UMass Dartmouth Center for Women, Gender & Sexuality

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Register Now: GELI 2024 - Massachusetts Commission on the Status of Women Welcome to the MCSW Girls Empowerment Leadership Initiative! We are excited to host girls and gender expansive youth ages 14-22…

So proud of the Fashion Design students who made dresses for the YWCA of Southeastern MA annual Red Dress Fashion Show!

Money for advocacy!

Here is a podcast on LGBTQ+ History.

Vol. 1, Ep. 1 - Katie Ullman In our inaugural episode, we feature Kate Ullman, a committed LGBT activist and co-founder of The L-Fund. Established in 2012, The L-Fund provides emergency financial aid to cis, trans, and queer-identifying le****ns in the Coachella Valley and beyond. Beyond crisis support, their grants now cover e...

December 8th is *xualPrideDay, an annual celebration of the pan community!

The GLAAD Media Reference Guide defines pans*xual as an adjective used to describe a person who has the capacity to form enduring physical, romantic, and/or emotional attractions to any person, regardless of gender identity.

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UMass Dartmouth will refer students seeking medication abortion to two clinics - The New Bedford Light Students seeking medication abortion can visit the student health center for help, according to the university

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Senate passes Frances Perkins Workplace Equity Act Yesterday the Massachusetts Senate voted and passed Senator Patricia Jehlen’s (D-Somerville) bill S.1191 An Act relative to pay range transparency for a vote. Known as the“Frances Perkins Workplace Equity Act,” after the first woman to serve as U.S. Labor Secretary, this legislation builds on ...

A 6-year-old named Wadea Al Fayoume was stabbed 26 times by his family landlord in Plainfield, Illinois. His mother also suffered stab wounds preventing her from attending her son's funeral. Joseph M. Czuba, the landlord, is being charged with first-degree murder attempted first-degree murder, two counts of a hate crime, and aggravated battery with a deadly weapon. While Czuba has yet to make a statement, the investigators determined the victims were “targeted by the suspect due to them being Muslim and the ongoing Middle Eastern conflict involving Hamas and the Israelis.”

Each one of you can change the world, for you are made of star stuff, and you are connected to the universe.
~Vera Rubin

Be there! Take a break from your studies and laugh out loud.

Happy Friday the 13th!

CWGS supports all love. *xyboys

For this Women Crush Wednesday CWGS would like to talk about feminist and human rights activist Narges Mohammadi. Mohammadi has been vocal about her disagreement with the forced wearing of hijabs in Iran and has spoken out about the oppression of women in Iran. She was sentenced to 16 years in prison for her involvement in the movement, and while in prison was awarded the 2023 Nobel Peace Prize for her constant campaigning for women’s rights and human rights.

Rosalind Franklin was a scientist with a PhD in physical chemistry during the mid 1900’s. In 1952, she became the first person to successfully capture DNA’s form on camera, a photo known as “Photograph 51”. Through circumstances that many historians still debate, researchers James Watson and Francis Crick obtained the photograph, and used it in the famous publication of their model of DNA’s double helix structure. Rosalind Franklin was not given any credit for her work on the discovery until Watson’s memoir named her as the scientist who took Photograph 51 in 1968.

Honoring Simon Nkoli today for

For this Women Crush Wednesday, CWGS wants to highlight French mathematician Sophie Germain. Germain’s work is foundational to the applied mathematics used in the construction of skyscrapers to this day. Her study of mathematics was highly discouraged by her parents and her teachers, but she persevered and continued on with her studies. She even sometimes hid behind a male pseudonym in order to be taken seriously by her professors. She eventually was allowed to attend sessions at the Institut de France and was the first woman to do so.

This Women Crush Wednesday, CWGS would like to talk about Indian poet, feminist, and politician Sarojini Naidu (1879-1949). In her early years, Naidu was considered a child prodigy; she spoke 5 languages, wrote poetry from a young age, and became famous after scoring the highest on an entrance exam to Madras University at only 12 years old. She attended college in England, where she became involved in the women’s suffrage movement. She became an important figure in the Indian Independence movement against the British Raj, being the first woman president of the Indian National Congress (Mahatma Gandhi’s political organization). She also was a cofounder of the Women’s India Association in 1917.

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On April 27, we honored the Class of 2023 at our 4th Annual Lavender Graduation! In addition to a lavender champagne toast, we heard remarks from two graduating seniors and Class of 2014 alum, Donald Dow. Keep an eye out for our lavender cords at Commencement, Corsairs!! 💜🎓🏳️‍🌈🏳️‍⚧️

This Saturday!

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CWGS is thrilled to present our 2023 Sexual Health & Wellness Week! Join us for s*x positive, LGBTQIA+ inclusive, and medically accurate educational programs with campus and community partners. We can’t wait to see you there!

CWGS & SAIL present the second annual Masqueerade! Join us the evening of April 1st from 9pm-1am for a ✨fantastic✨ evening of dancing, tarot readings, photo booths, food, and fun. Advanced registration is required, so check out our link in bio for both UMD and guest registration. We can’t wait to see you there!

College can be exhausting, so by finding time to relax and participate in therapeutic activities is a must!

College can be stressful, coming down to our events is a good way to relax and meet new people!