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In celebration of All College Day 2009, the Strong House leadership team would like to Hear All Voices about women and leadership at Vassar.
Old School VSA Meeting in Rocky
Welcome!
Welcome to the Women & Leadership at Vassar blog. This blog is a project started by Strong House in attempt to create dialogue about the ways in which women engage in leadership roles on campus.
In the last three years...
- 0 of 3 VSA Presidents have been women.
- 8 of 14 VSA Exec members have been women.
- 6 of 26 House Presidents have been women (and 3 of them had to be women from Strong)!
- 2 of 12 Class Presidents have been women.
Did you know?
- Since 2002-03, only 21 of 62 house presidents have been women
- Of the last 10 VSA Presidents, 4 were women, 6 were men. Most recently, there are have been five consecutive male VSA presidents.
- Of 53 VSA Exec Board members, 25 were women, 28 were men.
2 comments:
I have definitely felt intimidated to run for the position I secretly wanted... I think, more than fear of failure, it was a fear of looking stupid in front of everyone, and being unable to defend myself or stand up for myself against opponents. I'm not sure what would make me feel more comfortable, but maybe if the environment itself were less hostile and perhaps more varied (in terms of candidates- it's never easy to be "the only girl" or "the only minority" etc)?
Yes. Agree with 1 AM "more than fear of failure, it was a fear of looking stupid in front of everyone" For me it's not everyone, but just my friends and the person I have a crush on. I'd like to not care about my image so much. It's not a structural thing. Maybe I'd feel more comfortable if people cheered on the people who ran but lost. Like if you saw me going to class, let me know that it was a good campaign and that it's okay to have lost. Just make me feel better about losing (if I did).
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