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Newsletter

The Women’s 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’s 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’s issues, research news, advice for getting involved in women’s issues on campus, and more.

Annual Programs

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

Guest Speakers

Guest Speakers

As an interdisciplinary minor, the Women’s 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’s 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. 

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

Past Events:

  • “Understanding Masculinities” Workshop with Professor James Mahalik.
  • “An Intersectional Approach to Talking about Body Image & Eating Disorders” Discussion with Stephanie Haines, M.Ed.

Co-Sponsorships

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

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

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