‘Lhis
      week
      on
      campus
      The
      first
      Brown
      Bag
      Lunchen
     
     
      to
      discuss
      research
      on
      Gender
      Issues
      was
      held
      in
     
     
      Dalton
      Hall
      Friday
      September
      28,
      1990.
     
    

    
     
      A.
      significant
      number
      of
      departments
      were
     
     
      represenied
      including,
      Psychology,
      Philosophy,
     
     
      History,
      Sociology,
      Economics,
      and
      Religious
     
     
      Studies.
      It
      was
      decided
      a
      strong
      interest
      in
      gender
     
     
      issues.
      does
      exist
      at
      *his
      university
      among
      both
     
     
      students
      and
      faculty.
      The
      proposed
      format
      for
     
     
      biweekly
      luncheons
      is
      to
      discuss
      one
      previously
     
     
      selected
      topic
      and
      leave
      time
      for
      open
      discussion
      of
     
     
      other
      gender
      issues
      or
      current
      events.
      Students
     
     
      were
      encouraged
      to
      bring
      questions
      to
      the
      meetings
     
     
      for
      discussion.
     
    
   
   
    
     
      issues.
      This
      is
      a
      unique
      opportunity
      for
      students
     
     
      and
      faculty
      to
      share
      information,
      offer
      support
      and
     
     
      discuss.
      Common
      concerns.
      Congratulations
      to
      the
     
     
      organizing
      committee.
      Good
      Luck
      in
      the
      Future.
     
    
   
   
    
     
      The
      Home
      Economics
      department
      was
      pleased
      to
     
     
      present
      a
      lecture
      on
      Home
      Economics
      and
     
     
      Feminism
      by
      Patricia
      J.
      Thompson
      author
      of
      Home
     
     
      Economics
      and
      Feminism.
      Monday
      October
      1,
     
     
      1990.
     
    
   
   
    
     
      Dr.
      Thompson
      indicated
      in
      an
      interview
      she
      is
     
     
      currently
      a
      full
      professor
      at
      Leman
      College,
      City
     
     
      University,
      New
      York
      City,
      New
      York,
      teaching
     
     
      Home
      Economics
      and
      Education
      guidance.
      Her
     
     
      purpose
      in
      giving
      this
      seminar
      was
      to
      reintroduce
     
     
      her
      philisophical
      position
      of
      Home
      Economics.
      She
     
     
      stated
      ‘Zome
      Economics
      is
      radical
      because
      it
      stands
     
     
      outside
      patriarchial
      institutions.
      A
      central
      point
     
     
      within
      F:ome
      Economics
      is
      experience.
      We
      operate
     
     
      in
      two
      independent
      but
      socially
      connected
      systems
     
     
      of
      action.
      The
      HESTIAN
      which
      revolves
      around
      the
     
     
      family
      and
      the
      private
      domain
      and
      the
      HERMEAN
     
     
      which
      is
      the
      public
      patriarchial
      system.
      She
      puts
     
    

    
     
      forth
      the
      idea
      the
      Hestian
      is
      the
      primary
      system
     
     
      constructed
      to
      protect
      and
      preserve
      the
      species
      in
     
     
      its
      struggle
      for
      survival.
      Men
      and
      women
      currently
     
    
   
   
    
     
      With
      the
      anticipation
      the
      group
      —
     
     
      could
      provide
      a
      network
      of
      information
      on
      research
      _
     
    
   
   
    
     
      By
      Ella
      Holt
     
    
   
   
    
     
      and
      historically
      operate
      in
      both
      systems
      of
      action.
      —
     
     
      Traditional
      philosophy
      forces
      us
      to
      dis
      step
      women
     
     
      while
      feminist
      philosophies
      do
      not
      do
      not
      the
      Home
     
     
      Economics
      Hestian.
      Hermean
      model
      is
      outside
     
     
      traditional
      thought
      and
      as
      such
      offers
      a
      refreshing’
     
     
      feminist
      perspective
      in
      Home
      Economics.
     
    
   
   
    
     
      Our
      feature
      article
      this
      week
      comes
      from
      the
     
     
      Advisory
      Council
      on
      the
      Status
      of
      Women.
     
    
   
   
    
     
      Calendar
      of
      Events
     
    

    
     
      Gender
      Issues
     
    

    
     
      Brown
      Bag
      Lunch
      October
      13,1990
     
     
      12:30-1:30
      Dalton
      Hall
      Dining
      Room
     
     
      Topic:
      Violence
      against
      Women.
     
    
   
   
    
     
      Quote
      of
      the
      Week
     
    
   
   
    
     
      Who
      helps
      women?
      Women
      help
      themselves!
     
     
      Author
      Unknown.
     
    
   
   
    
     
      Plans
      For
      Island-Wide
      Information
     
     
      Campaign
      On
      New
      Reproductive
     
     
      Technology
      Underway
     
    
   
   
    
     
      The
      Royal
      Commission
      on
      New
      Reproductive
     
     
      Technologies
      has
      scheduled
      its
      hearings
      in
     
     
      Charlottetown
      for
      October
      16th
      and
      the
      Advisory
     
     
      Council
      on
      the
      Status
      of
      Women
      wants
      to
      be
      sure
     
     
      that
      the
      Island
      voice
      is
      heard.
      To
      this
      end,
      the
     
     
      Advisory
      Council,
      as
      a
      member
      of
      the
      P.E.].
      Ad
      Hoc
     
     
      Committee
      on
      New
      Reproductive
      Technologies
      and
     
     
      the
      UPEI
      Students’
      Union
      have
      plans
      underway
      that
     
     
      would
      provide
      Islanders
      the
      opportunity
      to
      hear
      the
     
     
      latest
      information
      available
     
    

    
     
      on
      the
      topic
      from
      experts
      representing
      provincial
     
     
      and
      national
      perspectives,
      as
      well
      as
      an
      opportunity
     
     
      to
      discuss
      their
      views
      on
      areas
      involving
      New
     
     
      Reproductive
      Technology
      (NRT).
     
    
   
   
    
     
       
     
    
   
   
    
     
      October
      4,
      1990
     
    
   
   
    
     
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