"50 Years of WGSS" Upcoming Events

Join us for a series of events celebrating 50 years of WGSS at GWU and the many accomplishments of our alums. The next event is coming up on November 2nd. Be sure to register and see you there! See a full list of events celebrating 50 years at GWU for this semester below:

Faculty Spotlight

Congratulations to Professor Matthiesen who  won the Sara A. Whaley Book Prize from the National Women's Studies Association (NWSA), for her Reproduction Reconceived: Family Making and the Limits of Choice after Roe v. Wade! This is an award for a monograph that addresses women and labor from intersectional perspectives. 

Another congrats to Professor Matthiesen for recently speaking a part of the event, “What Next?: Reproductive Justice in a Post-Roe Nation: A Virtual Conversation.” For almost 50 years the right to an abortion was guaranteed by the 1973 Roe v. Wade U.S. Supreme Court decision. On June 13, 2022, that right suddenly came to an end for millions of people across the U.S. In the wake of this decision, with the right to regulate abortion access left to individual states, we have entered into an era where the human right to reproductive autonomy is protected for some but severely limited or banned outright for others. As the broader implications of this SCOTUS decision for gender equity, bodily autonomy and access to comprehensive and supportive reproductive care continue to permeate the national landscape, many are left asking “What next?”

This moderated conversation focused on reproductive justice across time and place, building connections between contemporary movements post-Roe and the activist and advocacy efforts prior to, during and after its passage. How do current fights for reproductive rights draw from this lineage? What tools and paradigms for understanding and advocating for reproductive rights and autonomy can reproductive justice offer? Where do we go from here?

Professor Matthiesen spoke alongside Zakiya Luna, Associate Professor of Sociology and Dean's Distinguished Professorial Scholar at Washington University in St. Louis, and author of Reproductive Rights as Human Rights: Women of Color and the Fight for Reproductive Justice (NYU Press). This event was moderated by Sarah Williams, Louise Lamphere Visiting Assistant Professor of Anthropology and Gender Studies at Brown University.

Student Spotlight

WGSS undergraduate student Evelyn Boateng-Ade will be one of the featured interns for an upcoming talk on "The Next Generation of Reproductive Justice Leaders." This summer, Evelyn and other interns worked for organizations across the country, supporting grassroots groups mobilizing to combat state-level bans, strengthen abortion funding and meet community needs such as education on medical abortion and transportation to clinics. On November 14th at 7PM EST, Evelyn will share what she worked on this summer, what she learned, and answer your questions. RSVP to Susan Countryman to join on November 14th.

WGSS' 50th Anniversary Design

As part of our 50th anniversary celebration, WGSS will distribute t-shirts and other merchandise. We would like input from our community on a design that best represents the department and this occasion. Vote online on your preferred design by November 11th.

Call for Black Feminist Scholars

The Women’s, Gender, and Sexuality Studies Program (WGSS) at The George Washington University seeks to hire a tenure-track assistant professor with expertise in Black Feminist Studies. The appointment is expected to begin as early as Fall 2023.The position would be budgeted in WGSS with a tenure line in an appropriate department within the College of Arts and Sciences. We seek a scholar in the social sciences or humanities with interests in policy-relevant topics, who is conversant with feminist social science methods, and whose training enables them to teach in an interdisciplinary graduate as well as undergraduate program.

Specific Duties and Responsibilities: The teaching load is 2-2. The hired candidate would be expected to serve as a vital member of WGSS' intellectual community, and perform research, teaching, and service commensurate with the expectations of a tenure-line position.

Minimum Qualifications: Applicants must have PhD in hand in Women’s, Gender, and

Sexuality Studies or relevant field by date of appointment (ABDs are welcome to apply).

Special Instructions: To be considered, please submit an online application and upload a CV, cover letter (max 3 pages), an article-length writing sample (max 25 pages), and a statement about inclusive teaching in a diverse

classroom environment (max 2 pages). Review of applications will begin on November 15, 2022 and continue until the position is filled. Only complete applications will be considered.

Upcoming Courses

Spring 2023 registration will open on November 15th! Check this space for a list of WGSS and WGSS-related courses to add to your feminist studies!

