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SATURDAY, AUGUST 17, 1996 15A
Women's Resource Center offers variety of programs
- From information about resumes to information on how to avoid sexual assault, the Emily Taylor Women's Resource Center has it all.
Barbara Ballard, director of the Emily Taylor Women's Resource Center, talks about programs at the women's resource center at Kansas University. This year the center hopes to begin new programs for men.
BY JILL HOGAN
JOURNAL-WORLD WRITER
RENÉE KNOEBER/JOURNAL-WORLD PHOTO
"Let's discuss that limit before you get to that point," said Barbara Ballard, director of the center.
Communication is the theme for the 1996 fall calendar of events in the Emily Taylor Women's Resource Center at Kansas University.
Along with her staff of nine, Ballard has many exciting new programs planned for the fall.
A department that has focused on women's issues since 1977, the Emily Taylor Women's Resource Center takes an open, honest approach to the problems that many women face.
"Now that we can play in the arena, we need to know what the rules are about," Ballard said. "When you play the game, the other team will always change the rules on you. Challenging the status quo is what we do."
The center focuses on issues important to women, then tries to create its programs.
"We look at the national issues and what people respond to,
then we write the programs," Ballard said. "There is a need for women to have this support."
As always, the Emily Taylor Women's Resource Center has current articles and books that are available for women and men to read for their personal interest as well as for class. The cienis located in 115
in the job market.
"It is important that women know how to handle the situation, and have the self-esteem
Strong Hall open to students 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. Monday through Friday.
"No one deserves to be raped. Period. We are here to help you if you or someone that you know has been sexually assaulted."
Barbara Ballard, director of the Emily Taylor Women's Resource Center
It also has extensive financial aid information for women. The center will help students with résumés, cover letters and interviewing skills to better compete
necessary," Ballard said. "Knowledge is power."
The center also focuses on issues such as AIDS.
"AIDS is a disease which effects many women in our society, and on our campus," Ballard said. "We are available for information on women and AIDS."
This fall, the center again will
offer a program on prevention of sexual assault. This includes information on sexual assault and its limits.
"No one deserves to be raped. Period," Ballard said. "We are here to help you if you or someone that you know has been sexually assaulted."
Ballard and her assistants are asked to speak almost every night of the week on this and other topics.
In addition, a four-part series is planned during the noon hour that will focus on "The Total You." Each Monday in October the center will focus on a different topic, such as self-esteem, assertiveness, stress education and violence education.
The second annual Women's Student Leadership Conference, which focuses on how women can get involved on campus and in the community, is planned for Nov. 10. The theme for this conference is "Articulating, Acting, and Advocacy."
The center also plans new programs for men.
"You can't work with one half and not the other half," Ballard said. "Men need to be involved in this changing process because men and women think differently."
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