By Liezel Herradura

Staff Writer 

Women in leadership positions has become a prevalent topic in recent years, and now CSUSM is joining the conversation.

On Oct. 3, The Clarke Field House will host Puerto Rican Senator Sila González-Calderón as she leads a discussion on women and leadership. Discussion will focus on how women’s decisions and ways of communicating help them secure positions of leadership. González-Calderón plans to discuss how even though the Women’s Liberation Movement took place in the ‘60s and ‘70s, women are still dealing with the same problem their mothers and grandmothers did, with some variations.

The Women’s Liberation Movement refers to Second Wave Feminism, a time in which the media helped to bring ideas of feminism to public consciousness. Though feminist beliefs varied between different groups, most of their goals were fundamentally the same – to achieve social and moral equality among the sexes.

The Arts and Lectures series provides an opportunity for students to enrich their learning experience through cultural, scholastic and artistic events. In bringing diverse groups of people together for a common interest, the Arts and Lectures series hopes to encourage discussion and debate on current issues.

Due to seating problems in the past, tickets are now required in order to attend all events. This event is free to all students who attend CSUSM. Tickets will also be open to staff and the general public for a small fee. To buy tickets go to https://www.csusm.edu/al/index.html. They are limited and will not be sold at the door.

The Clarke Field House is located across the street from the University Village Apartments, on the corner of Campus Way and Campus View Drive.