Jobs, Internships, and Calls for Volunteers

Serve Your City, a community-based, black-led organization is launching their virtual tutoring program for the 2022-2023 cycle! They are seeking volunteer tutors to help educate the most under-served populations in Washington DC. The fall iteration of this program will serve close to 200 students. Sign up for this volunteer opportunity now!

The Association for Community Empowerment Solutions (ACESWorld) has immediate internship opportunities for students interested in helping us work toward our goal of global gender equity. There are spots open for a Gender Equality Data Collaborative intern, Communications inter, and a Program inter. Learn more about each of the position and apply today!

Consultant at the Mobiles for mEducation Alliance

The Mobiles for Education (mEducation) Alliance is a non-governmental organization focused on the evidence-driven and sustainable role of technology in education to advance quality educational outcomes. Initially formed in 2010, the mEducation Alliance is a unique, multi-stakeholder convening platform for government and donor policymakers, other investors, researchers, and practitioners to work together, particularly in lower-resource, developing country contexts. The mEducation Alliance is recruiting a consultant to support their 2022 mEducation Alliance Symposium event taking place November 1 – 4, 2022 in Washington, D.C. The general theme is “Wondrous Learning is…!” and for which they are inviting non-tech and technology-based presentations which best represent this theme and associated sub-themes. The consultant will be a member of the mEducation Alliance event planning team and directly report to Nicole Carney, the mEducation Alliance’s Director of Engagement. Learn more about this opportunity and apply now.

Job Club

The Job Club is a weekly job support program to help job entrants and seekers, including the long-term unemployed, improve self-confidence, motivation, resilience and productivity for effective job searches and networking — allowing participants to move away from being merely “applicants” toward being “candidates.” The focus is on developing strength-led strategies, techniques and goal plans, matching values and strengths and improving self-awareness as approaches to finding meaningful and satisfying employment. The Job Club meets every Wednesday from 6:00PM-7:00PM on Zoom. Find more information and register now.

The DAR Museum is pleased to offer a Curatorial Internship for Spring 2023. This intern will be assisting with the “Sewing: Making and Meaning” exhibition coming in 2024. The intern will assist the Curator of Education with the creating new public programs. Tasks will include: evaluating the existing program slate for Correspondent Docents, creating short (20 minute) outreach programs from existing longer programs, revitalizing existing outreach programs with new images and research, and increase the diversity of programs offered. Deadline for Submissions: 

     Spring Curatorial: November 4, 2022

     Summer Education: March 1, 2023

 Learn more and apply for this position now! 

Researchers and Analysts at The Topos Partnership

The Topos Partnership works on exciting projects with cultural impact to create progressive change. Topos currently has openings for multiple positions: Project Lead and Ethnographers/Analysts. Topos is actively recruiting for researcher/analyst roles for this project (and other research projects). While some researchers/analysts have social science backgrounds, many of the best ethnographers come from community organizing backgrounds. Topos will train folks for these time-limited contract positions paying $30-40/hour.  

Volunteer Tutor for Learn It Together

Learn it Together is a free, online tutoring service run by college students and recent graduates. We’re an educational nonprofit looking to recruit volunteer tutors for this academic year in all subjects. Tutors can set their own schedule (there is no minimum hour requirement), tutor in the subjects they feel most comfortable with, and take part in tutor engagement (game) nights with peer tutors across the country! Learn it Together is a tangibly rewarding way to give back, mentor younger students, and become a part of a community of tutors from all over the U.S. Our tutors and leadership members range from lawyers, writers, teachers, graduate students, to actors and doctors. Apply for this opportunity now. 

Multiple Internship Opportunities: Salveo Innovations

Salveo Innovations, LLC is a health tech company founded in Congress Heights that builds solutions to simplify navigating complex health care systems. Salveo Innovations, LLC helps improve health literacy in an effort to aid the community in navigating complex healthcare systems and making sound healthcare decisions. Apply for the Operations Internship, the Entrepreneurship Intern, and/or the Communications Internship Internship.

Every Voice is seeking to have students who are interested in legislative advocacy, outreach, and grassroots organizing join our movement! If you are interested, feel free to fill out this form or check out the website to learn more and become a member. Feel free to email Mathena Jencka with any questions.

