WGSS Weekly Digests 2020

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WGSS News Digest 202: The Women on the White House Team Edition

We share about President elect Joe Biden’s recently announced appointments for his future White House team, a record number of which are women.

WGSS News Digest 201: The Gender Balanced Cabinet Edition

We share upcoming events and the news that Lithuania now has the most gender-balanced cabinet.

WGSS News Digest 200: The Women Vote Edition

We share about the historic rates of women and young people who turned out to vote in the 2020 U.S. election in record numbers.

WGSS News Digest 199: The LGBTQ+ Candidates Edition

We share about the hundreds of LGBTQ candidates on the ballot in races across the country.

WGSS News Digest 198: The Women Run for Congress Edition

We share about the record 583 women running for Congress this year.

WGSS News Digest 197: The Women Protest Edition

We share about pro-democracy protests taking place in Thailand that have been dominated by young women.

WGSS News Digest 196: The Pink Tax Ban Edition

We share information about New York state’s ban of the pink tax, a student-centered dialogue led by WGSS, and online opportunities to learn more about issues regarding gender. 

WGSS News Digest 195: The She-Cession Edition

We share about the impact of COVID-19 on women’s employment, and the economic turmoil that has lead to some nicknaming the current recession a “she-cession” due to the disproportionate negative affects it has had on women.

WGSS News Digest 194: The Gluers Edition

We share about a group of women in Paris calling themselves “The Gluers” and raising awareness about domestic violence by pasting posters on public walls and bridges.

WGSS News Digest 193: The Breonna Taylor Edition

We share about a new documentary featuring details around Breonna Taylor’s life and the raid that ended in her death.

WGSS News Digest 192: The 2020 March on Washington Edition

We share about the 57th anniversary of Reverend Martin Luther King Jr.’s “I have a dream” speech and recent Black Lives Matter protests.

WGSS News Digest 191: The Kamala Harris Edition

We share about Kamala Harris’ historic nomination for Vice President of the United States.

WGSS News Digest 190: The Black Women Run Edition

We share about a record number of Black women are set to run for Congress this election season.

WGSS News Digest 189: The Black Yogi Edition

We share about yoga collectives across the country founded by and dedicated to Black people and curbing the impact of racism on health.

WGSS News Digest 188: The Working Mom and COVID-19 Edition

We share research regarding working moms and COVID-19 job closures.

WGSS News Digest 187: The Feminist Meditations Edition

We share a recently published article in Women In and Beyond the Global by Siphokazi Mthathi entitled “Feminist meditations on transforming power and privilege.”

WGSS News Digest 186: The Take Action Edition

We share ways for you remain active and enact real change for the Black Lives Matters Movement.

WGSS News Digest 185: The LGBTQ+ Workers Edition

We share the recent Supreme Court decision that LGBTQ+ workers are protected from job discrimination.

WGSS News Digest 184: The LGBTQ+ Issues Taught in School Edition

We share that Scotland has become the first nation to require LGBTQ+ issues to be taught in schools. 

WGSS News Digest 183: The Women at the Center of COVID-19 Recovery Edition

We share how demands for governments to place women and girls at the center of combatting COVID-19.

WGSS News Digest 182: The Girls Education and COVID-19 Edition

We share how the Malala Fund’s analysis on how international school closures due to the COVID-19 pandemic can have lasting impacts for the most marginalized girls. 

WGSS News Digest 181: The Gender Equality Post-Pandemic Edition

We share the World Economic Forum’s outline on how to achieve gender equity through gender budgeting. 

WGSS News Digest 180: The Career Challenges Edition

We share information regarding the physician shortage in America and the career challenges female physicians face. 

WGSS News Digest 179: The Women Leaders Edition

We showcase women political leaders’ responses to COVID-19 as examples of how to respond to a crisis and highlight some WGSS undergraduate accomplishments. 

WGSS News Digest 178: The LGBTQ+ Donates Edition

We share the news that the FDA has finally lifted restrictions on blood donations form gay and bisexual men, share alumni perspectives on COVID-19 from a WGSS lens, and list upcoming virtual events and ways to stay involved. Come and check out our listings of Fall and Summer 2020 courses that relate to WGSS issues!

WGSS Weekly Digest 177: The Conformity Bind Edition

We invite you to upcoming online WGSS events, call for a feminist COVID-19 policy, and share ways to stay connected with the GWU community! Come and check out some recent student work and find opportunities to participate in gender-related work this summer.

WGSS Weekly Digest 176: The Pregnant During a Pandemic Edition

We highlight upcoming WGSS courses, share mindfulness advice from a professor in our department, and list job and internship opportunities for this summer! Come and check out the work being done in the WGSS department and DC on gender issues and plan out your summer break with some amazing academic opportunities.

WGSS News Digest 175: The Aaron Philip Edition

We share important updates on information regarding GWU’s response to COVID-19 as well as online WGSS courses that you can take over the summer. We also welcome Professor Elizabeth Chacko to the WGSS Executive Committee. Additionally, we share what we learned from a recent lecture on decolonization given by Professor Priyamvada Gopel.  

WGSS News Digest 174: The Katherine Johnson Edition

The WGSS program celebrates the life of Katherine Johnson, the trailblazing African-American mathematician and scientist at NASA whose 35-year career inspired generations of Americans across race and gender. In this edition, we also congratulate our MA student winners of the inaugural Emily B. Proctor Research Award and share several upcoming lectures by guests and students!

WGSS News Digest 173: The Black Women Tech Edition

Check out the “Black Women Talk Tech” edition to learn about the founders of the Black Women Talk Tech Conference. In this edition we also feature several of our MA students’ Black feminist and Womanist musings for Black History Month. Take a gander!

WGSS News Digest 172: The Sign Language Edition

Check out the “Sign Language”edition to learn about Christine Sum Kim, a renowned and talented sound artist who shared her experience in performing sign language at this year’s Super Bowl event. In this edition we also list a number of exciting fellowships and job opportunities!


WGSS News Digest 171: She’s the Next President Edition

Check out the “She’s the Next President Edition” for insights on implicit biases people held when referring to a prospective president of the United States as a “she.” In this edition, we also share exciting updates about our program’s endowment, and our first Brown Bag Seminar for Spring 2020!

WGSS News Digest 170: The Equal Play Edition

The New York Times featured an opinion video featuring female athletes and coaches in the 21st century.

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