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Newsletter

The Women鈥檚 and Gender Studies newsletter has run regularly since 2015 and was restructured in the late summer of 2020. Newsletters usually feature news pertaining to the Women鈥檚 and Gender Studies Program, a course schedule, upcoming academic and social events for the minor, profiles of affiliated faculty and students, book review, feature stories on women鈥檚 issues, research news, advice for getting involved in women鈥檚 issues on campus, and more.

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Annual Programs

Every year, the Women鈥檚 and Gender Studies Program introduces events on campus that engage and inspire the Boston College community in a meaningful way.聽

Guest Speakers

Guest Speakers

As an interdisciplinary minor, the Women鈥檚 and Gender Studies Program strives to invite speakers who are of interest to students and faculty in all academic areas. An integral part of the Women鈥檚 and Gender Studies Program is providing students with opportunities to attend lectures by knowledgeable and engaging scholars on topics relevant to the study of gender.

Over the past years, we have had an incredible line-up of individuals who presented on a range of topics, from the prevalence of sexism and misogyny in cyberspace to female combatants in ethno-national conflicts.聽

Past Speakers:

  • Morgan Jerkins, author of This Will Be My Undoing: Living at the Intersection of Black, Female, and Feminist in (White) America.
  • Natalia Zuckerman, songwriter, artist, and storyteller.
  • Byron Hurt, award-winning documentary filmmaker, lecturer, published writer, and anti-sexist activist.
  • Sonya Renee Taylor, founder of The Body is Not an Apology movement.
Campus Events

Campus Events

The Women鈥檚 and Gender Studies Program regularly invites Boston College professors and local professionals to speak on issues of gender, body image, women鈥檚 issues, and sexuality through discussion panels, workshops, speaking events, and more.

Past Events:

  • 鈥淯nderstanding Masculinities鈥� Workshop with Professor James Mahalik.
  • 鈥淎n Intersectional Approach to Talking about Body Image & Eating Disorders鈥� Discussion with Stephanie Haines, M.Ed.

Co-Sponsorships

In partnership with the Graduate Consortium in Women鈥檚 Studies (GCWS) at MIT, the Women鈥檚 and Gender Studies Program participates in the annual聽聽festival, which honors Women鈥檚 History month through film screenings celebrating women鈥檚 accomplishments within the film industry and current topics of women and gender.

The Women鈥檚 and Gender Studies Program also has a long history of coordinating events with the Women鈥檚 Center and providing speakers for the annual Love Your Body Week and CARE (Concern About Rape Education) Week.

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