The Center Hosts a Week of Events Empowering, Celebrating and Honoring Women
In honor of National Women's History Month, The Center for Gender Equity and Social Justice at Western New Mexico University is hosting events to empower, celebrate and honor women March 5-8, 2018. The third annual F Week! showcases leaders, speakers, musicians and artists from diverse backgrounds, and this year's headliners include Target's Corporate Social Responsibility Program Officer and performance artist La Chica Boom. "For F Week!, we always try to highlight aspects of womanhood: Care, Leadership, Beautifully Diverse and Trailblazing," said Dr. Lydia Huerta, co-director of The Center for Gender Equity and Social Justice. F Week! begins at 6 p.m. on Monday, March 5, in Light Hall when speaker Dr. Denise Mitten, Professor of Sustainability Education and head of the Adventure Education Master of Arts Program at Prescott College, takes the stage. Sponsored by WNMU Outdoor Program and The Center, Dr. Mitten's talk, "How Women Outdoors Contribute to Care and Sustainable...