The skills you gain as a Ph.D. and GSWS Graduate Certificate student are valuable in a broad range of career fields within academia and beyond. Participate in this workshop from Penn Career Services to learn more about careers that value the skills you’ve acquired, develop…

Headlines out of India in recent years have mostly focused on growing numbers of cases of violence against girls and women. But those numbers also reflect a reality we don't hear about as much - Indian girls and women today feel more empowered to report incidences of violence…

Join the 2017-2018 Penn V-Day Movement to celebrate its 18th production of Eve Ensler's The Vagina Monologues! The Vagina Monologues has proved to be a powerful tool that further communicates our mission to over 4,000 students, alumni, faculty, staff, and residents annually. Each…

With an emphasis on visibility and pageantry, this queer mixer invites guests to break out their finery and dress for their own utopian vision: cosplay, crossplay, fursuit, trashdrag, gender bending and more are all encouraged. Play - DisPlay is hosted by artist Tommy Bruce with…

Annie Mok makes comics both solo and collaboratively, draws illustrations, writes, and sings in the pop groups See-Through Girls and Wolf Thistle. She received a 2014 Transformation Award from the Leeway Foundation. Annie will be speaking about her journey making comics and self…

Rangita de Silva de Alwis is the Associate Dean of International Affairs at University of Pennsylvania Law School. She teaches International Women’s Human Rights Law. In 2017, Rangita was appointed a Global Advisor to the UN Sustainable Development Goal Fund. At Penn Law she has…

Watch the Video As one approach to the question, “What’s Left of Queer Studies Now," Christina Crosby and Janet Jakobsen explore the relation between queer studies and disability studies. In contrast to the liberal individual who is the bearer of rights, queer theory offers ways…

How can the classroom make connections and contributions to the world beyond the academy while also protecting the need for critical inquiry that challenges administrative imperatives for efficiency and practicality? H ow can graduate students think about realizing feminist…

Join the Steven A. Cohen Military Family Clinic at the University of Pennsylvania in collaboration with the Office of Affirmative Action and Equal Opportunity Programs, for an enlightening discussion with a diverse panel of women veterans, as we explore issues of diversity among…

Listen to a podcast interview with Janet Jakobsen on What's Left of Queer Theory Now? In this paper, based on her current book project, “Why Sex?: Religion, Secularism, and Possibilities for Justice,” Janet Jakobsen reflects on what she has learned from her experience of living…