Newsletters Women's Research Institute of Nevada Fall 2005 Women's Research Institute of Nevada Newsletter Joanne Goodwin University of Nevada, Las Vegas, [email protected] Women's Research Institute of Nevada Follow this and additional works at: https://digitalscholarship.unlv.edu/wrin_news Part of the Women's Studies Commons Recommended Citation Goodwin, Joanne and Women's Research Institute of Nevada, "Women's Research Institute of Nevada Newsletter" (2005). Newsletters. 3. https://digitalscholarship.unlv.edu/wrin_news/3 This Newsletter is protected by copyright and/or related rights. It has been brought to you by Digital Scholarship@UNLV with permission from the rights-holder(s). You are free to use this Newsletter in any way that is permitted by the copyright and related rights legislation that applies to your use. For other uses you need to obtain permission from the rights-holder(s) directly, unless additional rights are indicated by a Creative Commons license in the record and/or on the work itself. This Newsletter has been accepted for inclusion in Newsletters by an authorized administrator of Digital Scholarship@UNLV. For more information, please contact [email protected]. Fall 2005 Improving the lives of women in our state through research and education Persistence prevails. WRIN receives funding for 2005-2007 Director’s Message by Joanne Goodwin 2005 marked the sixth year of WRIN’s by those who understand the importance Julianna Ormsby provides some of the work as a statewide research and of what we do. And it came just in time. highlights of this year’s program and the education institute. It also marked the new areas of outreach undertaken this third legislative session at which our Research year. Within a few months, we will be supporters attempted to gain a measure Many states already recognize the value able to provide a preliminary assessment of funding. Persistence worked. In this of a research institute with the mission of the leadership program’s impact issue of our newsletter, we acknowledge to explore the impact of gender on the from surveys produced and compiled by the help of our friends and share news of health, education, employment and Dr. Cathy Hanks of UNLV’s Political research underway that will improve the political participation of women. This Science department. lives of all Nevadans. issue of our newsletter highlights some of our research projects. We are introducing two new vehicles Legislature for research on women. The WRIN Several statewide entities including the Two studies focusing on the status website is undergoing a major revision Center for Basque Studies, the Oral of women in Nevada are the newest that will allow visitors to gain a clearer History Program, and the Film and initiative of the institute. Collaborating understanding of who we are and what Video Library (all located with the Institute for we do. It will also provide excerpts from at UNR) are included It was a group effort by Women’s Policy Research our original research on Nevada women in the state budget. We those who understand in Washington, D.C., as well as a statistical spotlight on data believe that WRIN’s the importance of what WRIN helped make the on women and girls. Secondly, we will mission and programs report, Status of Women in communicate information on gender have a place there as well. we do. Nevada, available. A more research with the Research Roundtable The university has agreed in-depth study directed series and our lecture series. The first and put us on the funding list. Thanks by Jill Winter and produced by the features UNLV faculty’s original research to the energetic support of friends and Nevada Women’s Fund is due for release on gender subjects. The second brings allies, WRIN joined those programs this fall. UNLV’s Center for Business nationally renowned speakers to the temporarily with an appropriation and Economic Research and WRIN campus to share pertinent information on for the biennium 2005-2007. We will collaborated on that project over the last women and gender. See our calendar for pursue our three main projects: the civic several years. Copies will be available this fall’s offerings. engagement program NEW Leadership through our office. Nevada, documentation on the historic As always, we welcome your support and contributions of women in the state, The documentation of women’s ideas. and dissemination of information on the historic and contemporary roles in the Status of Women in Nevada. development of the state continues In This Issue with the completion of our oral history At the opening hearing for the education on Nancy Houssels. No other entity Research Update pg 2 budget, Senator Dina Titus and in the state consistently records the NEW Leadership NV pg 3 Assemblywoman Kathy McClain raised accomplishments of our female leaders the issue of funding for WRIN. McClain and community builders. WRIN Research Roundtable pg 4 submitted AB172 to fund WRIN with Assistant Director, Caryll Dziedziak has Gender Lecture Series pg 4 co-signers Koivisto, Giunchigliani, worked