Women's HERstory Month

MCCCD Women’s Mentor Program Luncheon

Friday, March 22nd, 2024

Description: Join us in Paradise as we hosted the Linda B. Rosenthal Women’s Mentor Program Luncheon at our Union Hills campus. Learn more about the Women’s Mentor Program.

Time: 11am - 1pm

Location: Kranitz Student Center (KSC) 1000A

Why Do Men Earn More Than Women?

Thursday, March 28th, 2024

Description: Join Women Rising for a discussion about the gender wage gap and what research says about the impact of these trends on our economy. This event is free and open to everyone. Discussion facilitator: Dr. Peter Theil, PVCC Business/IT Faculty

Time: 12pm - 1pm

Location: Intercultural Center, Unions Hills Campus

Partners: Women Rising & PVCC DEIE Committee

Public Humanities Institute - Gender

Tuesday, March 26th, 2024

Description: Join us for a series of FREE intergenerational, faculty-led dialogues about “The Big Three: Race, Class, and Gender” (Dator, 2022). Facilitators invite participants to engage in pre-session readings through Canvas and ponder the question, “how does learning about [the big three] impact my career, personal, or educational goals. Discussion facilitator: Dr. Kaitlin Southerly, PVCC English Faculty

Time: 9:00am - 11:45pm

Location: KSC100A, Unions Hills Campus

Partners: English Division & SCC English Faculty

Check out these Recommendations

The Murderbot Diaries Series by Martha Wells
“Recollections of My Nonexistence” by Rebecca Solnit
“Severance” by Ling Ma
Dolores (Movie)
"Battle Hymn of the Tiger Mother" by Amy Chua
“The Confidence Code” by Claire Shipman
Homegoing by Yaa Gyasi
Lauren Daigle (Musician)
H.E.R. (Musician)
Encyclopedia Womannica (Podcast)
The Skimm (Media Company)
Gaslit Nation (Media Company/Podcast)
Sky Brown (Olympic Athlete)
"The Go'Gos" Trailer (Documentary; Female Director)

Support local Women-Owned Businesses

Isagenix (Owner: Shannon Monge)
Paparazzi (Owner: Christine Berry)
Carolina’s Chocolate (Owner: Lisa Caroline Jaimes-Toon)
Phx Cat Cafe (Cofounders: Carrier Schwartz & Melissa Pruitt)
3 Vintage Chicks (Owner: Su Clarke Nadeau)
Barrio Cafe (Owners: Wendy Gruber & Silvana Salcido Esparza)
Crafty Chica (Owner: Kathy Cano-Murrillo)
Walker Bookstore (Owner: Susan Walker)
Palabras Bilingual Bookstore (Owner: Chawa Magaña)
Savvy Pen Consultants (Owner: Dr. Tamika Sanders)
Citrine Natural Beauty Bar (Owner: Melissa Lenberg)
Distinctive Salon & Spa (Owner: Ashley H.)
Unity Braids & Beauty (Owner: Darielle Magee)
One Love Pet Parlor (Owner: Alex)
Public Philosophy Press (Owner: Dr. Kelly Fitzsimmons Burton)

Professional Mentoring for Women in Higher Education

Linda B. Rosenthal Women’s Mentor Program

Past PVCC Participants

AZ Women in Higher Education Mentor Program

2023 - 2024 Mentee: Dr. Jen Miller, Dean of Students

Women in Film

Women Protagonists from the International Film Festival at PVCC

The Queen (PG-13; 2006, Great Britain, 103 minutes)
A Regular Woman (NR; 2019, Germany, 90 minutes)
Ashes in the Snow (NR; 2018, Lithuania, 98 minutes)

Women Film Recommendations by Theme

Theme: Challenging Patriarchal Views

Adam's Rib; Lead: Katharine Hepburn
Set It Off; Lead(s): Jada Pinkett Smith; Queen Latifah
Moana; Lead: Auli'i Cravalho
Revenge; Lead: Matilda Anna Ingrid Lutz

Theme: Cultural Influencer;

Some Like It Hot; Lead: Marilyn Monroe
The Color Purple ; Lead: Oprah Winfrey
A League of Their Own; Lead: Madonna
Girl Interrupted; Lead: Angelina Jolie