Contemporary Gender Roles SIG
This OLLI Contemporary Gender Roles Shared Interest Group was started by Deborah Caine to study and explore cultural changes in the roles of men and women in the family and in the workplace and the multiple changes in gender presentation and identity exemplified in the growth of the LGBTQ+ communities; changes not always easily understood by many.
The group has grown over the last several years from three members to two dozen people who enjoy the lively monthly discussions on topics of urgent and current interest.
Members volunteer to lead a discussion on a topic of their choice and/or invite an outside speaker and circulate articles from major newspapers, magazines and journals that are relevant to group interests.
The Contemporary Gender Roles group sponsored an OLLI course on the Equal Rights Amendment in 2018 which was well attended.
We meet on Zoom at 2 pm on the third Wednesday of the month.
For more information about this SIG, please contact Ellen Croibier.
NGender SIG topics 2026
- Amy Whitworth to present the book “Entitled: How Male Privilege Hurts Women” by Kate Manne on January 21.
- Terry Barclay, CEO of Inforum, to present on February 18.
- Dr. Frances Kay Hurley with stats on women in the US and around the world on March 18.
- Gabrielle Augustine, curator Baseball Hall of Fame referred by Larry Moore on April 15.
- Nancy Bonvillain on women (topic TBD) on May 20.
- Jay Santangelo and/or Cassi to talk about Wander in Pittsfield on June 17.
- Liza Bennett to present her book, “Georgia & Anita on July 15.
- Lorraine German on how women used quilts to express themselves on August 19.
- Shela Levante to speak about gender equity at the MA Commission on the Status of Women and the Women’s Fund of Western MA on September 16.
- Caiden Burt to speak about his experiences as a transgender man on October 21.
November & December programs TBA
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