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2012 Distinguished Feminist Lecture Professor Christine Williams, Chair of Sociology at the University of Texas at Austin, will deliver the 2012 SWS Distinguished Feminist Lecture in Denver, tackling the topic of gender and work. Dr. Williams served as editor of Gender & Society from 2003-2006. Her most recent book is Inside Toyland:  Working, Shopping, and Social Inequality. She is currently conducting a study (with Professor Chandra Muller) on women scientists in the oil and gas industry.
SWS Heads to the Rockies Join us in Denver this August for the SWS Summer Meeting. Connect with colleagues, meet new scholars and attend terrific events -- such as our career development workshops and awards banquet. Held in conjunction with the ASA, the meeting takes place from August 17 – 20, 2012.
Sociologists: Before you vote in the ASA election… SWS has a long tradition of polling candidates for ASA election. We do not endorse candidates, but we share survey results so that everyone can make better voting decisions.  Look at the survey of ASA candidates before you vote in the 2012 ASA election.
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Consistently ranked as one of the top journals in both Women's Studies and Sociology, Gender & Society features original research, international perspectives, book reviews and more from diverse social science disciplines. 

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Network News

Network News is the official newsletter of Sociologists for Women in Society, and is published four times a year.
SWS is now (June 2012) hiring its next newsletter Editor. The job ad appears on the Publications Committee page.
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about 6 hours ago Systemic > Personal! For work-family fit, cancer, obesity, global warming, & more. Fave comment ever: http://t.co/MohwGyps
about 7 hours ago @ChristineLeigh1 Payment info here? https://t.co/k9ULHdL4 OK, noted. Thx for the input - online membership has been surprisingly arduous.
about 10 hours ago Very fancy, @ASAnews : http://t.co/vW8Hn7ci <- with our Beyond #Gender paper under "Read the Proposals." #ASA2012 #sociology
about 11 hours ago Surprised TED avoids inequality - here's a fave that tackles it: http://t.co/c6eKMoui @pjrey @mrteacup @nathanjurgenson @JessieNYC
about 15 hours ago "Why the House version of #VAWA is bad for women" http://t.co/DR2jdRLU via @freep #fakeVAWA by SWSer Stephanie Nawyn.
about 1 day ago @esposa_de_oliva curious what that (resignation) is about.
about 1 day ago Sounds like you shd know @saragoldrickrab if you don't already. MT @tressiemcphd : excited to talk about single moms in #4profits
about 1 day ago #acfp12 = MT @tressiemcphd : @socwomen conference we're hosting! http://t.co/LaHhAU1W Access, Competition and For-Profit Higher Education
about 1 day ago IDK. Anyone?-> RT @withoutscene : Does the phrase "inhabiting/inhabit the feminine" have an origin I should cite? / @socwomen
about 1 day ago @withoutscene yep, volunteering just covers reg. Sometimes a prof donates a banquet tik for a student, but those random acts r unreliable.
about 1 day ago Young women deny #menstrual shame, but wouldn't walk to the bathroom holding a tampon. http://t.co/SpZfr5N0 New post from SWSer Chris Bobel.
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