Academic Positions

Assistant Professor of Global Indigeneity

The Department of Gender, Sexuality, and Women’s Studies (GSWS) at Simon Fraser University invites applications for a full-time tenure-track position in Global Indigeneity at the rank of Assistant Professor commencing July 15, 2023. The ideal candidate will have:

• research expertise in scholarship on gender and/or sexuality as they relate to Indigenous issues in a global, transregional, or diasporic framework
• research training grounded in Indigenous epistemologies and/or theories and methodologies from Indigenous Studies
• research interest in fields such as (but not limited to) Indigenous Data Justice, Environmental Justice, Indigenous Health, Indigenous Cultures and Languages, Global Indigenous Media, Global Indigenous Governance and Politics 
• demonstrated commitment to collaborative or place-based work with Indigenous issues and/or communities in (but not limited to) the Pacific, Asia, Africa, the Americas, the Middle East, or the Caribbean
• demonstrated commitment to decolonization and Indigenization practices
• a strong publication record and outstanding potential for research excellence
• evidence of inclusive pedagogy and excellent teaching skills in interdisciplinary settings
• the ability to work effectively with colleagues across disciplinary fields in the social sciences and the humanities

Applications should be addressed to and sent to Dr. Helen Leung, Department Chair. Applications will be reviewed as they are received until the position is filled, with priority given to completed applications received prior to November 30, 2022.

Assistant Director of Women's, Gender, and Sexuality Studies Program

Illinois State University is seeking applications for an Assistant Director of Women's, Gender, and Sexuality Studies Program. The Assistant Director of Women's, Gender, and Sexuality Studies Program serves as the academic advisor and mentor for students in the WGSS minor, two graduate certificates, and queer studies concentration. They teach one section of WGS120: Gender, Sex, and Power per semester and two summer classes. Under the direction of the Program director, the position provides leadership and actively works to provide extracurricular programing and outreach activities for the WGSS Resource Center.  

For more information about the program and the application process contact Dr. Alison Bailey.

The Department of Women and Gender Studies at Hunter College/CUNY invites applications for a Department Chair at the rank of associate or full professor to begin August 2023, pending budgetary approval. The position is fully located in the Women and Gender Studies Department. The new chair would be expected to serve a minimum of two three-year terms. During the period of chair service, the teaching load is 1/1. The successful candidate will have a demonstrated record of scholarship and teaching core courses in the field of Gender Studies at the undergraduate level, collaborative administrative experience, the desire to shepherd an academic department in the next phase of its growth and development, and a commitment to and experience in fostering feminist literacies and inclusive excellence. A round of informal meetings regarding the position will be scheduled during the NWSA annual conference (November 10-13). To set up such a meeting with current chair, email Catherine Raissiguier.

The Philosophy Department in the College of Liberal Arts at Cal Poly, San Luis Obispo, is hiring an Assistant Professor in Technology Ethics as related to Feminist Ethics and/or Disability Studies, with a concentration in Ethical or Political Theory and additional teaching needs in Environmental Ethics and/or Ethics Bowl. The ideal candidate will have a combination of university-level teaching experience, and research potential. We are seeking applicants with an earned or nearly complete doctorate in philosophy, with demonstrable qualifications in Technology Ethics, as related to Feminist Ethics and/or Disability Studies.

For more information and the full position listing, including details on how to apply, please go to Cal Poly Jobs and review the listing for job number 515972. Review of applications will begin on November 15th.

Please contact Dr. Ryan Jenkins for any questions.

Assistant Professor in Critical Feminist Data Studies

The Department of Gender, Women & Sexuality Studies at the University of Washington, Seattle invites applications for a full-time, tenure-track position as Assistant Professor in critical feminist data studies, with an anticipated start date of September 2023. Tenure-track faculty have an annual service period of nine months (Sept 16-June 15). The successful applicant will be expected to engage in research and teaching that use feminist and related analytics of power to create theories, platforms, and practices that examine and reconfigure how data is figured into asymmetrical distributions of power, and that particularly impact women, trans, intersex, and queer people. They are especially interested in applicants whose investigations of data center the labor, histories, methodologies, and intellectual genealogies of Indigenous peoples and/or people in the Global South, as well as applicants who mobilize transnational analyses.

Applications will be accepted through November 30th. View the full position description and application details.

