A panel of four will discuss the spoken and unspoken messages they received about what it meant to grow up as a female in their individual families, communities and cultures. The featured OSU
community panelists, their departments and hometowns are Mirabelle Fernandes-Paul (Women's Advancement & Gender Equity), Mumbai (formerly Bombay), India; Betu Herrera (Music Department),
Sacramento, California; Beth Rietveld (Women's Development), Chicago Heights, Illinois; and Susan Shaw (Women's Studies), Rome, Georgia. Growing Up Female is co-sponsored by the OSU Women's
Center. Bring your lunch and a friend -- everyone is welcome!