Welcome to the FEMCON Video Showcase, your gateway to inspiring stories from women and men in the construction industry across Ireland, Spain, Poland, and Germany. Our collection of video interviews highlights the experiences, challenges, and successes of females in construction, showcasing the vital role women play in this dynamic field. At FEMCON, we aim to promote gender equality in construction by sharing real-life stories from professionals who are making a difference. Through our video interviews, we hope to inspire more women to join the industry and foster an inclusive environment where everyone can thrive.

Explore our videos to hear directly from women and men who are breaking barriers and challenging stereotypes. Learn about their journeys, the obstacles they've overcome, and their visions for a more diverse and equitable construction industry. Women bring unique perspectives, skills, and strengths to construction. Their contributions are essential for innovation, creativity, and sustainable growth in the industry. Discover why gender diversity is not just important but necessary for the future of construction.

Flights of Fancy Story Time Pre and Post Visit Materials Amelia Earhart Companion Learning Lab.

Flights of Fancy Story Time Pre and Post Visit Materials Amelia Earhart Companion Learning Lab.

Author Sandra Nickel and Illustrator Aimee Sicurro discuss and read their book "The Stuff Between the Stars: How Vera Rubin Discovered Most of the Universe"

"Three High'Flying Friends," which tells the story of Amelia Earhart, Ruth Nichols, and Louise Thaden who were friends that shared a love of flying.

Poster showing a female figure holding large standards bearing many shields emblazoned with national flags. Possibly part of an Americanization theme. Title from item.

Scene depicting French women in war-time. One woman is working in a factory, one is nursing her child, and another woman is hoeing in the field. In the background is an outline of Victory. French women made up over 40 percent of the work force during the war. Over two million were recruited into positions in heavy industry. Films were used for the first time as entertainment at Les Foyers du Soldats for soldiers on leave, and also to keep the homefront abreast of activities of the war in a romantic and humanizing way. Signed: G. Capon. Promotional goal: Fr. K8.J7. 1917//Fr. F34.J7. 1917. Item is no. 233 & 283 in a printed checklist available in the Library of Congress Prints and Photographs Reading Room.

In the course we will use a feminist interdisciplinary lens and invite students to look critically at how practices like privatization, shrinking public “safety nets”, de-regulation, and the commodification of health services intersect inevitably with gender, race and class, for both men and women. We will draw on a blend of empirical studies, policy materials, films and guest speakers to examine specific health issues like menstrual health, corporate obstetrics, abortion, obesity, intersex, harassment and other forms of gendered violence, mental health and stress, parent-child attachment, as well as ethics and pharmaceuticals.
The Graduate Consortium in Women’s Studies (GCWS)
This course is part of the Graduate Consortium in Women’s Studies. The GCWS at MIT brings together scholars and teachers at nine degree-granting institutions in the Boston area who are devoted to graduate teaching and research in Women’s Studies and to advancing interdisciplinary Women’s Studies scholarship. Learn more about the GCWS.

Does it matter in education whether or not you’ve got a Y chromosome? You bet it does. In this discussion-based seminar, we will explore why males vastly outrank females in math and science and career advancements (particularly in academia), and why girls get better grades and go to college more often than boys. Do the sexes have different learning styles? Are women denied advanced opportunities in academia and the workforce? How do family life and family decisions affect careers for both men and women?

This course examines relationships between identity and participation in Japanese popular culture as a way of understanding the changing character of media, capitalism, fan communities, and culture. It emphasizes contemporary popular culture and theories of gender, sexuality, race, and the workings of power and value in global culture industries. Topics include manga (comic books), hip-hop and other popular music, anime and feature films, video games, contemporary literature, and online communication. Students present analyses and develop a final project based on a particular aspect of gender and popular culture.

