marital status, disability, or sexual orientation.

The 26th Anniversary F.A.A.D. Fund Raising Dinner took place June 28, 2007
in St. Charles, Illinois (site of the NWSA Conference). It was a success!

Dr. Graciela Chichilnisky, UNESCO Chair of Mathematics and Economics and Prof. of Statistics at Columbia University-New York (standing) was the guest speaker and recipient of "Speaking Out for Justice" Award for her struggle to help women faculty gain equity at her institution.

To everyone who made a donation to F.A.A.D.--thank you! Your donations will make it possible for F.A.A.D. to continue providing financial assistance to faculty women engaged in a legal fight against academic discrimination. .

* Other News *

F.A.A.D. recently submitted a proposal together with the NWSA International Task Force to the World Conference of Women that will take place July 2007.

Next year the NWSA Conference will be in Cincinatti, and F.A.A.D. is organizing and submitting proposals for sessions. More news about proposals and conference sessions forthcoming.
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Please visit this site again for future announcements!

"As academic feminists, we are getting too caught up in competition for academic success to pay attention to the basic rights of women on our campuses. Each of us, no matter how successful we have become professionally, must always reach back to help other women advance as far as we have."

- Annis Pratt