Welcome to the Women’s Center! We strive to create an educational and professional environment that supports women and promotes gender equality. We provide many professional development and leadership opportunities for students, faculty, and staff. Feel free to drop in to Benson 314 to learn more.
Upcoming Women's Center Events
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September 23, 2020 | 5:00 pmThe Women's Center has collaborated with the OPCD to bring to life a brand new workshop series dedicated to helping students connect to ...
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September 24, 2020 | 5:00 pmThe Women's Center and the Intercultural Center have reunited again for Women of Color Dialogues. Join us for a student-facilitated ...
“The Women's Center at WFU gathers women from every corner of campus for mutual support and critical engagement with women's issues. WFU is a more innovative institution and a stronger community thanks to the Women's Center.” Faculty: Dr. Katherine Shaner, Assistant Professor of New Testament, School of Divinity
Join the Women’s Center for our kick off event for the semester! We will have breakfast (to go), swag giveaways, and information about our upcoming programs for the year. We will be outdoors, socially distanced, on the patio in front of Benson food court.
It’s hard to believe that there’s still a stigma around menstruation, but it’s a reality in today’s world. Click the link in our bio to read an article about one girl’s journey with discrimination through her school based on menstruation. So worth the read! https://msmagazine.com/2020/08/03/menstrual-equity-title-ix-education-discrimination-and-menstruation/ #feminism #menstruation #education #equalrights
Today, we commemorate the 57th anniversary of Martin Luther King Jr.’s “I Have a Dream” speech which inspired one of the largest marches on Washington ever. In the Women’s Center, we believe in fighting for gender equity. However, we cannot forget about racial equity because the two work hand in hand! For those of you marching today, we support you and wish for all of you to stay safe. For those of you remembering from home, remember to be kind to one another. 🤍🖤 #MLK #IHaveADream #Aug28
August 26th marks 100th anniversary of the passing of the 19th amendment which promised women the right to vote. It has been a century and we are still struggling to live in the fullness of that promise. Women take the stage is a national concert and rally that will both celebrate this legacy and challenge us to expand the right to be heard to those who are still silenced. Swag give away to students who tweet their favorite quotes and moments with #womenwakethestage and @character_WFU
Join us Monday August 24th via zoom for the first G-chat of the semester. Have an opinion about the entanglement situation with Jada Pickett Smith? Come share it with us and discuss relationship requirements and responsibilities. To register, access the google form in our link.tr.ee or on the Corq app.
Join us for our Peer Educator Open House on Wednesday August 19th at 4pm and again at 9pm. Come hear about the exciting student-led initiatives concerning health and wellbeing with the Wellbeing Peers, interpersonal violence prevention with PREPARE, mental health with the Mental Health Ambassadors, and feminism with LEAVEs. For the zoom link, email adamsoe@nullWFU.edu.
Making time for self-care can be tough. But, you don’t have to do it alone. Join us for this week’s Wake Up with the Women’s Center where we will talk about overcoming some of the barriers to self-care. For the zoom link to meet us this Wednesday @10am, please sign up via the google form on our link.tr.ee
Join us for Wake Up with the Women’s Center summer session II edition! Asia will be leading us in a gentle yoga to get our morning started right. Use the the google form in our link.tr.ee to get the zoom link for Wednesdays at 10am.
Please join us for open dialogue as we explore what it means to be a feminist, the relationship between being a feminist and being anti-racist, and how we can incorporate our values into our daily actions.
How are you really doing? Check in on your physical, emotional, spiritual, and professional self-care with us tomorrow at 10am. To register for the zoom link, use the google form in our link.tr.ee!
Rest is an integral part of resistance. Please join us for Wake Up with the Women’s Center, our new program centered on self-care. Tomorrow’s session on Wednesday June 10th at 10am features an introspective journaling activity on emotional rest in the fight for social justice. To sign up use the google form in our link.tr.ee
As we reflect on the events of this last week, we are at a loss for words. It is an impossible task, to create the perfect message that is both comforting and educational, simultaneously a call to action and a call to support, a mix of aspirational spirit and tangible next steps. We hope that you will forgive us for not having the words as we continue to process the news that unfolds daily. What we can say is that the Women’s Center is actively engaged in working to understand our role in the struggle for racial justice and we are committed to uplifting Black voices, especially Black women, Black trans people, and all people who are so often the targets of structural violence in our country.
Please join us this Wednesday at 10am as we launch Wake Up with the Women’s Center for Summer Session I featuring a gentle yoga session with Asia Parker. To register use our link.tr.ee!
It’s #FeministFriday! Which combination of these history makers would you pick for quarantine? Credit:University of Louisville Women Center
#ThrowbackThursday to when the Women’s Center collaborated with athletics for National Women and Girls in Sports Day! This event brought together WFU women athletes and young girls to discuss the women in their life that inspire them!
It’s #FeministFriday once again! Can you get BINGO? Can your friends? Tag them and find out!
It’s #womenscentercrushwednesday and today we are shinning the spotlight on graduating senior Cat! Cat was one of the founders for the Survivor Support Coalition as well as a peer educator in the LEAVEs program! For more information about Cat, check out this week’s Women Center newsletter!
Join us tomorrow as we wind down with the last Wake Up with the Women’s Center of the semester. Come and participate in a reflection activity. To receive the zoom link register at our link.tr.ee
Wondering how COVID-19 might affect your summer and post-grad plans? The Women’s Center is pleased to have Amy Willard from the OPCD share strategies and answer questions about navigating your job and internship search. Reach out to receive registration link.
It’s #feministfriday and we are sharing an inspiring quote. Let us know what quote by a woman inspires you!