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Each month, Duke in DC prepares a special edition of the Duke Digest to spotlight the work and stories of the Duke community centered around a particular theme. March is Women's History Month. This week's Duke Digest honors and celebrates the achievements and contributions of women scholars, athletes, innovators, and community members.
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Spotlighting Innovative Duke Women for #InternationalWomensDay 2024
In celebration of International Women's Day, Duke Innovation & Entrepreneurship highlighted Duke-affiliated women who have made an impact by directing capital via venture capital, investment banking, philanthropy, and other channels. It included helping startups and small businesses to scale and thrive, fostering innovation, transforming industries, supporting sustainable growth, and strengthening an interconnected global economy.
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Duke Health Women Making an ImpactTo celebrate Women's History Month, Dr. Mary Klotman, dean of the School of Medicine, shares a recap of various women she has interviewed who are addressing community-important health and equity issues in their research, patient care and policy advocacy.
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The 50th Anniversary of the Duke Divinity School Women's Center
A special worship and panel discussion was held this week at Duke Divinity School's Women's Center in celebration of its 50th anniversary. The worship service and panel were held in honor of Dr. Jill Raitt, the first woman tenured at Duke Divinity School in 1977. Since it opened, the Women’s Center has served as a center of information and education, vocational support, and institutional change. Student coordinators and faculty advisors have worked together to provide female students access to lectures from leading feminist scholars and female theologians, support in field education placements and discerning vocational calling, and opportunities to network with female Divinity School faculty.
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Then and Now: Five Women at Duke
In 1892, the Board of Trustees voted to formally admit women to Trinity College, which eventually became Duke University. Though initially admitted only as day students, a $100,000 pledge from Washington Duke led to the creation of residential dorms, spurring the growth of women on campus. Featured in the images are groups of women from four different decades, showcasing the ever-changing landscape of women on campus. The five women featured in the most recent photo represent current leadership at the Duke University Union.
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Creating Connections, Fostering Opportunities: Duke's Women in Economics Initiative
A group of women is working to change the playing field in the typically male-dominated field of economics through the revitalization of the Women in Economics group. The group's goal is to provide support for female PhD students conducting economics research, encourage intergenerational knowledge transfer between faculty and students and provide information and support when there are instances of harassment. Organizer Tirza Angerhofer said, “I hope that by re-starting this initiative, we can reduce social isolation and mental stress among the female Ph.D. students.”
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Working Mothers: The Juggle is Real
A new affinity group at Duke provides support to mothers, along with Duke’s targeted caregiver benefits. At Duke, where 67 percent of the workforce is women, working moms can find support through the “Duke Moms” affinity group. It strives to retain University and Health System employees who identify as mothers, benefits aimed specifically at supporting caregivers and families, and colleagues and supervisors who understand the challenges of juggling a career and family life.
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Duke Tallies Best Finish at NCAA Championships, Concludes Final Day
The Duke women's swimming and diving team posted the most points at the NCAA Championships and the highest finish in program history, tallying 80 points and finishing 16th. The women’s 400-yard medley relay comprised of Ali Pfaff, Kaelyn Gridley, Aleyna Ozkan and Sarah Foley won their heat and placed seventh overall. Their time of 3:28.71 was 2.33 seconds faster than prelims, breaking a school record and earning a First Team All-American title. Other relay teams included the 200-yard medley relay team of Pfaff, Gridley, Ozkan and Tatum Wall, which bested the previous school record by 0.77 seconds and the 800-yard freestyle team of Foley, Yixuan Chang, Wall and Catherine Purnell swam a 7:04.50, beating another school record. In addition to the relays, several swimmers saw successful individual races.
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