Happening @ Michigan https://events.umich.edu/list/rss RSS Feed for Happening @ Michigan Events at the University of Michigan. The CGIS Brief (January 20, 2022 3:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/90236 90236-21668917@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Thursday, January 20, 2022 3:00pm
Location: Off Campus Location
Organized By: Center for Global and Intercultural Study

How do you translate, “they,” into French? For a group of men, “Ills,” and for a group of women, “Elles.” How do you refer to a group of people with a variety of genders in French? It’s still, “Ills.” But what about singular they? In French and many other gendered languages, there may not be official pronouns for those who don’t identify within the male/female binary. This brief explores gendered languages and provides tips on how to navigate language in an inclusive way.

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Lecture / Discussion Wed, 22 Dec 2021 12:18:19 -0500 2022-01-20T15:00:00-05:00 2022-01-20T15:30:00-05:00 Off Campus Location Center for Global and Intercultural Study Lecture / Discussion Pronouns
Hardship and Hard Work: Son Preference Attitudes among Highly Educated Urban Chinese Women (February 21, 2022 12:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/90731 90731-21677132@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Monday, February 21, 2022 12:00pm
Location: Off Campus Location
Organized By: Institute for Social Research

Hardship and Hard Work: Son Preference Attitudes among Highly Educated Urban Chinese Women
by Yun Zhou
Monday, February 21
12-1:10 pm ET via Zoom

Abstract:
Extensive research on son preference in China has predominantly focused on rural and rural-to-urban migrant populations. Son preference attitudes among other demographic groups have received little attention. Drawing on 70 in-depth interviews with highly educated urban Chinese women, I examine whether son preference attitudes persist among this previously under-explored group—and if yes, why. I discover a lasting preference for sons among women who otherwise support gender egalitarianism. I elucidate two distinct logics—the gendered hardship and hard work—that underpin this seeming paradox: Invoking their own experiences of gender inequality, these women articulate their son preference as a desire to shield their children from gendered hardship. They view raising daughters amidst pervasive gender discrimination as emotionally taxing hard work. I illustrate the nuanced reasoning—beyond the devaluation of girls—that underlies highly educated urban Chinese women’s son preference attitudes. I further demonstrate that despite the nuance, such reasoning ultimately does not disrupt entrenched patriarchal familial expectations that favour boys over girls and holds behavioural implications for second-birth outcomes.

Bio:
Yun Zhou is an Assistant Professor of Sociology and Chinese Studies at the University of Michigan. Trained as a social demographer, Zhou’s research examines social inequality and state-market-family relations through the lens of gender, marriage, and reproduction. Intersecting the studies of population and politics, Zhou's current project investigates the demographic, political, and gendered consequences of China's recent ending of the one-child policy. Zhou received her Ph.D. in Sociology from Harvard University in 2017. She completed her postdoctoral training (2017-2019) as a Postdoctoral Research Associate of Population Studies at the Population Studies and Training Center, Brown University.

Michigan Population Studies Center (PSC) Brown Bag seminars highlight recent research in population studies and serve as a focal point for building our research community.

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Lecture / Discussion Tue, 18 Jan 2022 13:40:14 -0500 2022-02-21T12:00:00-05:00 2022-02-21T13:00:00-05:00 Off Campus Location Institute for Social Research Lecture / Discussion event flyer
Egalitarian Beliefs & Activity Spaces in Nepal (March 23, 2022 2:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/85345 85345-21626258@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Wednesday, March 23, 2022 2:00pm
Location: Off Campus Location
Organized By: Institute for Social Research

This webinar series on the Chitwan Valley Family Study (CVFS) is about global and comparative population research. Sessions include measuring mental health, Covid-19, linking data, genetics, & migrant data.

Webinar 13: Egalitarian Beliefs & Activity Spaces in Nepal
Wednesday, March 23, 2022
2-3pm EDT
Presenter: Anna E. Shetler

This webinar will present a study of how individual egalitarian beliefs about caste and gender correlate with shared activity spaces in the Chitwan Valley. There will be a Q&A session after the presentation.