WGSS Instructors at Hunter College

The Women and Gender Studies Department at Hunter College is recruiting instructors to teach their introductory course, Introduction to Gender and Sexuality Studies (WGS 100), for Fall 2022. 

• All instructors should have an advanced degree and relevant expertise 
• All instructors should ideally have prior teaching experience

Letters of interest and current CV should be sent to Catherine Raissiguier.

Adjunct Professors at the WGSS Program at American University

The Women’s, Gender, and Sexuality Studies (WGSS) program at American University is seeking adjunct instructors to teach introductory WGSS courses in person in Fall 2022. The courses are “Women’s Voices Through Time” (WGSS 150) and “Gender, Politics & Power” (WGSS 225). Review the course descriptions. Several sections of these courses are offered each semester, so a successful launch could well lead to further teaching opportunities with the WGSS program.

The WGSS program is also seeking an adjunct instructor to teach “Feminist, Gender, and Sexuality Theory” (WGSS 400/600) in Spring 2023.  

ABD’s and completed M.A.’s are encouraged to apply, as well as those candidates who have completed their PhD’s. The WGSS program is the largest of six interdisciplinary programs which make up the broader department of Critical Race, Gender, and Culture Studies at American University.   

To apply, send an introduction and CV to Dr. Amy Barber, Director of the WGSS Program at American University.

Inaugaral bell hooks center Symposium

Join Berea College for their inaugaral bell hooks center Symposium from June 16-18, 2023. Plenary speakers will include Alexis Pauline Gumbs, Joy James, and Alison Saar. Attached you will find the symposium CFP. The submission deadline is October 30th. Interested parties should submit a 250-300 word proposal with the names, contact information, and bios of participants included. Artist submissions should also include samples of work or link to professional website/portfolio.

Breaking from the archive! Ampersand: An American Studies Journal  is currently seeking contributions for Vol 2, No. 1 “Against the Grain,” forthcoming February 2023. For this issue, “Against the Grain,” they are seeking work that moves against predominant or traditional knowledge, methods, and theories. Work that moves into the intangible and the ephemeral, especially through non-linguistic modes of analysis is welcome and encouraged. Please submit an abstract of 250-350 words and CV by November 1st, 2022. Selected contributors will be asked to send completed submissions by November 30th, 2022.

The Trangsender and Non-binary Student Community "Call for Programs" for Trans Awareness Week

GW’s Trans Awareness Week will (tentatively) take place from November 11-21, culminating in a campus-wide recognition of Transgender Day of Remembrance on Sunday, November 20.

There is a proposal submission form that you can fill out with your ideas, or send an email to the Trans Awareness Week team. There is also interest in forming a committee. If interested, fill out this form. The first committee meeting will be sometime in the last week of September or first week of October.

Evolution DC Blog at the GW Textile Museum

The Albert H Small Center for Capital Area Studies, based at the GW Museum, is launching a new blog titled Evolution DC to help share stories from DC history and the collection, the blog will be entirely student written. As blogs become more commonplace in many academic circles they are excited to give students the opportunity to publish! Potential topics and themes are based upon each student’s individual interests, the blog is not limited to any particular discipline or writing style. Their collection holds a variety of prints, newspapers, maps, artworks, and ephemera related to DC history for students to explore and research. They encourage interested students or classes to schedule a visit to the center to explore the collection and discuss their ideas. For more information or to visit the center, please send an email.

Northeast Modern Language Association

The submission deadline for NeMLA's 54 Annual Convention in Niagara Falls, NY is approaching fast!

Remember to submit your abstract by November 15, 2022 for the undergraduate session. Browse the call for papers to see the fantastic sessions NeMLA will be hosting this year. Please forward the CFP to colleagues and students in relevant departments at your institution and elsewhere. 

