Status of Women Committee
Class Matters: Breaking Down Class Barriers in the Workplace and Classroom videoconference is now available on archival video:
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On April 16, 2007, almost 300 UW System employees and students throughout the state participated in the one-hour interactive Class Matters videoconference focusing on understanding social class. The goal of the presentation is to help create a more inclusive and welcoming workplace and classroom environment for all people, regardless of cultural, racial, economic and generational equity and diversity.
Presenter Betsy Leondar-Wright is a leading consultant and writer on the topic of building alliances across classes. To learn more about her work, visit www.classmatters.org .
Co-sponsors for the Class Matters videoconference include the UW Colleges and UW-Extension Status of Women Committee, UW System Women's Studies Consortium, and UW System Women and Science Program.
About the Status of Women Committee (SWC)
The University of Wisconsin Colleges and University of Wisconsin-Extension Status of Women Committee (SWC) strives to help employees adjust to and take advantage of the complexities and opportunities that modern work life offers.