WAPPP Fellows 2004-2005
Mariko Bando
WAPPP Fellow
Mariko Bando is the director of the Research Institute for Gender Equality
and professor at the Graduate School of Showa Women’s University in Tokyo,
Japan. Previously, Bando served for thirty-four years in the Japanese civil
service; her positions included director general of the Bureau for Gender Equality
and consul general to Australia. In addition, Bando has published twenty-six
books on topics ranging from Japan’s aging society to women’s careers
and leadership. Throughout her career, Bando has served as a spokesperson for
Japanese women and is credited with reshaping attitudes toward women and work
in Japan. She was previously a Bunting Fellow at Radcliffe and holds a B.A.
in psychology from the University of Tokyo and an honorary doctorate from the
Queensland University of Technology in Australia.
Project: Bando will conduct a comparative study of women’s leadership
in the United States, Japan, and other Asian countries. Her research will be
used to assist Japanese women in overcoming the specific cultural barriers
with which they are faced in ascending to leadership positions.
Galit Desheh
2005 Topol Fellow
Thanks to the gracious support of Sidney Topol, the Women and Public Policy
Program is pleased to announce Galit Desheh as the 2005 Topol Fellow. The
fellowship will be awarded annually to an Israeli or Palestinian woman involved
in stopping conflict in the Middle East. Ms. Desheh is a political scientist
who has been studying gender and nationalism in the Palestinian Authority
for the past ten years. She holds a PhD in Political Science from the Hebrew
University, and her dissertation focused on gender and nationalism in transition,
specifically in Northern Ireland and the Palestinian Authority. With appointments
at several universities in Israel, Desheh has taught courses on gender and
public policy, gender and nationalism, and cultural organization. In addition,
she has served as the coordinator of the Gender Studies Program at the Hebrew
University and as an adviser to the gender equality commissioner at the Ministry
of Education.
Project: “Local Politics, Gender and Women as Facilitators of Peace
and Stability”
Ms. Desheh will create a dialogue group composed of local municipal politicians,
both elected and appointed. This group will conduct an initial series of
meetings on improving the conduct of the local authority, dealing with issues
critical to civil life, with gender rights and feminism promoted by the municipal
authority. In addition, Ms. Desheh will conduct an academic study to conduct
research on the connection between supporting the peace process and local
political activity. The dialogue group will function as a case study.
Alice Hogan
WAPPP Fellow
Alice Hogan is the director of the National Science Foundation’s ADVANCE
program, a new initiative designed to address the underrepresentation of
women in academic science and engineering, particularly at the senior ranks.
Prior to this position, Hogan was a senior program manager with NSF's Division
of International Programs with responsibility for strategic planning, oversight,
and management of bilateral science and engineering programs with countries
in the Asia Pacific region from 1986 to 1999. Hogan also held several positions
at the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration from 1978 to 1986,
including acting director of international affairs for the National Ocean
Service. Hogan holds an M.A. in Asian Studies from the University of Michigan
and a B.A. in Asian Studies from Cornell University. Project: Hogan will
work with WAPPP to organize a seminar on the intersection of science and
technology policy and gender.
Eti Livni
WAPPP Fellow
Eti Livni is a member of the Israeli parliament, the Knesset, and a practicing
attorney in the fields of business and intellectual property. In the Knesset,
Livni has served as the body’s deputy speaker and currently serves as chairperson
of the Committee for the Advancement of the Status of Women, member of the Constitution,
Law and Justice Committee, and member of the Foreign Affairs and Defense Committee.
Livni was one of eight participants in the WAPPP-hosted consultation, Advancing
Israeli and Palestinian Women Leaders in Formal and Informal Peace Processes,
which took place at the Kennedy School in April 2004. She holds a L.L.B. from
the Hebrew University in Jerusalem.
Project: Livni will examine women’s political involvement in several countries
throughout the world, specifically focusing on various methods of implementing
affirmative action and other legislation to encourage women’s participation
in politics.
Stephan Meier
WAPPP Fellow
Stephan Meier, a Swiss citizen, is an economist who focuses on public economics
and behavioral economics. He holds a PhD from the University of Zurich, and
his dissertation is titled “An Economic Analysis of Pro-Social
Behavior: Decisions to Contribute Money and Time to Public Goods.” Meier’s
current research examines the differences in men’s
and women’s pro-sociality, or altruistic behavior. Previously, Meier
was a research affiliate at the London School of Economics.
Project: Meier will examine the conditions under which men and women differ
in their pro-social behavior. In particular, he will
investigate how results from laboratory experiments can be translated to a
naturally occurring setting. His results should present evidence
from field experiments about the conditions under which women behave more or
less pro-socially than men.
Lucy Nusseibeh
WAPPP Fellow
Lucy Nusseibeh is the founding director of Middle East Nonviolence and Democracy,
a nongovernmental organization that educates grassroots political leaders, Palestinian
youth, their teachers and their families about nonviolence and democracy. Previously,
Nusseibeh taught in the Philosophy and Cultural Studies Department in Bir Zeit
University and headed the Palestinian Centre for the Study of Nonviolence. Nusseibeh
holds an M.A. in Philosophy and Ancient History from Oxford University and an
M.A. in Middle East Studies from Harvard.
Project: Nusseibeh will examine the connections between resilience and nonviolent
actions and women’s empowerment.