WGSS Student Association News
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Left to Right: Beatrice Mount, Allison Torres, Sofia Gonzalez, and Alyssa Rodriguez
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Pumpkin Painting Fundraiser
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The cold, blustery weather did not stop the WGSS Student Association from going full steam ahead with their pumpkin painting fundraiser. With effervescent spirits and verve, the undergraduate students soon gained the attention of passersby with sweet treats and miniature pumpkins ready for decorating.
Beatrice Mount, the association's Operations Director, awed her contemporaries with impressive doodles of witches, vampire lips, and a particularly colorful pumpkin embellished with the program's acronym. The students demonstrated the strength of the association through camaraderie, passion, and a commitment to feminist principles.
The WGSS program is proud of their efforts and congratulates them on a successful public engagement!
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Next
Tuesday, October 29th
from 12:00 PM - 1:00 PM in PHIL 411, join us to hear from Dr. Nemata Blyden on her recent book
African-Americans and Africa: A New History,
an introduction to the complex relationship between African Americans and Africa. The book explores the diversities of the African American identities the investigate the questions of rising immigration levels, globalization, and the impact of the United States' first Black president.
Bring your lunch and we'll provide desserts and beverages.
Send inquiries to WGSS at wgss@gwu.edu.
Hope to see you there!
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Come get spooky with us as we celebrate Halloween
Re-imagining The Witch!
WGSS Director of Undergraduate Studies Professor Kelly Pemberton will discuss a book chapter from Silvia Federici's
Caliban and the Witch
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The book chapter links the persecution of witches to the development of the capitalist economy.
Join us on
Tuesday, October 29
from 3:30 PM - 5:00 PM in PHIL 411. RSVP today
here.
Come wearing your best witch or spooky costume! See you there.
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Dr. Sara Matthiesen was a scholar in residence at the Brocher Foundation in April 2019. The Brocher Foundation in Geneva, Switzerland supports scholars from all disciplines working on the legal, ethical, and social implications of developments in medical technologies. Dr. Matthiesen was awarded a fellowship with the Foundation based on a chapter from her forthcoming book,
Reproduction Reconceived
. The chapter examines lesbian motherhood and the legal ramifications of using self-insemination to build families that had no fathers.
Beginning in the 1970s, lesbians with roots in the feminist health movement began trading tips on how to achieve pregnancy through artificial insemination. The relatively simple procedure had long been kept in the hands of medical practitioners who believed only heterosexual, married couples should be treated. Lesbians reclaimed the procedure to create family outside of the traditional, patriarchal nuclear structure. But while it was quite easy to achieve "pregnancy without men," it proved far more difficult to shore up women's sole custody to their fatherless children due to the state's interest in identifying paternity.
The month-long residency provided Dr. Matthiesen time to write this chapter, moving her one step closer to completing the manuscript.
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Left to Right: Preeti Singh, Dr. Amit Baishya, Dr. Sreyoshi Sarkar, Dr. Nandini Chandra, Dr. Kavita Daiya, Dr. Lopa Basu, Nidhi Shrivastava, and Ruma Singh.
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Dr. Kavita Daiya recently organized a half-day symposium on Graphic Narratives from South Asia at the 48th Annual Conference on South Asia, held on October 17 - 20. The symposium gathered eight junior and senior scholars from across the United States to discuss how the politics of gender-based violence, environment, caste, refugee experience, war, and human rights are taken up in South Asian graphic narratives. Here, Dr. Daiya also presented her paper “Drawing Migration: Women and Ecologies of Displacement in the Postcolonial State.”
Dr. Daiya works on gender, religion, and migration, and will also be giving a talk at the upcoming two-day interdisciplinary GWU Colloquium “Divided Societies and Memory,” sponsored by the Office of International Affairs. Don’t miss Dr. Daiya’s talk this
Friday, October 25th
, at 1 PM, about gender, Asian decolonization, and the Cold War. The symposium hosts scholars from GW and from The Queen’s University in Belfast in a colloquium to discuss history, division, and memory from global perspectives, including the U.S., Ireland, Britain, Israel, India, Pakistan, Turkey, Syria, Vietnam, the Balkans, and others.