The webinar will be hosted using Zoom. Registration is required to attend the webinar. Support provided by NICHD (R25 HD101358).

Registration is required for this event: https://umich.zoom.us/meeting/register/tJwpfuGhpjIoHdan3NMZVs3FUbqyCfTWduUH

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Presentation Tue, 17 Aug 2021 15:05:28 -0400 2022-03-23T14:00:00-04:00 2022-03-23T15:00:00-04:00 Off Campus Location Institute for Social Research Presentation Nepal mountains
QTBIPOC WELCOME EVENT (August 30, 2022 2:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/97243 97243-21794176@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Tuesday, August 30, 2022 2:00pm
Location: Michigan Union
Organized By: Spectrum Center

Join the Spectrum Center from 2-4 August 30th to learn about campus resources for queer and trans students of color including student led organizations, and meet up with other QTBIPOC students. There will be refreshments and activities as well. We look forward to seeing you!


Spectrum Center Event Accessibility Statement:
The Spectrum Center is dedicated to working towards offering equitable access to all of the events we organize. If you have an accessibility need you feel may not be automatically met at this event, there is space to report that in the registration, or you can fill out our Event Accessibility Form, found at http://bit.ly/SCaccess. You do not need to have a registered disability with the Office of Services for Students with Disabilities (SSD) or identify as disabled to submit. Advance notice is necessary for some accommodations to be fully implemented, and we will always attempt to dismantle barriers as they are brought up to us. Any questions about accessibility at Spectrum Center events can be directed to spectrumcenter@umich.edu.

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Social / Informal Gathering Mon, 22 Aug 2022 14:13:10 -0400 2022-08-30T14:00:00-04:00 2022-08-30T16:00:00-04:00 Michigan Union Spectrum Center Social / Informal Gathering Illustrations of queer and tans people of color smiling, holding hands, interacting with their partners. There are rainbows in the corners of the background.
LGBTQIA+ Rights in Post-Roe America (September 22, 2022 3:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/97971 97971-21795409@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Thursday, September 22, 2022 3:00pm
Location: Off Campus Location
Organized By: Spectrum Center

In the months following the overturning of Roe v. Wade, many questions emerged related to if and how this decision would impact hard-fought LGBTQIA+ civil rights. The Spectrum Center is proud to host Avatara Smith-Carrington (they/them), a Staff Attorney in the Washington D.C. office of Lambda Legal. Please join us for a discussion of LGBTQIA+ rights in post-Roe America.

Please register for this event: https://umich.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_7OQYiI4tsuv4Joy?jfefe=new

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Lecture / Discussion Thu, 01 Sep 2022 15:19:33 -0400 2022-09-22T15:00:00-04:00 2022-09-22T16:00:00-04:00 Off Campus Location Spectrum Center Lecture / Discussion Event Graphic for LGBTQIA+ Rights in Post-Roe America
For LSA Staff: Pronouns 101 (October 13, 2022 1:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/98426 98426-21796635@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Thursday, October 13, 2022 1:00pm
Location: Off Campus Location
Organized By: LSA Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion

DEI workshops are open to all LSA employees: staff, faculty, graduate students, and undergraduates currently employed in LSA

Pronouns 101 - A 2-hour workshop on the basics of pronouns, their usage, and the connection between pronouns and transgender communities. Participants will have the chance to practice using different sets of pronouns and create an action plan for implementing what they learn into their work.

After this workshop, participants will be able to:

Share what pronouns are and why they are important in their own words.
Identify the correct pronouns/forms in various sentence structures.
Additionally, participants will:

Practice different methods of addressing harm, such as calling in, calling out, and scripting.
Use the Action Planning resource to develop one tangible, actionable goal related to their increased inclusivity around pronouns.

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Workshop / Seminar Fri, 09 Sep 2022 12:51:13 -0400 2022-10-13T13:00:00-04:00 2022-10-13T15:00:00-04:00 Off Campus Location LSA Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Workshop / Seminar Laptop and notepad