University of Cambridge Centre for Gender Studies

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University of Cambridge Centre for Gender Studies

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Public Forum in association with The Guardian Newspaper and kindly supported by Cambridge University Press

Making Babies in the 21st Century: The Rise of Reproductive Technologies

1845-2015, Tuesday 2 November 2010 - King's Place, London

Panel members:

  • Baroness Onora O'Neill, Moral and Political Philosopher
  • Professor Marcia Inhorn, William K. Lanman Jr Professor of Anthropology and International Affairs, Yale University
  • Professor Susan Golombok, Director, Centre for Family Research - Developmental Psychology, University of Cambridge
  • Professor Carl Djerassi, Inventor of the modern day contraceptive pill and Emeritus Professor of Chemistry, Stanford University

Podcast

Related press articles arising from this Forum can be downloaded here:

Have you had experience of assisted reproduction or adoption? Guardian, 27/10/10

How the inventor of the pill changed the world for women Guardian, 30/10/10

The meaning of a child of our 'own' Guardian, 1/11/10

Cif readers on … assisted reproduction Guardian, 1/11/10

Event Review: Making Babies in the 21st Century - The Rise of Reproductive Technologies BioNews, 8/11/10

Abortion is about balancing rights – religious medics don't get the final say Guardian, 10/11/10

Does empowering women really make men less 'relevant'? Guardian, 12/11/10

Fertility: keeping the care in healthcare policy Guardian, 20/11/10

Gendered Behaviour: what can Science tell us?

1845-2015, Tuesday 16 November 2010 - King's Place, London

Panel members:

  • Professor Deborah Cameron, Rupert Murdoch Professor of Language and Communication, University of Oxford
  • Professor Robin Dunbar, Director of the Institute of Cognitive and Evolutionary Anthropology, University of Oxford
  • Professor Elizabeth Spelke, Department of Cognitive Psychology, Harvard University
  • Professor Simon Baron-Cohen, Department of Psychiatry and Experimental Psychology, University of Cambridge

Podcast

Related press articles arising from this Forum can be downloaded here:

The truth about sex difference is that if men are from Mars, so are women Guardian, 14/11/10

Let's talk about sex differences. Again Guardian, 23/11/10

Transitioning Gender: The Challenges of Radical Technologies

1845-2015, Wednesday 1 December 2010 - King's Place, London

Panel members:

  • Professor Judith (Jack) Halberstam, Professor of English, American Studies, Ethnicity and Gender Studies at the University of Southern California
  • Professor Richard Green, Research Director and Consultant Psychiatrist, Gender Identity Clinic, Charing Cross Hospital, 1994-2006
  • Dr Jens Scherpe, Faculty of Law, University of Cambridge
  • Mr Ben Thom, Vice-President, Press For Change

Podcast

Related press articles arising from this Forum can be downloaded here:

Trans people are humiliated by healthcare system Guardian, 29/11/10