On Monday, the Harvard College Women's Center hosted the 2024 Peggy Schmertzler Leadership Seminar featuring Natasha Salford, an alumnus of Harvard College, former Harvard College Women's Center intern, former president of ABHW and author of American Negra.
Thank you, Natasha, for speaking about the imperfect humanness that people experience in their 20s, the extreme value in finding an intrinsic sense of self-worth, the myth of the Latinx and Black binary, the need for rest, and the importance of telling our stories as women and gender-expansive people of color.
Thank you to everyone who came to our All About Love event this past Valentine’s Day!
We hope that everyone enjoyed our sweet treats, engaging dialogue, and free roses. Huge shout out to your facilitators Isabela, Maria, and Devangana for hosting an amazing event. Thank you as well to our collaborators, the EMR Department and the Harvard Foundation!
Today, Dr. Bonnie Talbert, Harvard College Women’s Center Director, and Dr. Jen Gunter @drjengunter ,author of “Blood : The Science, Medicine, and Mythology of Menstruation” discussed the importance of thinking critically about the history of science and its role in the construction of gendered experience in healthcare and medicine. It’s so important to make accurate, informed medical decisions for women and gender expansive people due to the risks that misinformation can play in people’s health.
The Harvard College Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion (EDI) Team was thrilled to participate in the Intellectual Vitality Summit where we explored how to continue to affirm our value of a spirit of open and rigorous inquiry with a team from @penamerica. This staff-focused workshop followed the student-centered Intellectual Vitality Summit last week @harvardcollege where we heard from our speakers... Read more about Harvard EDI Team participates in the Intellectual Vitality Summit
This weekend, the @harvardcollegewomenscenter and the @harvardfoundation went on a joint fall retreat to the @harvard.forest where students engaged in critical discussions about community-building, inclusion, and belonging through their work as student leaders striving towards equity in intercultural and race relations and gender.
This week the Harvard College Women’s Center staff attended the National Conference on Race and Ethnicity hosted in New Orleans, Louisiana!
Heidi Wickersham, former Director, and Alejandra Rincon, Assistant Director, presented “Not Just VP Material: Supporting Women of Color in Student Government” which spoke on the arc of abuse and misogyny that Black, Indigenous, and Women of Color face in positions of leadership (in this presentation specifically student government). A central question for the audience was “What can we do about this as community members within an institution of... Read more about Women's Center attends the National Conference on Race and Ethnicity in New Orleans
The Harvard College Women's Center for a week full of exciting student-led opportunities to celebrate and learn about gender equity! The week begins February 26 and goes until March 5. RSVP and see full list of events at bit.ly/womensweek2023!
The Mission of Women's Week is to sponsor student-led events that celebrate women’s achievements, promote dialogue about women’s and gender issues, and highlight the varied and intersectional experiences of women and gender expansive individuals at Harvard and beyond. This year, the theme for Women’s Week is “Embodied”. Shout out to Women's Week... Read more about Harvard College Women’s Center Hosts 17th Annual Women’s Week
