This presentation was UCLA's 1st Annual International Women's Day Lecture, taking place on March 7, 2012. It was presented by the UCLA Office of Faculty Development and Diversity and UCLA Center for the Study of Women, and cosponsored by the Vice Provost for Diversity and Faculty Development, International Institute, Center for the Study of Women, Center for Near Eastern Studies, History Department Gender/Women/Sexuality Cluster, and Department of Women's Studies. The Center for the Study of Women (CSW) is an internationally recognized center for research on women, gender, and sexuality, and the first organized research unit of its kind in the University of California system.