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Welcome!
The Brown Club of Fairfield County, Connecticut sends warm greetings to all area members of the Brown University community - alumni, parents, students and friends. The Club has been dedicated to building a strong and active community by offering a full calendar of varied events that regularly draw hundreds of participants.
Our Next Event
Sunday, August 24, 2008 at 2:00pm
FOURTEEN MONTHS DOWN, 72 DAYS TO GO: RECOUNTING AND FORECASTING ELECTION 2008 
Join us for a very timely faculty lecture and discussion with Brown Professor Jennifer Lawless, who will discuss the barriers women face when running for office and the gender dynamics of the campaign trail: Women, even in the highest tiers of professional accomplishment, are substantially less likely than men to demonstrate ambition to seek elected office. Women are less likely than men to be recruited to run for office. They are less likely than men to think they are qualified to run for office. And they are less likely than men to express a willingness to run for office in the future. This gender gap in political ambition persists across generations. Despite cultural evolution and society’s changing attitudes toward women in politics, running for public office remains a much less attractive and feasible endeavor for women than men. Professor Lawless also will speak from her own experience as a 2006 candidate for the U.S. House of Representatives in Rhode Island's second congressional district. Location: Stamford Yacht Club, 97 Ocean Drive West, Stamford. Admission: $15 for Club Members, $20 for Non-Members (click here to become a Member). Refreshments will be provided. Please RSVP by AUGUST 20 (click here to open RSVP form which should be completed and mailed with a check to Lisa Boyle '87, 150 Goodwives River Road, Darien, CT 06820). Please address questions to Lisa ( click here to send email).
Visit the Events page to view more of our upcoming programs, and consider joining the Club as a Member today!
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