The Advance Journal: Academic Trauma and Betrayal in Higher Education

The ADVANCE Journal announces a call for papers for a special issue to honor and center the narratives of those who have experienced academic trauma and betrayal in higher education. Freud & Smith (2014) offer, “Institutional betrayal occurs when an institution causes harm to an individual who trusts or depends upon that institution, including failure to prevent or respond supportively to wrongdoings by individuals committed within the context of the institution” (p. 578). For this special issue, they invite contributions from scholars across the board who have experienced marginalization in the academy. They especially welcome submissions from queer, trans, Black, Indigenous and other communities of color in STEM who can speak to institutional betrayal and marginalization in higher education at the intersection of gender, sexuality, race, caste, disability, and other axes of oppression. Lecturers, tenured faculty, administrators, graduate students, post-doctoral scholars, staff, and folx holding different positions in the academy are invited to submit. 

The priority deadline is October 31, 2022. Review and consideration of submissions for the Institutional Betrayal and Academic Trauma special issue will happen following the priority deadline as space allows and for subsequent issues of the ADVANCE Journal. Learn more and submit your proposal now. 

Liberating Temporality and Spatiality

The Consortium for Graduate Studies in Gender, Culture, Women, and Sexuality (GCWS) is hosting their biannual graduate student conference “Liberating Temporality and Spatiality” in Spring 2023. They welcome graduate students in all areas of study to submit their abstracts or synopses of in-progress scholarly papers, dissertation or thesis chapters, article drafts, or in-progress film/mixed media works. Proposals may come in the form of papers, films, art, performance, visual art, or alternate forms not listed above. Time and space, while often seen as linear and confined concepts, can be stretched, altered, and reconfigured. We move through time and space in fits & bursts; some ways of moving and being are deemed normative or “good” and brought to the forefront, while others might be marginalized and cast aside. This conference seeks to look at liberatory conceptions of spatiality and temporality, particularly in the contexts of racial justice, abolition, disability rights, queer/trans ecologies, human development, death studies and practices, embodiment, community building, and more.

Some questions the conference seeks to explore:

• How can the temporality and spatiality of subcultures be used to assess political and cultural change?
• How do space and spatiality construct belonging, community and identity?
• What does access and openness look like in truly liberatory spaces?
• How do crises change our understanding of longevity, liberation, and community?
• What is the interplay between alternative and hegemonic norms of time and space?

Learn more about the conference, download the full CFP, and submit a proposal now. Please be in touch with gcws@mit.edu with any questions. Proposals are due October 31st. 

Call for Submissions to the 7th International Conference on: Inclusion or Exclusion: The Self and the Other in Sacred Texts and Human Contexts

Nazareth College, Hickey Center for Interfaith Studies & Dialogue and IIIT Chair for Islamic & Interfaith Studies is pleased to announce its 7th international conference on: Inclusion or Exclusion: The Self and the Other in Sacred Texts and Human Contexts on May 22-24, 2023 at Nazareth College. The Conference is open to scholars in religious studies, theology and social sciences from US and abroad as presenters or participants.

• The proposal should be no more than 550 words.
• Send a 225-word resume that presents expertise in the area of your presentation.
• Include your address, telephone number, and email address.
• Notice of acceptances will be sent soon after evaluation with guidelines for full presentation.
• Selected papers are published
• Last date to receive your proposal is December 31, 2022, earlier is preferred.
• Proposals are to be emailed to: hickeycenter.conference@gmail.com

or cisd@naz.edu

Please visit the website to know more about the conference sub-topics and submitting a proposal.

Nazareth College, Hickey Center for Interfaith Studies & Dialogue and IIIT Chair for Islamic and Interfaith Studies is pleased to announce its 7th international conference on "Inclusion or Exclusion: The Self and the Other in Sacred Text and Human Context" on May 22-24, 2023 at Nazareth College. See the above flyer for more details in order to submit your proposal by December 31st!

Gender Equality Starts in the Family

Gender discrimination at the level of the family upholds the inequalities outside of it, including in areas of education, livelihoods, and politics. From denying women's equal inheritance and property rights, to unequal citizenship laws and limitations on women's reproductive rights, the challenges facing gender equality in the family continue to mount. Women's Learning Partnership shares the following film showing women around the globe working for a more just future, starting at the level of the family.

The film draws on expertise from prominent human rights activists and leaders to examine the root causes of discriminatory laws and highlights the pathways feminist activists are taking toward legal reform. Share the film with others, along with the companion "Equality: It’s all in the Family" screening toolkit.