with Houssels for several years on Smith, Parnell, Buckley, Claborn, this collaborative memoir described in Oral History: Conklin, Denis, Gerhardt, Kirkpatrick, her article. Nancy Houssels pg 4 Leslie, Ohrenschall, Pierce, Weber, Titus, Wiener, and Carlton. During the session, Going strong for three years, the Interviewing Fran Montes pg 5 we received additional support from National Education for Women’s (NEW) Raggio, Cegavske, Coffin, Perkins, Allen, Leadership program continues to bring Gansert and Arberry as well as friends unprecedented opportunities to the from across the state. It was a group effort state’s college students. Program Manager Status of Women in Nevada Research Collaboration on the Status of Women in Nevada Nevada Women’s Every ten years, the Institute for $38,700 (see Nevada Women’s Earnings Annual Earnings Women’s Policy Research (www. table). Nevada ranks 7th nationally in the IWPR.org) in Washington, D.C. percentage of women living above the Nevada ranks 19th* nationally for women’s compiles federal data on women in every poverty line. For more information on median annual earnings. state. In 2004, WRIN affiliated with how Nevada ranks nationally, an online United IWPR to review material on women’s version of the report is available through Nevada States health, education, social welfare, IWPR: www.iwpr.org/States2004/PDFs/ full-time female employment, and political involvement Nevada.pdf worker (median) $29,800 $29,800 & representation. The Status of Women African American $27,600 $27,600 To better understand how women and in Nevada report was released in Asian American $27,600 $33,100 girls fare in Nevada, WRIN partnered November 2004. WRIN helped to make Hispanic $22,100 $23,200 with the Nevada Women’s Fund on a the publication available to researchers, Native American $27,400 $25,500 more detailed study. Over the last two policymakers, and community members. White $32,000 $30,900 years, over 200 indicators of status in Other/Two or More $27,600 $28,400 Nevada rates very well in women’s health, education, employment, and th reproductive rights (13 out of the fifty politics were devised and then compared full-time male states plus the District of Columbia) across the state. The first report is worker (median) $38,700 $40,900 and women in elected office (9th). due for release this fall. The Status of However, the state ranks last in the rate Women and Girls in Nevada will be an *All national statistics consist of the fifty of women’s suicide (51st) and death as invaluable tool for Nevada businesses, states plus the District of Columbia. See a result of lung cancer (51st ). Nevada educators, and policymakers interested in Section 3 and Appendix V, The Status of Women in Nevada, for further information women earn $29,800 annually, while women’s and girl’s issues and rights. about medial annual incomes. men have a median annual income of Thank you to our supporters! Businesses, Organizations, & Educational Institutions Alpha Services Altria Group, Inc. Balcony Lights Bank of America Bureau of Reclamation Focus Commercial Group Great Basin College Harrah’s Entertainment, Inc. WRIN 2005 Spring Reception, left to right: Natalie Obeso, Gwen Dally, Jennifer Kummer, Kaempfer, Bonner & Renshaw Merideth, Caryll Dziedziak (seated), Dr. Joanne Goodwin (seated), Crystal Jackson, MGM Mirage Julianna Ormsby, Alma Castro. Nevada Power Meet Our Staff! R & R Partners Sierra Health Services Dr. Joanne Goodwin, Director, WRIN; Associate Professor, History Department, UNLV Soroptimist International of Greater Las Vegas Caryll Dziedziak, Assistant Director, WRIN; Ph.D. candidate, History Department, UNLV Terra Contracting Julianna Orsmby, NEW Leadership Program Manager; MSW The Williams Foundation University of Nevada, Las Vegas Jennifer Merideth, Graduate Assistant; 3rd year law student, Boyd School of Law, UNLV Western Nevada Community College WRIN Community Advisory Board Crystal Jackson, WRIN Graduate Assistant; Women’s Studies Graduate Certificate, 2nd year Master’s student, Sociology, UNLV 2 WRIN NEW Leadership Advisory Council Alma Castro, WRIN Student Worker; junior, Political Science & Women’s Studies, UNLV NEW Leadership Nevada as Linda Rivera, Fran Montes and Marlene Music, Art History, Hotel Management, and Monteolivo, to learn about women’s Biochemistry. In 2006, NEW Leadership leadership in Nevada. Our featured Keynote Nevada will continue its commitment to Speaker was former Nevada Attorney attract a wide variety of students in order to General Frankie Sue Del Papa, who inspired reflect the growing diversity of our state and students and addressed a record number of the greater community. guests at our signature event. As we move into our third year of providing As a program of the Women’s Research this innovative and inspiring program to Institute of Nevada, NEW Leadership Nevada students, we are particularly excited to be able provides a unique opportunity to explore to track the progress of our graduates and the NEW Leadership Nevada 2005 students & leadership and civic engagement.