Join GSWS for our annual senior honors thesis presentations. This year’s presenters are:Deborah Rabinovich, Advised by Elaine Simon (Urban Studies) Benjamin Chansky, Advised by Amy Hillier (School of Social Policy & Practice) Lunch will be served. Please RSVP at the link below.

Since the rise of the #MeToo movement, communities across the country have begun acknowledging the incredible impact of systemic sexual harassment and academia is no exception. Join the GAPSA Sexual Harassment Reform Committee for a panel discussion where we explore the…

Join us for a communal updating of Wikipedia entries on subjects related to art and feminism! We will convene in the foyer of the Fisher Fine Arts Library. This event is co-sponsored by the Penn Libraries, the Penn Women's Center, and the Alice Paul Center for Research on Gender…

Professor Mutcherson is an award-winning professor whose scholarship focuses on reproductive justice, bioethics, and family and health law. She has presented her scholarship nationally and internationally and publishes extensively on assisted reproduction, families, and the law…

The Phoebe S. Leboy Lecture is awarded annually to an outstanding scholar who catalyzes opportunities for women in academia; the lectureship was created in 2013 by the Penn Forum for Women Faculty. Dr. Rodin was the first woman named to lead an Ivy League Institution and was the…

Zines have been a powerful tool for feminist politics and communities, and for gathering historically-marginalized voices, practices and ideas. How can zines help articulate a feminist set of ethics for teaching? What would a zine for feminist pedagogy be able to teach us? This…

In April of 2019, the Gen/Sex Working Group at Penn will host “Queer Urgencies,” a conference that queries the possibilities and provocations of queer politics now in a moment when the legal recognition of gay and lesbian subjects in the United States coincides with the increased…

The conference is presented with The Greater Philadelphia Women's Studies Consortium and will feature work from students from many regional universities and colleges. Parking is available in the I-1 Parking Garage on Ithan Avenue. Also easily accessible by train, just get off at…

Take Back the Night is an international movement and protest against sexual assault, domestic violence, dating violence and all other forms of sexual violence. At Penn, Take Back the Night involves a rally on College Green, a march around campus, and concludes with a survivor…