Upcoming
CPS Lecture #169: Dr. Maria Sophocles on The Bedroom Gap
Sunday, February 15, 2026 at 6:30 PM - Sign Up Here!
Haight Ashbury District, San Francisco
A roadmap for midlife women, couples, clinicians and anyone wanting to understand – and change –how we age, sexually speaking.
“A powerful, long-overdue exploration of the silent struggles women face”
— Dr. Mary Haver, New York Times bestselling author
Dr. Maria Sophocles has been at the forefront of women’s healthcare for 30 years, bringing an unparalleled depth of knowledge, compassion, and innovation to her practice. From her academic roots at Duke University and Jefferson Medical College to her groundbreaking work at Women’s Healthcare of Princeton, Dr. Sophocles is a vanguard in menopause management and female sexual health. Explore her journey, accolades, and contributions to global women’s healthcare.
CPS Lecture #168: SHE-CAN — Supporting Her Education Changes A Nation with Annelise Bauer
Sunday, March 1, 2026 at 6:30 PM - Sign up Here!
Haight Ashbury District, San Francisco
Their mission is in their name: SHE-CAN — Supporting Her Education Changes A Nation. They are a Bay Area–based global nonprofit focused on building a pipeline of powerful female leaders from post-conflict countries, including Liberia, Cambodia, and Guatemala. They do this by securing full U.S. college scholarships for high-potential, low-opportunity young women and pairing that with an intensive five-year mentorship and leadership development program. The results speak for themselves: SHE-CAN scholars have a 99% graduation rate! Their scholars leave college not only academically prepared, but also equipped to lead meaningful change in their home countries and beyond. We all benefit when more women have seats at the world’s decision-making tables!
To give you a sense of our overall approach (SHE-CAN Program Overview), one of the distinguishing features of SHE-CAN is our rigorous selection process. It’s a key reason we’ve been able to build a network of Coalition Colleges and other universities that to date have provided over $41 million in scholarships and room & board for our scholars. Out of all the talented young women who apply, only about 3% are selected as SHE-CAN scholars. Each finalist completes a Take the Lead project - a hands-on community initiative they design and implement in just 1–2 months to create real impact where they live. These projects have ranged from organizing a health-care workshop for 55 orphaned adolescent girls in Liberia, to launching a multi-faceted STEM and social-media campaign in Cambodia with more than 2 million views, to building a community garden within an indigenous neighborhood in Guatemala. These projects are incredible proof of the high potential of our scholars who are already changemakers before they ever set foot on a college campus.
About
CPS Lectures is a free discussion series that takes place every few months in San Francisco. It is a program of the nonprofit The diaTribe Foundation. The series honors the memory of Cyril Patrick Shaughnessy, Jr., Kelly's father, who died in late 2002 and loved discussions and learning.
RSVP required for this free event. You will be given a chance to donate to our nonprofit, The diaTribe Foundation, when you register - this is completely optional. Thank you to all those who have given to date, which has been very generous and has helped enormously to offset the cost of drinks and food, occasional air tickets to speakers, and low-key management of the event.
If you RSVP yes and have to cancel, please do so within 24 hours of our event.