Women, Power, and Aging

Friday, September 24, 2010

4:30 pm

Welcoming Remarks
Florence Denmark & Mercedes A. McCormick, Pace University

Introductory Greetings
Dean Nira Herrmann, Dyson College, Pace University
Barbara Mowder, Director of Graduate Programs, Pace University

Opening Session

4:45 pm

"Can't Have It All": Representations of Midlife Women in Popular Culture
Dafna Lemish, Southern Illinois University
Varda Muhlbauer, Netanya Academic College, Israel

5:05 pm

The Benefits and Costs of Internet Use for Aging Women
Mercedes A. McCormick, Pace University

5:25 pm

"Defeating the Chronological Clock": News Coverage of Women Who Becomes Mothers in Midlife
Shirley Shalev, Harvard Medical School

5:45 pm

Intergenerational Dialog About Sex: A New Direction for Exploration and Understanding
Leonore Tiefer, NYU School of Medicine

6:05 pm

The Red Hat Society: When I am An Old Woman I Shall Wear Purple
Michele Paludi, Union Graduate College

Saturday, September 25, 2010

8:00 am

Breakfast

Session I

8:45 am

Facing Up to Aging: Women's Attitudes Toward Cosmetic Procedures
Joan C. Chrisler, Connecticut College
Jennifer A. Gorman, Connecticut College
Kimberly B. Chapman, Connecticut College
Katherine E. Serra, Connecticut College

9:05 am

The Embodiment of Aging in an Era of Plastic Surgery: What Does It Mean to be Old Now?
Sherry Dingman, Marist College
Maria Otte, Marist College

9:25 am

Is Age the New Status Symbol?
Maram Hallak, Borough of Manhattan Community College
Peter Marcus, Borough of Manhattan Community College
Lizza Dauenhauer-Pendley, Borough of Manhattan Community College
Toni Mille, Borough of Manhattan Community College 

9:45 am

Dispelling Myths about Older Women that Negatively Impact Independence, Health, and Sense of Self Worth
Judith A. Sugar, School of Community Health Sciences

10:05 am

Georgia O' Keeffe's Journey of the Spirit: An Artist in her Winter Years
Joan Fimbel DiGiovanni, Artist, Tucson, AZ 

10:30 am

Coffee Break

Session II

10:45 am

Midlife Change and Psychological Development as the Foundation for Healthy Aging
Christine L. Hitchcock, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, Canada 

11:05 am

Risk, Uncertainty, and Gender Stereotypes in Health Care Decisions
Cheryl B. Travis, University of Tennessee
Dawn M. Howerton, University of Tennessee

11:25 am

Aging Women in Jamaica: An Intersectional Perspective on Their Relationships and Health
Ishtar O. Govia, University of the West Indies, Jamaica, West Indies

11:45 am

Developing a Healthy Stance Towards Perimenopausal and Menopausal Distress
Paula S. Derry, Private Practice in Baltimore

12:05 pm

High Levels of Depression and Depressive Symptoms in Less Educated Middle Aged Portuguese Women and the Possibility to Help Them with Brief Psychological Interventions
Maria Teresa Pereira da F. Pestana Goncalves Fagulha, University of Lisbon, Portugal

12:30 pm

Lunch

Session III

1:30 pm

"The Test of a Civilization Is the Way that It Cares for Its Helpless Members": Violence Against Older Women
Michele Paludi, Union Graduate College
Darlene DeFour, Hunter College

2:00 pm

Colonization and Culture Clash in Costa Rica
Ellyn Kaschak, San Jose State University

Session IV

2:30 pm

Older Women as Leaders
Maureen McHugh, Indiana University of Pennsylvania

2:50 pm

Older Women as Mentors: Helping Other Women Navigate the Path to Leadership
Florence Denmark, Pace University

3:10 pm

Women, Power and Aging: An International and Multicultural Perspective
Janet Sigal, Fairleigh Dickinson University

3:30 pm

Coffee Break

Session V

3:45 pm

Competing Discourses for Older Women: Agency / Leadership vs. Disengagement / Retirement
Hillary Lips, Radford University

4:05 pm

Researching Women and Retirement: Questions for Future Research
Irene Hanson Frieze, University of Pittsburgh
Josephine E. Olson, University of Pittsburgh

4:25 pm

Growing Older in Portugal: Gender Issues in Physical Health and Well-Being
Maria Duarte Silva, University of Lisbon, Portugal

4:45 pm

Retiring, But Not Shy
Mary Gergen, Penn State Brandywine

5:15 pm

Concluding Remarks
Joan C. Chrisler, Pace University