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The Women's and Gender Studies Program at Boston College is an interdisciplinary minor for undergraduate students that richly explores feminist and gender theories in relation to the political, cultural, and socioeconomic forces shaping our world. Through a global and transnational perspective, the program investigates the dynamic interplay between gender and other factors affecting our personal and communal identities, including race, class, culture, religion, sexuality, and location.
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Exciting News & Opportunities:
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The Boston College Women's and Gender Studies Program is announcing a Graduate Certificate Program
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The Women’s and Gender Studies Program at Boston College, in collaboration with the Graduate School of Arts and Sciences and the Graduate Consortium in Women’s Studies, will provide MA and PhD students the opportunity to pursue a Graduate Certificate in Women’s and Gender Studies. The Graduate Certificate Program is structured around a group of interdisciplinary courses offered each semester at BC in the social sciences and humanities.
The WGS Certificate Program will be led by co-directors Sharlene Hesse-Biber and Lisa Cuklanz. The WGS Program is excited to provide this interdisciplinary educational opportunity for the Boston College academic community. If you have questions or are interested in learning more, please contact gender@bc.edu.
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The Graduate Consortium in Women's Studies is accepting applications for the 2016-2017 GCWS courses, which are available to graduate students and advanced undergraduates in any discipline and degree program at all of our GCWS member institutions: Boston College, Boston University, Brandeis University, Harvard University, MIT, Northeastern University, Simmons College, Tufts University, and UMass Boston.
Visit: http://web.mit.edu/gcws for more information
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Events at BC and in the Community:
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The Park Street Corporation Speaker Series Presents:
Nicholas Kristof & Sheryl WuDunn, Pulitzer-Prize Winning Journalists & Human Rights Activists
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A Path Appears: Reporting on Gender Inequities & Global Health
Thursday, September 15th, 7PM
Location:
Murray Function Room, Yawkey Athletic Center
, Boston College
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The Consortium for Graduate Studies in Gender, Culture, Women, and Sexuality (GCWS) has an annual event series that focuses on feminist concerns, theories, and practices in the contemporary moment. This series is intended to foster conversations and community among Boston-area feminist intellectuals and activists. The first event for the fall 2016 is:
Black Women and the Carceral State
Wednesday, September 14th, 5:30-7:30PM
Location: Building E51, Room 095, MIT
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Spotlight: WGS Alumni
Where are they now?
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As an undergraduate student at Boston College, Katie double-majored in Psychology and Applied Psychology & Human Development and minored in Women's and Gender Studies. After graduating this past May, Katie is pursuing her master's degree in social work (MSW) at Washington University in St. Louis. A
s an MSW student, she will concentrate in Children, Youth, and Families with a specialization in policy.
She has
a lot of different interests related to social work such as
reproductive justice; violence against women and children; rape, sexual trafficking, trauma, abuse recovery; and disordered eating. Katie is
particularly interested in working with women and children directly and on the macro level to develop policies that better support women's issues and child welfare. As an intersectional feminist, she is also interested in working with
people from diverse racial, ethnic, and economic backgrounds, as well as
people who identify as LGBTQ+.
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Katherine Quigley, BC '16
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Katherine was a Women's and Gender Studies minor while an undergraduate student at BC. While at school, she had many varied interests but was particularly focused on learning about history, museum studies, and gendered violence. After graduation, Katherine will participate in the Fulbright Program. She has a teaching assistantship in Austria with the Austrian-American Education Commission. Starting in October, she will help teach English and
American Studies at two high schools in Austria.
Katherine will supplement the teacher's lessons, provide information about American culture, and also help students practice their English in conversation.
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Bridget Palmitier, BC '16
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While a student at BC, Bridget was a WGS minor who was primarily interested in learning about women in business. After graduating in May, Bridget got a job at Morgan Stanley. Bridget is
currently studying for her licensing exams to become an official Financial Advisor in the Wealth Management Division at Morgan Stanley. While Bridget says it can be nerve-wracking to be in a field dominated by men, she believes it is
rewarding to be able to give women, who are rapidly rising as the heads of households in the U.S, an opportunity to speak about their finances to a woman. This opportunity has motivated her, and she is excited to be on the cusp of a dynamic shift in finance. Bridget is thankful for the women that have helped pave a path before her in the finance industry, and she hopes to do the same for future women interested in finance.
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Women's and Gender Studies | Boston College | 617-552-4198 | gender@bc.edu | www.bc.edu/wgs
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