All events will be held in the NDSU Memorial Union, unless otherwise stated.

Monday, Feb. 27Noon-1 p.m., Hidatsa“Show Me the Money!” Negotiating Your Way to a Bigger Payday

NDSU Career Center Director Jill Wilkey and Career Specialist Sarah Hunter

Pay negotiation is a simple, underestimated art that can diminish the ever-present gender pay gap. According to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, females make $.77 for every male’s $1 earned. To combat this inequity, women need to arm themselves with market knowledge, understand their worth and proclaim, “Show me the money!”

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Run the WorldFebruary 27-March 2

WOMEN’S WEEK 2012

30th annual

6 p.m., Equity and Diversity Center Spirit Rally for final Women’s Basketball Game vs. IUPUICelebrate the NDSU women’s basketball team at the Equity and Diversity Center at a pre-game party. Snacks will be provided at this family-friendly event. We will walk together to the 7 p.m. game at the Bison Sports Arena. Show your Bison Pride and wear your Bison gear. $5 tickets available! Call (701) 231-5728.

Tuesday, Feb. 2812:30-1:30 p.m., Hidatsa

“For My Wife” A Film and Discussion of the Ramifications of Marriage Inequality for Lesbian Couples

Christi McGeorge, associate professor, Human Development and Family Science

“For My Wife,” is a documentary that explores the impacts of not allowing lesbian couples to legally marry. State and federal laws that limit and promote legal rights for same sex couples also will be discussed.

2-3 p.m., HidatsaThe Five Stages of Becoming a Dakota Woman

Clifford Canku, assistant professor of practice, Dakota Studies

A traditional Dakota way of honoring our grandmoth-ers, mothers, sisters, daughters and granddaughters of the past.

4 p.m., Century TheaterWomen’s Choir performance Networking/mentor reception to follow in Butte LoungeEnjoy the NDSU Women’s Choir performance and network with other NDSU women at the reception.

7 p.m., Century TheaterMiss Representation Documentary

Dena Wyum, lecturer, Human Development and Family Science, Women and Gender Studies

In a society where media is the most persuasive force shaping cultural beliefs, the collective message is that a woman’s value lies in her beauty and sexuality, not in her capacity as a leader. “Miss Representation” brings together experts on the media’s portrayal of women (Jean Killbourne, Jackson Katz), women in the media (Rachel Maddow, Lisa Ling), and other experts and activists who demonstrate how misrep-resentations contribute to the lack of women leaders.

Wednesday, Feb. 29Noon-1 p.m., HidatsaLetting Yourself “Be U(nique)”

Marlys Borkhuis, NDSU Counseling Center

The effect media and society play in our self-image will be examined during Eating Disorder Awareness Week. Sometimes people are reluctant to be their true selves fearing what others might say or think. Our culture influences how people should look or how they should be. Ways to let our true selves shine will be discussed.

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www.ndsu.edu/edcenter Run the WorldWOMEN’S WEEK 2012Wednesday, Feb. 29(continued)3-4 p.m., Askanase AuditoriumPerforming Pioneer: A Japanese Woman’s Experience in a Historically All-Male Profession

Ms. Shoko Tokuro Miyake

Ms. Shoko Tokuro Miyake, whose family has been performing the classic Japanese comic plays known as kyogen for more than 400 years, will share her experiences as only the second woman to perform professionally in this type of traditional Japanese theater.

7 p.m., Century TheaterMovie: “The Help”

Admission is free, but you are invited to bring donations for the Dress for Success program. This blockbuster snapshot of Jackson, Miss., in 1962 also will be shown Friday and Saturday, March 2 and 3 at 7 p.m. and 9:30 p.m.

Thursday, March 112:30 p.m., HidatsaLet’s Talk About Sex: Contradicting Attitudes about Sex, Sexuality and Women’s Health

Molly Secor-Turner, assistant professor, Nursing; Amy Jacobson, Planned Parenthood; Brandy Randall, associate professor, Human Development and Family Science; Kathrine Christensen, HDFS graduate student

A portion of the documentary, “Let’s Talk about Sex,” will be shown. It looks at how American attitudes toward adolescent sexual-ity affect today’s teenagers. Despite being part of a society that uses sex to sell, fear and silence around sex permeate our culture at a high price for women’s health in the U.S.

3:30-5 p.m., HidatsaEnvisioning a World Without Violence: Dream, Plan, Act

Sarah Dodd, NDSU Sexual Assault Prevention, and Kathy Smith, Rape and Abuse Crisis Center

An interactive, art-infused discussion will focus on what the world would look like without sexual and relationship violence and what steps we can take today to move closer to that vision.

Friday, March 2Noon-1 p.m., HidatsaA Woman of Considerable Influence – Dressing the Part Kate Selby Wilder – A North Dakota Suffragist and Political Activist

Ann W. Braaten, curator, and Jacqueline Wayne-Guite, collection manager, Emily Reynolds Historic Costume Collection

Explore the dress used by Mrs. Wilder in her role as an activist for women’s suffrage in the 1910s and as an elected Fargo city official in the 1920s. Clothing featured in this presenta-tion, portraits recently painted by Natasha Neihart, plus vintage political cartoons will be on display in the MU Gallery Feb. 28 – March 9, reception March 1 at 5 p.m.

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Thursday, March 1 and Friday, March 27:30 p.m., Askanase AuditoriumWOKASHI: A Program of Classic Japanese Kyogen Comedieswww.ndsu.edu/finearts

saTurday, March 37-10 p.m., Fargo Civic CenterFargo-Moorhead Derby Girls vs. Sioux City Roller Dameswww.fmderbygirls.com

Wednesday, March 7and Thursday, March 8 7:30 p.m., Askanase AuditoriumVagina Monologues

Tickets sold in MU Feb. 27-March 2: Students $5, General Admission $8.

March 1-31MU Gallery“No Lumps, Thank You; A Bra Anthology”

Artist Meg Spielman Peldo exhibits an uplift-ing and entertaining photographic collection of playful brassieres created from a wide and wild variety of common objects. Artist reception: March 22, 5-7 p.m.

Credit OptionsStudents can earn one credit by participating in Women and Gender Studies (WGS) 491 Seminar/Women’s Week Awareness #16408, which is open to all women and men, regardless of major. For more information, contact the instructor, Erienne.Fawcett@ndsu.edu.

Thank You! The Women’s Week committee would like to thank the following contributors who provided financial and in-kind support to make this annual event possible: College of Agriculture, Food Systems, and Natural Resources; College of Arts, Humanities and Social Sciences; College of Engineering and Architecture; College of Human Development and Education; College of Pharmacy, Nursing, and Allied Sciences; College of Science and Mathematics; Equity and Diversity Center; Vice President for Agriculture and University Extension; Vice President for Equity, Diversity and Global Outreach; Vice President for Finance and Administration; Vice President for Research, Creative Activity, and Technology Transfer; Vice President for Student Affairs; Vice President for University Relations; Women and Gender Studies; Campus Attractions; and Compass Program Foundation.

North Dakota State University does not discriminate on the basis of age, color, disability, gender expression/identity, genetic information, marital status, national origin, public assistance status, race, religion, sex, sexual orientation or status as a U.S. veteran. Direct inquiries to the Vice President for Equity, Diversity and Global Outreach, 205 Old Main, (701) 231-7708. To request accommodations, email ndsu.edcenter@ndsu.edu at least one week prior to the event.