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A Special New Year Message from IMOW Hear from one of Africa’s Leading Contemporary Writers Exciting Grant News from IMOW Focusing on Latin America: The Domestic Front Job Opportunity: Content Producer Make a Donation That Will Travel the World
A Special New Year Message from IMOW
2010 was a year full of challenges in the ongoing fight for women’s human rights, as well as inspiring moments of hope and change in the world. We are grateful to look back at the many highpoints of this year in the history of the International Museum of Women: We launched two new exhibitions, Picturing Power & Potential and Focusing on Latin America; featured amazing stories from artists, activists and thought leaders around the world, who continue to face inequity and discrimination with creativity and vision; hosted some amazing speakers, including Ingrid Betancourt and Mahnaz Afkhami; welcomed new board members to the IMOW family; and created a new and exciting strategic plan to help guide the future of the museum. But we couldn’t have done any of it without the support and encouragement of our supporters. We thank you from the bottom of our hearts for your continued passion, creativity and commitment. Happy New Year! THE IMOW TEAM
Hear from one of Africa’s Leading Contemporary Writers Join IMOW and Aminatta Forna on January 26 in San Francisco!
Purchase your tickets today for our exciting January 26 Extraordinary Voices, Extraordinary Change Speaker Series event, when the International Museum of Women will host acclaimed author Aminatta Forna in San Francisco. Ms. Forna will appear in conversation with IMOW’s Executive Director Clare Winterton. Purchase tickets now>> Learn more about the event>> Aminatta Forna was raised in Sierra Leone and the United Kingdom and now divides her time between London and Sierra Leone.  She is the author of several books including her most recent, The Memory of Love. Read the New York Times’ book review of The Memory of Love>> Forna is the daughter of a former Sierra Leonean cabinet minister and dissident, murdered by the state in 1975. In 2003, Forna helped build a primary school in her family's village of Rogbonko. She is a trustee of the Royal Literary Fund, sits on the advisory committee of the Caine Prize for African Writing and is a member of the International Museum of Women’s Global Council. A podcast of the event will be available for our global audience in February on IMOW.org. To hear podcasts of previous Speaker Series events, visit our Speaker Series page.		Aminatta Forna Credit: Simon Westcott
Exciting Grant News from IMOW
The International Museum of Women is thrilled to announce that it has received a prestigious MetLife Foundation 2010 Museum and Community Connections grant for $75,000 to support our upcoming project of Economica, Young Women Speaking the Economy. “MetLife Foundation has a long history of partnering with museums to support educational opportunities for people of all ages,” said Dennis White, president and CEO of MetLife Foundation. “We are pleased to recognize the International Museum of Women for its innovative work and commitment to amplifying the voices of women and girls globally and to provide more opportunities for people to experience and understand our world in new ways.” Young Women Speaking the Economy will launch in April 2011, and will explore young women’s hopes, challenges and ideas at a critical moment for the global economy. Groups of women aged of 18-25 from Denmark, the Philippines, the United States and the Sudan will contribute to the exhibition, sharing perspectives on the economy, careers, well-being and professional life with each other and with the museum’s global online audience. Thank you to MetLife Foundation for your support of this exciting new project! Additional thanks to America Association of Museums’ Museums & Communities Collaboration Abroad (MCCA), which is also providing funding for Young Women Speaking the Economy.
Focusing on Latin America: The Domestic Front Check out these Stories in the Latest Project of Economica
“Domestic Mythology” Credit: Maria Ezcurra Lucotti	From working as domestic caregivers, to dealing with domestic abuse, to looking for work-life balance, life for women in Latin America presents a variety of challenges. In Focusing on Latin America, a project of Economica: Women and the Global Economy, artists across the region respond to these challenges creatively, using their work to express the desire for gender equity on the domestic front. Check out these innovative stories: MEXICO: Domestic Mythology>> Most women in Mexico perform domestic work, either as housekeepers, or by doing hours of daily chores, childcare, and other housework without getting paid or even acknowledged. Maria Ezcurra Lucotti explores the contribution of women domestic workers, an essential but overlooked part of the Mexican economy. COSTA RICA: Women, Money and Domestic Violence>> For many women in Costa Rica, their main job is at home, taking care of the domestic sphere. But in times of economic struggle, tension rises - and so does the occurrence of domestic violence. Sculptor Vanessa Biasetti explores this all-too-common problem. ARGENTINA: Sacred Family>> Many families have had to make sacrifices during the global economic crisis. But how do these sacrifices affect the stability and longevity of that most important social unit: the family? Multimedia artist Perla Bajder explores this question. These stories and the rest of Focusing on Latin America and Economica: Women and the Global Economy are now available in both English and Spanish! Explore the rest of Focusing on Latin America today, and leave a comment or recommend your favorite stories, or help spread the word about the exhibition by sharing your favorite stories on your social networks!
Job Opportunity: Content Producer
The International Museum of Women has an exciting job opportunity! IMOW is seeking an innovative and experienced media professional to serve as Producer for its next major online exhibition on Global Motherhood/Maternal Health. The Producer will lead the development and implementation of the media-rich online exhibition, including content development and multimedia production. The ideal candidate will have demonstrated experience creating popular content with viral potential and will be extremely marketing-savvy, as well as have a strong interest in women's human rights. Please help us spread the word by sharing this with your networks! For the full job description and application instructions, click here>>
Make a Donation that will Travel the World Support the Elizabeth Colton Global Impact Fund
Elizabeth Colton with her daughter Ashley Hongisto in Albania in 2009	In honor of our founding board president, please consider making a donation to the Elizabeth Colton Global Impact Fund as a way to honor Elizabeth’s incredible legacy of generosity, innovation and leadership. The Elizabeth Colton Global Impact Fund will fuel IMOW’s growth through global initiatives including: Global Curators working on the ground to source women’s art, stories and social change ideas International events, installations and “pop up” museums Multi-lingual online exhibition content Creative campaigns on issues of international women’s human rights Thank you for joining us in celebrating Elizabeth’s work with IMOW! Learn more and donate to the fund today>>