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[Media Alert] Discussion on Gender and Power in Turkey
02/26/2008
“Gender and Power in Turkey”
The American Turkish Society,
in collaboration with Barnard Center for Research on Women.
WHEN: Tuesday, March 4, 2008 at 6:00 pm – 8:00 pm
WHERE: The American Turkish Society, 305 East 47th Street, 8th Floor, New York, NY 10017
WHAT: In commemoration of International Women’s Day, this panel discussion will examine the changing gender relations and women’s living conditions in the recent decades in Turkey. It will address the political, socio-economic and cultural dimensions of the current gender regime and the diverse living conditions of women across social classes, regions, and the urban-rural divide.
SPEAKERS: Dr. Selma Acuner is a political scientist at the Women Studies Center of Ankara University. She is the co- founder of KA-DER, a civil-society organization that supports and trains women candidates for politics, and serves as the EU Affairs Coordinator.
Diba Nigar Göksel is a Senior Analyst of the Berlin-based think-tank ESI (European Stability Initiative) and Editor-in-Chief of Turkish Policy Quarterly (TPQ). She has extensive knowledge on women’s changing rights and status in Turkey. Most recently she carried out a full year of research for the much-debated study Sex and Power: Feminism, Islam and the Maturing of Turkish Democracy.
Ayça Alemdaroğlu is a PhD candidate at the University of Cambridge and a visiting scholar at New York University. She studies gender, youth, culture and politics in Turkey and the wider Middle East. She is currently teaching a class called “Gender and Social Change in Turkey Through Cinema” at Barnard Center for Research on Women.
CONTACTS: Press seats are limited. To cover the discussion, RSVP by Monday, March 3. For more information, please contact: Selen Ucak, Executive Director of The American Turkish Society;Tel: +1. 212.583.7614, selen.ucak@americanturkishsociety.org
The American Turkish Society
Founded in 1949, The American Turkish Society is America’s oldest not-for-profit organization seeking to enhance economic, political, and cultural ties between Turkey and the United States. The Society achieves its mission by bringing together leaders in government, including Prime Ministers, Ministers of State and Ambassadors, as well as business leaders, journalists, and scholars covering a spectrum of fields. It also initiates and sponsors a variety of education and arts & culture programs, providing fellowships, grants, and other opportunities for cultural exchange between the two countries. The American Turkish Society is a 501(c)(3) charitable organization.
3 Dag Hammarskjold Plaza, 8th Floor, New York, NY 10017
Tel: 212.583.7614 Fax: 212.583.7615 www.americanturkishsociety.org
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