In the Company of Scholars:
Yale Women In A Changing World
Post Conference Resources

April 30 & May 1, 2004
Susanna E. Krentz ’80, Chair

Saturday Sessions

Identity Group Breakfast

This breakfast was an opportunity for women of color, lesbians, and others who were interested to come together to get acquainted, network, and talk informally about issues of diversity at Yale.

Yale Women and Leadership (Transcript in PDF format and Audio)

A presentation by Hilary Pennington '77, '83 MPPM, co-founder of Jobs for the Future and a widely recognized authority on workforce development and future work requirements, launched the morning focused on alumnae themselves.

She shared her thoughts on the following:

• What does it mean to be a woman in leadership?
• Are we making a difference?
• What were our dreams versus the current reality?
• What role did Yale play?
• Are we making a difference?
• How far have we come and where are we going?

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Breakout sessions

Attendees then participated in small group sessions focusing on topics including work life/family life concerns, issues of career advancement, the nature of leadership training and development, compensation equity, mentoring, and networking. They also had the opportunity to meet in small groups with other women who experienced Yale at roughly the same time.

Concluding Luncheon
University Update and Views from the Women of Yale's Administration

Three of the five Officers of the University are women. These top Yale administrators - Provost Susan Hockfield, Vice President and Secretary Linda Lorimer '77 JD, and Vice President and General Counsel Dorothy Robinson - offered their perspectives on University life. They were introduced by President Richard C. Levin '74 PHD, who also provided a brief update on the University.

At the conclusion of the luncheon, conference chair Susanna Krentz shared her thoughts on the weekend and challenged the participants to decide how they would continue to be engaged with the University and with each other.

Yale Women in the Arts

Those women who participated in the optional post-conference sessions had the opportunity to visit the studios of women artists at Yale and learn about their individual creative processes, as well as tour the Yale Center for British Art. Other participants gathered with Evan Yionoulis '82, '85 MFA, a director who also teaches at the Yale School of Drama, who shared her insights on her intersecting roles as a spouse, mother, and director.