Monday, October 13, 1997
The University Daily Kansan
Section A·Page 5
Event features women's issues
By Gwen Olson
golson@kansan.com
Kansan staff writer
Despite bad weather, about 90 women came to the Kansas Union yesterday to discuss women's roles as leaders in college, professional and personal life.
Emily Ronning, Star Prairie, Wisconsin masters student and Andrena Albott, Topeka junior discuss issues at the Woman's Leadership Conference. The conference took place at the Kansas Union on Sunday by the Emily Taylor Women's Resource Center. Photo by Lynn Kalaender/KANSAN
The Emily Taylor Women's Resource Center presented the third annual Women's Leadership Conference. The theme for the conference was "Reach for the Stars," and had the highest attendance in the conference's three year history
The conference focused on activities involving women in the community. Barbara Ballard, director of the women's resource center, said she had hoped the conference would appeal to a wider variety of students.
"The committee and I tried to do a number of things to cover more diverse topics," she said. "We wanted this to go along with the diverse population of women on this campus."
The conference included speeches by Jim Kitchen, dean of student life; Sally Frost-Mason, dean of the College of Liberal Arts and Sciences; and a keynote speech by Beverly Davenport Sypher, associate dean of the college.
Sypher addressed the problems of balancing career and family and pointed out difficulties women may encounter.
"I think we would be leading you with a blindfold on if we didn't show you the barriers that you may face," she said to the crowd.
Discussions on specific topics were offered. The sessions were Women Supporting Women, Balancing Personal and College Life, Becoming a More Articulate and Persuasive Woman, Playing the Game: Communication and Sexuality and College Women and Body
Image.
Ann Eversole, associate dean of student life, presented Balancing Personal and College Life. She encouraged women to become aware of time constraints
"There is enough time in the day," she said to one group. "What has to
be done is deciding what is important and developing values, setting goals and managing your time to get things done."
The conference offered a panel discussion with campus leaders.
The leaders encouraged women to join organizations and get involved
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