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The colloquium will be held on
Thursday, October 24th
from 8:45 AM - 3:00 PM, and
Friday, October 25th
from 9:00 AM - 2 PM. Here’s a link to the program and location information: https://global.gwu.edu/divided-societies-and-memory.
Hope to see you there!
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Upcoming GW Events on Gender
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The GWI
Women in Global Careers Roundtable
will provide you the opportunity to have engaging discussions regarding industry, positions and guidance on how women can excel in their chosen fields and the global arena. Industries to be covered include consumer products, financial and tax services, earth sciences, industrial security services, international trade, and risk and crisis management. Roles include finance and accounting, HR, IT, marketing, research, strategy, consulting, sustainability and more.
Attendees will come away from the event armed with useful tips and empowered to pursue a global career!
This event will be held on
November 7th
from 5:00 PM - 9:30 PM. For more information and to RSVP, click
here
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The Global Women's Institute will be hosting GWI Student Brown Bag Informal, an informational session on their work on violence against women and girls in humanitarian settings, on
November 13th
from 12:00 - 1:00 PM in the GWI Office.
Have a question about GWI's research in relation to this area of focus or interested in a career in this field? Stop by, bring their lunch and a friend for a more in depth conversation about our work! The session will be hosted by GWI Research Scientist, Alina Potts.
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As part of the Waging Peace in Vietnam Conference hosted by Partnerships for International Strategies in Asia, the Elliott School of International Affairs will hold a Peace Poetry Open Mic commemorating the 50th Anniversary of the Mobilization for Peace.
This event will be preceded by a Peace Poetry Workshop, during which Vietnam veteran poets Jan Barry and Lamont B. Steptoe will assist individuals wishing to write poetry to share at the Open Mic later in the evening.
The event will take place
on
Wednesday, November 13th
from 6:00 PM - 8:00 PM
at the Elliott School of International Affairs in the 2nd Floor Atrium (1957 E Street NW).
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Upcoming D.C. Events on Gender
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The 1882 Foundation and Chinese American Museum DC are partnering to host the inaugural Chinese American Women in History Conference (CAWH),
October 24–26, 2019
at three locations all on one block of 16th St. NW DC: the Chinese American Museum, the Sumner School and Museum, and the University of California Washington Center.
The conference seeks to promote research and raise awareness of the contributions of Chinese American women in history. We want to address gaps in the historical narrative of women in the Chinese American community before 1965, in addition to fostering inter-generational dialogue and understanding in contemporary Chinese America. The event features historical experts, film discussions, writers' panels, tracks on history and culture, and community conversations. The event is open to the public. Registration required.
Please click
here
to learn more.
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At the three-day Women, Law, and Legal Advocacy seminar, college women from across the U.S. considering a career in law will explore the connections between legal careers and the legislative process in Washington, DC, see first-hand how to use a career in law to make a difference in their communities and the country, and gain access to a network of women ready to help them launch a legal career.
Learn more about the event, held from
October 24-26
,
here
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For the past 8 years, the Darfur Women's Action Group (DWAG) has been working with its allies to bring attention to the magnitude of genocide in Darfur and its impact on women. It has been educating the public about these issues, thus empowering survivors to bring their voices to international and regional forums.
This
October 26th and 27th
, the Darfur Women's Action Group, along with its activist supporters, students, numerous experts on genocide and women's issues and celebrities from all over the United States, will come together to combine their words with action. By addressing genocide and its impact on women, they will define challenges and develop strategies for ending violence against women and the use of rape as a weapon of war. Empowering affected communities.
Register for the symposium
here
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Join the National Museum in the Arts in hosting the two day series, MakeHER Mart from
October 27-28
. On Sunday, shop the expansive MakeHER Mart. This pop-up artisan market promotes local women artists and designers who create handcrafted art and merchandise. A wide variety of products, including jewelry, fine art, home accents, and personal accessories, will be available. Monday will be a day of meaningful connection and deep-dive workshops with practical tips and resources for creative entrepreneurs at all levels. Workshops are designed for entrepreneurs looking for guidance, network growth, and new tools to help their creative endeavors thrive. Workshop presenters include Susan Borke, Dionna Dorsey, and more. Click
here
to learn more about this event!
