In this news digest, see a lineup of exciting and timely WGSS events for this Fall semester: a student-led discussion "Lesser of Two Evils: A(nother) Candid Conversation on the Election," "The Art and Ethics of Disability Culture" featuring guest lecturer Dr. Rosemarie Garland-Thomson, "Fighting for Change in Iran" featuring guest lecturer Dr. Fariba Parsa, and "Ukrainian Feminisms, Resistance, and Psychologies of National Decolonization" featuring GW Professional Psychology Program Director Dr. Oksana Yakushko.
This edition also sheds light on how the Taliban deprived 1.4 million Afghan girls of schooling through bans. Afghanistan is the only country in the world that bans female secondary and higher education.