CCAS Career Services

Wendy Wright has joined CCAS as a Career Counselor/Coach. Wendy brings more than 25 years of corporate success working as a senior leader in international financial and development institutions, most notably with the Agency for International Development and the Export-Import Bank of the United States. In addition to earning advanced graduate degrees in political economics and public policy, Wendy is a certified professional coach (ICF PCC and iPEC).  

As the CCAS Career Counselor/Coach she will offer career coaching, interview skills support, and documentation preparation (e.g., resume, cover letter, LinkedIn profile) to help students identify and align their talents and interests to create an effective, targeted job search strategy. Schedule a meeting to connect with Wendy.

Online Therapy Resources for the LGBTQ+ Community

Online therapy is a resource that offers a plethora of different types of virtual therapy for the LGBTQ+ community. Online therapy makes it easier to access mental health care and to engage in therapy on your own terms. Find more resources that can be helpful for navigating the coming-out process, strengthening your relationships, and learning how to be true to yourself as an LGBTQ+ individual.

This fall semester, participate in upcoming programming hosted by the the Multicultural Student Services Center (MSSC)!  The MSSC Identity Socials are an opportunity to uplift and celebrate specific communities at GW. The socials are also a way to come together to network, engage, and find connections. Food will be provided.  



Follow the MSSC (@gwmssc) and ODECE (@InclusionatGW) on social media to receive ongoing information about programming!

Protests in Iran: What's different this time?

Join Gender Equality Initiative in International Affairs, Institute for Middle East Studies' Middle East Policy Forum, and The Humanitarian Action Initiative on Tuesday, November 1st from  2:15 - 3:30PM for a discussion on "Protests in Iran: What's different this time?" 

As large scale protests and demonstrations continue in Iran, a key question is: What about these events is different? Will the government make concessions on women's social and political grievances? How are other groups - like organized labor and political activists - working to support the demonstrations, and how are international actors supporting (or undermining) this wave of activism? This conversation brings together three experts on Iranian politics and history to address these and other pressing questions.  RSVP

LOL: Muslim-American Women Challenging Stereotypes with Comedy

Get ready for a casual, welcoming get-together and will fill you with inspiration, motivation, and enthusiasm! Join for a conversation with Iman Zawahry, one of the first hijabi American-Muslim filmmakers in the nation, Yasmin Elhady (Stand-Up Comedian) and Aizzah Fatima, an award-winning actor, filmmaker and comedian. Muslim-American women employing humor to challenge the deeply-rooted assumptions about appearances and beliefs that shape how they have been represented. Register now. The event will take place on November 5th from 5:00 - 7:00PM at Busboys and Poets at 450 K Street Northwest.

Join the National Women's Studies Association for their Feminist Teachers Workshop Pre-Conference happening on Thursday, November 10, 2022 from 9:00 a.m. - 4:00 p.m. This daylong Feminist Teacher Workshop centers teaching at the convergence of women of color feminisms and intersectionality; Black girl studies and film studies; reproductive justice and racial justice; abolition feminisms and feminist pedagogies. Throughout the day, teachers will learn how to make connections between culturally sustaining and responsive pedagogies and critical feminist theories, curricula, and activism to engage their students in middle through high school classrooms in English, history, social studies, health, and wellness. There are only 25 spots available so register now for this opportunity!

GW COVID-19 Resources

WGSS will continue to follow the University's lead to prioritize the health and safety of all members of GW. For University updates, please continue to refer to the GW COVID-19 website, as this continues to serve as the primary repository for updating the GW community. 

Out of care for your health and the safety of your loved ones, we urge all members of the GW community to wear a face-covering if traveling outside their homes, in order to prevent the spread of COVID-19. 

The Young Voters Edition

Image Caption: Chart showing issue priorities for young voters, divided by men and women aged 18-29

Credit: feminist.org

A new Ms. magazine and Feminist Majority Foundation poll by Lake Research Partners across nine battleground states (Arizona, Florida, Georgia, North Carolina, New Hampshire, Nevada, Ohio, Pennsylvania, and Wisconsin) finds that among young women voters, ages 18-29, abortion and women’s rights are the most important and highly motivating issues in determining their vote. And among women voters of all ages in battleground states, abortion and women’s rights are tied with inflation and rising prices in determining their votes.

Read more about this poll and other top issues for young voters.