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The Wilson Center’s Environmental Change and Security Program and Maternal Health Initiative, in partnership with The Population Institute, is hosting an event to discuss holistic approaches to complex security challenges in sub-Saharan Africa at the third public event in their three-part series,
Africa in Transition
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The prosperity of a nation cannot be divorced from the prosperity of its women. In sub-Saharan Africa, demographic trends, inåradation and climate change represent some of the compound security risks facing the region. A multisector and integrated approach that is inclusive of women is a precondition to curbing the underlying trends influencing instability in the region. When women are involved in security decision-making, the likelihood for conflict decreases, and peace negotiations last longer.
Africa in Transition: The Role of Women in Peace and Security will be held on
Tuesday, October 29
from 9:30 AM - 11:30 AM at the Ronald Reagan Building and International Trade Center. Learn more and RSVP
here
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Join GWI in partnership with the GW Multicultural Student Services Center, GreenGW and Black Millennials for Flint invite for a screening of "Flint: The Poisoning of an American City."
The film will be followed by a discussion with the film director, David Barnhart as well as a Flint resident, Rev. Greg Timmons, Flint Recovery Coord.
Don't miss the screening on
Thursday, November 14
, from 4:30 PM - 7:00 PM in the Marvin Center Amphitheater (3rd Floor)!
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On
Thursday, November 14th
from 7:00 PM - 9:00 PM at Kintsugi Cafe in The Eaton Hotel, Events at AW is celebrating the much anticipated book launch of
The Feminist Handbook: Practical Tools to Resist Sexism and Dismantle the Patriarchy
by Dr. Joanne Bagshaw, award-winning professor of psychology and women’s studies, certified sex therapist, and writer of the popular feminist blog
The Third Wave
for
Psychology Today
. DC is the first stop of her multi-city book launch and we couldn’t be more excited!
VIP Tickets can be purchased and include a signed book, exclusive early access to the event, open bar and hors d'oeuvres, and more from 6:00 PM - 7:00 PM. General admission to the event is free and open to the public (
RSVP is required
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Women make up 80% of healthcare workers, while 60% of the industry's key decision makers are men.
At the Women in Health Policy seminar held from
November 14th
to
November 16th
, college women from across the U.S. considering a career in health policy will learn how to make an impact in the legislative and political processes, explore hot-button issues on Capitol Hill, and expand their professional networks in Washington, DC and beyond. Experienced women who have broken the glass ceiling on both sides of the aisle are our faculty, and government, nonprofit, and corporate offices across DC are our classrooms.
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In honor of the anniversary of the International Day of Elimination of Violence Against Women, Women’s Freedom Forum is holding its 9th annual Congressional photo exhibition event to address the implications and consequences of violence against women and girls worldwide, and the history and advancements of the movement to stop violence against women. The event, entitled “Uniting Voices Worldwide” will take place in the House of Representatives, on
Wednesday, November 20
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It is our sincere hope and we all strive that with united efforts and voices, we can end the violence against women everywhere!
Register for this event
here.
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Upcoming Global Events on Gender
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Today
, from 1:15 PM - 2:30 PM, GWI Director Mary Ellsberg will be participating in
Prevention Is Possible: What Works?
, a lunchtime event at the Sexual Violence Research Initiative in Cape Town, South Africa on the new findings and evidence from impact evaluations across Africa, Asia and the Middle East.
RSVP to Monalisa.Hela@mrc.ac.za and Tirhani.Manganyl@mrc.ac.za.
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Call For Essay Submissions
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Your voice, your experiences, and your insights are critical for a special issue of
Women, Gender, and Families of Color
focused on the experiences of graduate students of color learning, working, navigating, and matriculating in higher education. We seek a diversity of perspectives from marginalized and minoritized populations in the academy, including students currently in MA and PhD programs as well as recent graduates across disciplines.