This course explores stereotypes associated with Asian women in colonial, nationalist, state-authoritarian, and global/diasporic narratives about gender and power. Students will read ethnography, cultural studies, and history, and view films to examine the politics and circumstances that create and perpetuate the representation of Asian women as dragon ladies, lotus blossoms, despotic tyrants, desexualized servants, and docile subordinates. Students are introduced to the debates about Orientalism, gender, and power.

This resource is a video abstract of a research paper created by Research Square on behalf of its authors. It provides a synopsis that's easy to understand, and can be used to introduce the topics it covers to students, researchers, and the general public. The video's transcript is also provided in full, with a portion provided below for preview:

"Research has identified remarkably effective treatments for breast cancer But translation of these results to all patients requires pharmacogenetic research using diverse patient populations Although tamoxifen has been used to reduce the risk of breast cancer recurrence for the past 40 years Little is known about how well the drug works in American Indian and Alaska Native (AIAN) people A recent study focused on genetic variants of the cytochrome P450 gene CYP2D6, which is critical for tamoxifen activation Looking at AIAN participants in Alaska and Montana they identified common CYP2D6 variants in these populations that may affect tamoxifen metabolism Patients with these variants may not respond well to tamoxifen treatment and may benefit from alternative therapies This study highlights the key role of CYP2D6-mediated metabolism in tamoxifen response and suggests that considering genetic variation in diverse populations can help to improve the efficacy of breast cancer treatment We thank women from the Confed.."

The rest of the transcript, along with a link to the research itself, is available on the resource itself.

Poster showing a young woman tending a garden, with a drawing of a soldier in the background. Copyright by New York State Land Army Membership Committee.

Poster showing four young women carrying tools and a basket of produce, and leading a team of horses.

Global Women’s Issues and the Beijing Platform for Action. This book is based on the 12 critical areas of concern identified at the Beijing Conference: 1 The persistent and increasing burden of poverty on women 2 Inequalities and inadequacies in and unequal access to education and training 3 Inequalities and inadequacies in and unequal access to health care and related services 4 Violence against women 5 The effects of armed or other kinds of conflict on women, including those living under foreign occupation 6 Inequality in economic structures and policies, in all forms of productive activities and in access to resources 7 Inequality between men and women in the sharing of power and decision- making at all levels 8 Insufficient mechanisms at all levels to promote the advancement of women 9 Lack of respect for and inadequate promotion and protection of the human rights of women 10 Stereotyping of women and inequality in women’s access to and participation in all communication systems, especially in the media 11 Gender inequalities in the management of natural resources and in the safeguarding of the environment 12 Persistent discrimination against and violation of the rights of the girl child

Debates about families, sex, and sexuality frame the outline of this course. Each of these subjects differed greatly for individuals in all parts of the Atlantic World, and immediately became points of contention in the clash of societies during the early modern era. The course traces key themes and questions in a variety of locations, mainly focused in West Africa (Liberia, Ghana, and Nigeria), Europe (England and France), and North America (the U.S. and Mexico) since 1700. In addition to learning about historical subjectivities of people in the past, the course also explores historiography (that is, the history of history) as well as tools and techniques used in researching and interpreting the past.

Poster showing Uncle Sam shaking hands with a woman holding a hoe. Caption: Until the boys come back. Copyright by LIFE Pub. Co. Reprinted from LIFE of May 23, 1918. No 4045. Exhibited: American Treasures of the Library of Congress, 2003.

U.S. Food Administration poster showing women in France pulling plows; includes quotes by Alonzo Taylor, Herbert Hoover, and Woodrow Wilson. Issued(?) by: United States Food Administration.

A History Of The Holocaust: A Guide For The Community College Student: The Second Edition.

This course provides a basic overview of the history of women in science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM). Students will learn about specific contributions of women across a variety of disciplines and will gain a broad perspective on how these contributions played a larger role in the advancement of human knowledge and technological achievement. The class will also grapple with how both historic and modern biases within the STEM disciplines, as well as in representations of women and girls in media and popular culture, can affect outcomes in these areas.