Last Thursday, The Women’s Center staff hosted our first G-chat of the semester. G-Chat is a monthly Women’s Center event where we discuss gender-related topics in a safe, gender-inclusive, gender-empowering space. We had 16 people in attendance discussing the presence and impact of gendered spaces […]
Women’s Center Programming Manager: Olivia Bayard Olivia is an Economics major from Charlotte, NC. She will be entering the workforce as a financial analyst after graduating. Her favorite memory working at the Women’s Center is organizing and facilitating the Financial Empowerment Series. The greatest lesson […]
Women’s Center Spotlight: Mindful Masculinity Campaign This month, the Women’s Center would like to highlight the work and leadership of the students and staff involved in the Mindful Masculinity Campaign. Led by Women’s Center Intern, Peter Rives, eight male students embarked on a journey to […]
Virtual Conversation with Dr. Ayana Elizabeth Johnson Wednesday, March 24 ⋅ 7:00 – 8:00 Sponsors: Women’s Center, Office of Sustainability, Office of Diversity and Inclusion, Office of the Provost Moderator: Dr. Rowie Kirby-Straker This event featured an engaging conversation between Dr. Ayana Elizabeth Johnson […]
Women’s History Month is a time to celebrate and reflect on the often overlooked contributions of women in our society. Throughout our nation’s history, women constantly pushed back on gender norms and stereotypes to break down barriers in science, business, sports, arts, and the list […]
Periods interfere with girls and womens’ access to education. For individuals that menstruate, their access to education can be impacted if their cycles stop them from going to school due to lack of access to menstrual products, shame, physical pain or emotional turmoil, and lack […]
Etaf Rum: A Woman Is No Man This event featured an insightful and thought provoking panel discussion between novelist, Etaf Rum, and Associate Chaplain for Muslim Life, Naijla Faizi, on Rum’s debut novel, A Woman Is No Man. The discussion offered attendees a look into […]
Women’s Center Faculty Spotlight: Assistant Professor in the Department of Sociology, Dr. Brittany Battle This month, the Women’s Center would like to highlight the incredible accomplishments of Dr. Brittany Battle in her dedication to activism and advocacy for intersectional feminism and issues of racial justice. […]
This month, the Women’s Center would like to highlight Cydney Delley, who is a student-athlete and an advocate for racial justice on campus. In wake of the Black Lives Matter Movement this past summer, Delley worked with other Wake Forest students to foster change in […]
Student Organization Spotlight: GirlUp Wake Forest University GirlUp Club envisions a world where all girls, no matter where they live, have the opportunity to become educated, healthy, safe, counted and positioned to be the next generation of leaders. As WFU club members we take action […]
