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Women Hold Up Half the Sky in Liberia
July 28, 2011 — How can promoting the healing of women help restore community in a country recovering from civil war?
This question is at the core of the collaboration between the Public Conversations Project (PCP), four Liberian partner organizations, and Mediators Beyond Borders (MBB). The pilot project, “Women Hold Up Half the Sky,” aims to promote healing by tapping into women’s ability to make change at the community level.
Q + A: The Gender Dialogues
June 30, 2011 — In this piece from our Spring 2011 newsletter, Program Manager and Associate, Alison Streit Baron talks about two Public Conversations Project gender dialogues, one in New York, NY and one in Cambridge, MA. She is interviewed by PCP intern Julie Ebin.
Creating a Global Research Center
March 16, 2011 — Poverty. AIDS. War. Natural disasters. Each has a devastating and broad impact. However, in the midst of crises, who often face the most widespread and brutal threats? Women.
Talking About Gender—Nov. 18, 2009
Earlier this month in New York City, a diverse group of four men and three women talked about what it means to them to be a man or a woman and how they experience the world from that perspective. These seven people were participants in a Public Conversations Project dialogue about gender identity.
Gang Rape and the Culture of Division—Nov. 12, 2009
Two weeks ago, I had the honor of facilitating a dialogue on gender with my colleague Alison Streit Baron. All of us — the participants, Alison, and I were surprised to discover how rarely people talk about the life experiences they have had as a man or a woman and the perspectives they have formed related to gender. It was a powerful evening. And it illustrated the importance of what's at the core of our work at the Public Conversations Project: to replace conflict with community by helping people better understand the experiences and perspectives of others.