Women, Gender, and Families of Color
is a multidisciplinary peer-reviewed publication that centers the study of Black, Latinx, Indigenous, and Asian American women, genders, and families. For this special issue, we are interested in reflective essays that explore graduate students of colors’ lives—their struggles and triumphs. Additionally, we invite essays that center the observations and best practices of students of color and articulate authors’ visions for the future of departments, graduate schools, and campus communities.
In soliciting these essays, the journal aims to provide a space for emerging scholars to contemplate the formal structure and informal customs of graduate school as well as the aforementioned factors’ import and impact for graduate students of color as they make their way in the academy. The special issue is an effort to create a dialogue among graduate students of color for sharing ideas, affirmation, and guidance. It is also an endeavor to build a forum for graduate students of color to provide feedback to the journal’s other readers, which include college and university faculty, administrators, and staff persons.
Due to the sensitive nature of these issues, authors may request that their work be published anonymously. Submissions are due
November 30, 2019
to
wgfc@ku.edu.
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The organizers of Bodies of Knowledge 2020 invite proposals for individual
conference papers, panels with 3-5 conference papers, informal roundtable panels, creative presentations (e.g., poetry, spoken word, creative nonfiction, photography exhibits, other art installations), and tabling by community organizations. We welcome participation from undergraduates, graduate students, faculty, and community organizers. Proposals may address topics raised by the keynoters—trans community organizing, Black transgender feminism, trans childhoods, trans theorizing about gender-markers on legal documents—or may respond more broadly to the theme of re-envisioning transgender lives, cultures, politics, media visibility, and so on.
Bodies of Knowledge is an LGBTQ-themed event founded in 2008 in memory of Sean
Kennedy, a young man who was killed in Greenville in 2007. This biennial event aims to
create a safer, more understanding community for everyone by offering high-quality presentations that change the conversation about LGBTQ experience in the Upstate and beyond, thereby improving the climate of the Upstate for its LGBTQ youth and promoting civil and well-informed discussion around sexuality and nonconforming gender identities.
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Deadline:
November 1, 2019
The purpose of the Fellowship is to provide opportunities for continuing generations of able and accomplished New Americans to achieve leadership in their chosen fields and to partake of the American dream.
Each award is for up to $25,000 in stipend support a year, as well as 50 percent of required tuition and fees, up to $20,000 per year, for one to two years.
Click
here
to access the online application.
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Deadline:
November 19, 2019
The CLS is a fully-funded overseas language and cultural immersion summer program (eight to ten weeks) for American undergraduate and graduate students. The program is part of a U.S. government effort to expand dramatically the number of Americans studying and mastering critical foreign languages. Students of diverse disciplines and majors are encouraged to apply. You must be a U.S. citizen to be eligible for this opportunity.
Click
here
to register for an upcoming CLS Information Session on Tuesday, October 15th at 4:00pm - 4:45pm in Marvin Center Room 402-404.
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Deadline:
January 29, 2020
Boren Awards are available to graduate students of all proficiency levels who are committed to enhancing their skills as related to critical languages.
Recipients of the award can propose up to 52 weeks of language study abroad.
Domestic language study is also available but must be paired with an overseas language learning component.
You must be a U.S. citizen to be eligible for this opportunity.
Click
here
to register for an upcoming Boren Fellowship Information Session on Tuesday, October 29th at 1:45pm in Marvin Center Room 302.
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Deadline:
February 3, 2020
The U.S. Department of Education Foreign Language and Area Studies (FLAS) Fellowship Program provides academic year fellowships to institutions of higher education. The grant to GWU, written by the Institute for Middle East Studies and the Sigur Center for Asian Studies, assists graduate (PhD and Master's candidates) and professional students (JD, MPH, DrPH, MBA and MD) at George Washington University to further language study and area/international studies.
