From symposia to film screenings and lecture events featuring internationally renowned scholars, there are plenty of opportunities to connect with fellow students, faculty, and alumni in the Women's, Gender, and Sexuality Studies (WGSS) network.
Our program is a gathering place for dynamic and cutting-edge conversations in the gender and sexuality studies community in Washington, D.C.
The WGSS News Digest shares the latest program news, events and opportunities. To sign up, please send an email to [email protected]. (Digests are sent less frequently during the summer).
Visit Women in and Beyond the Global, an online journal and open-access forum for peer-reviewed articles and access to a global feminist community.
The WGSS Program can support events hosted by GW community groups who contribute to the advancement of women’s and gender studies dialogue.
A socioeconomic study on earning inequality by Eiko Strader, a professor of women's, gender, and sexuality studies and public policy, earned her the 2018 Distinguished Dissertation Award — the Council of Graduate Schools’ top honor for scholarly excellence.
In the wake of the Justice Brett Kavanaugh confirmation hearings that distressed many members of the campus community, WGSS Program Director Kavita Daiya helped organize an impromptu “teach-in” outside her office. Faculty and students gathered to share their frustrations, hopes and next steps for the #MeToo movement.
Undergraduate students Ariella Neckritz (BA ’16) and Shakti Naidoo (BA ’15) interned at the Rape Crisis center while studying abroad in Cape Town. During the internship, the students held discussion-based seminars with local teens about rape and gender equality and learned to develop effective support models for survivors. The once-in-a-lifetime opportunity was made possible by a WGSS Program partnership with the crisis center.
