This year's 'Genuine Feminine' conference at Ave Maria Unive
rsity Jan. 13-14 explores the roles of men and women in today's society. T
he description for this year's conference:
'With dozens of gend
er options for Facebook profiles and countless new gender-neutral pronouns
\, what was once a clear division between 'man' and 'woman' is now being b
lurredby policies for tolerance and an attempted redefinition of the famil
y unit. While the legalization of same sex marriage\, new restroom policie
s\, and biological alterations of gender headline the media as 'progress'\
, society is facing a reality of gender wars\, confusion of roles\, and br
oken families.
'We find ourselves in a time that is questioning th
e very roots of what it means for man and woman to be different and comple
mentary. While seeking answers in unfettered individualism\, society has f
orgotten that cooperative synergy produces a combined result greater than
the sum of the separate effects. How can awakening a proper understanding
of the synergy created by authentic complementarity hold the key to healin
g our culture?'
A keynote address and social are planned for th
e evening of Friday\, Jan. 13\, and the main conference is Saturday\, Jan.
14.
Admission cost:
AMU students- $15Non-AMU students- $20
General Public- $30
Admission includes entrance to Frida
y night's opening lecture and wine social as well as all three meals on Sa
turday\, keynote lectures\, panel discussions.
More info at the
organization's website www.genui
nefeminine.com.