Languages:
Arabic, Chinese, Hebrew, Japanese, Korean, Persian, Turkish
For incoming and current graduate students. More information about eligibility, awards, and access to an application can be found
here
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For current undergraduates and graduate students.
Click
here
for more details.
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Job and Internship Opportunities
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Research Intern, A Wider Circle
In this internship you will develop and hone research skills by collecting and analyzing investigative qualitative and quantitative data, which will inform research team members, staff, volunteers and contributors about issues that relate to poverty. These issues may include federal, state, and local programs and policies that relate to poverty, as well as the state of economic opportunity for low-income Americans.
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Political Intern, NARAL Pro-Choice America
The Political Intern will support NARAL Pro-Choice America’s Political Department by conducting targeted research including: federal, gubernatorial, statewide, and local candidates and campaigns for the 2018 election cycles.
As the nation’s leading pro-choice advocacy group, NARAL Pro-Choice America is dedicated to protecting and expanding reproductive freedom for all Americans, including abortion access.
Learn more about this opportunity
here
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Outreach and Prevention Intern, FAIR Girls
Join the FAIR Girls team and make a difference in the lives of survivors of human trafficking. As a Outreach and Prevention Intern you will be responsible for spreading the word about human trafficking to professionals, community members, and at-risk youth in Washington, DC.
Learn more about the position
here
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Research Associate, Women and Foreign Policy
The Women and Foreign Policy Program works to analyze how elevating the status of women and girls advances U.S. foreign policy objectives. The Research Associate role will support a book project examining the global implications of the #MeToo movement. The research associate will work with a senior fellow within the Women and Foreign Policy Program. To learn more about the qualifications for this part time position, click
here
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Equality for Women and Girls Program Associate, The Summit Foundation
The Summit Foundation is a private family foundation founded with a mission to create a work where people can thrive and nature can flourish by making grants in three main program areas: Equality for Women and Girls, Sustainable Cities, and the Mesoamerican Reef.
The Program Associate supports the Program Director in working to meet goals advanced through grant-making activity and through the foundation's direct engagement in appropriate initiatives. Learn more about the position
here
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Gender Equality Fellowship
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The Asia Foundation is seeking a dynamic student currently enrolled in a master’s degree program focused on international development or equivalent for an unpaid semester-long fellowship from September to December 2019. The Gender Fellow will support The Asia Foundation’s gender equality and women’s empowerment programmatic areas (women’s political participation, economic empowerment, and rights and security); provide support on gender integration activities across the Foundation’s programs; provide editorial and conceptual feedback on project proposals; and assist with logistics and events.
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Join Our LinkedIn Network!
Our brand new WGSS Alumni page is here! Follow this page to receive the latest updates on alumni news, opportunities, and WGSS events! Connect with our alumni, faculty, and current students. Add us to your network today!
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WGSS "Envisioning Change" Alumni Speakers (Left to Right): Kate Black, Andrea Pagano-Reyes, and Layla Moughari
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Contribute to the WGSS News Digest
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Thursdays at 4:00 PM
to have your event featured in our upcoming digests.
Find the form
here
. We look forward to hearing from you!
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The Female Fighters Edition
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The Kurdish-led Syrian Democratic Forces at al-Omar oil field in Deir Al Zor, Syria, at the announcement that they had ended the Islamic State’s control of land in eastern Syria, March 23, 2019.
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With the withdrawal of American troops in Northern Syria, Kurdish fighters are facing extreme attacks from the Turkish military. Kurdish fighters are key partners to the U.S. in the Middle East. From 2003 to 2017, they helped overthrow the regime of Saddam Hussein, battled al-Qaida and pushed the Islamic State out of northern Iraq and Syria.
Kurdish women have fought on the front lines in all these battles, as they have done since the 19th-century. 30% of Kurdish fighters across the Middle East are women. Kurdistan is among the largest nations in the world without a state. Around 35 million Kurds inhabit a mountainous zone straddling Turkey, Iran, Iraq, Syria and Armenia. It is also home to one of the most feminist movements in the Middle East, The Marxist-Leninist PKK. To learn more about this movement, click
here
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