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PAGE 6 SIMON FRASER NEWS NOVEMBER 3, 1994knowledge created from the pointsof view of women of color, whoare too often portrayed as exoticstereotypes and pushed away fromthe centre, to the margins of society."This is everybody's problem,"concludes Dhruvarajan."Althoughsociety must continue to fight dis-crimination by gender, class, raceand ethnicity, a very important goalis to significandy expand oppor-amities for women of color and tobring them into the mainstream ofsociety."The Ruth Wynn Woodward en-dowed chair was established in1986 in honor of the B.C. pioneerwhose rich life included familybusiness affairs, carne ranching, anda very active role in communityresource groups. Among those whohave been appointed to the chairinclude national political figureRosemary Brown, SFU economistMarjorie Cohen and entrepreneur/taxonomist Hilda Lei Ching.•at SFU."Part of my role, of course, is tohelp support and raise the profLIeof women's studies," explainsDhruvarajan, who will returI1 to herposition as a professor of sociologyat the University of Winnipeg afterher one-year appointment."Because this is a grassrootsmovement, I also want to encouragethe ideas, involvement and initi-atives of the larger comrmmity, tomake use of them, and ensure thatthis process is ongoing. "Dhruvarajan has extensive re-search experience in family andsocialization and dle dynamics ofsex and gender. Her research con-centrates on women of color,particularly women of Indo-Canadian origin."Until now, the struggle to placewomen's perspectives in the centreof all academic disciplines has large-ly involved white women," she con-tinues. "This must now include"It is a great challenge, which Ilook forward to," is how VanajaDhruvarajan, describes her appoint-ment to the Ruth Wynn WoodwardEndowed Chair in women's studiesDhruvarajanSociologist named to RuthWynn Woodward chairI BY BRUCE MAsON I

Sociologist Named to Ruth Wynn Woodward Chair.

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