Tag: GWSS News

From the Inlander Article: Dr. Judy Rohrer, director of Gender, Women’s and Sexuality Studies at Eastern Washington University, provides context for Trump’s moves: “By mobilizing colorblind ideology, these attacks turn civil rights arguments on their heads,” she writes in an emailed statement. “In short form, they argue that discussing and/or dismantling racism and sexism is…

Despite a year that ended in a virtual environment, the Women’s and Gender Studies Annual Report is filled with videos, images, and stories of our 2019-2020 academic year. Please click the image below to read the report. This is our last annual report from before we got our sexy new name. We are now Gender,…

On October 4, 1993, Ruth Bader Ginsburg was appointed to the United States Supreme Court. We’ve curated some resources to help you learn a bit more about her life and legacy. On this day in 1993: Ruth Bader Ginsburg’s Swearing In Ceremony (from CSPAN) (19 minutes) Short Watch: Notorious RBG: The Supreme Court Justice Turned…

As part of Eastern Washington University’s commitment to address ever-changing regional, national and global environments, the university is thrilled to announce a new name and major for a popular interdisciplinary program that fosters activism, leadership and feminist analysis. The new program name and major – Gender, Women’s & Sexuality Studies (GWSS) – comes after an…

Judy Rohrer, PhD reminds us in an Inlander commentary, “There are no shortcuts to fundamental structural change, no shortcuts to ending oppressive systems, no shortcuts to holding life as precious.”

Our WAGE Center work-study students have spent some time over the last couple of weeks creating this website of intersectional readings, resources, and videos related to COVID-19. If you have ideas or suggestions to add, please reach out to llogan83@ewu.edu.

Casey Decker of KREM visited Women’s and Gender Studies to interview 2020 Activist in Residence, Lili Navarrete and WAGE Center Manager, Lisa Logan about the program and Lili’s goal to educate EWU students about immigration activism.