FIU - Center for Women's and Gender Studies Annual Report 2017-18

Center for

WOMEN’S AND GENDER Studies

Annual Report 2017-18

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Center for

WOMEN’S AND GENDER

Studies Annual Report | 2017-18 The FIU Center for Women’s and Gender Studies promotes scholarly inquiry related to women and gender. Through interdisciplinary courses in women’s studies and crosslisted courses in other disciplines, the center enhances student knowledge about women, feminism, and the significance of gender in diverse cultures and contexts.

1 | Director’s Message

10 | LGBTQ+ Rights

2 | Student Spotlight

11 | Queer Studies Certificate

3 | Alumni Spotlight

12 | Initiative Updates

4 | Faculty Spotlight

14 | Congrats Grads!

6 | Innovative Course Offerings

17 | By the Numbers

8 | Events

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Director’s Message

The center’s three initiatives — Women in STEM, Gender Violence Prevention and FIU’s 100 Women — have been making great progress! The Gender Violence Prevention Initiative traveled to Tallahassee with the Florida Coalition to End Child Marriage to advocate for policy that would protect victims of child marriages. The bill to ban child marriage for anyone under the age of 18 in Florida passed last spring!

FIU’s 100 Women Initiative has honored 11 women innovators from our community and showcased their discoveries. FIU’s Women in STEM Initiative hosted Assistant Vice President of Research and StartUP FIU co-founder Emily Gresham during the bi-annual meeting to address STEM faculty about ways to increase the number of women with patents and encourage them to transfer their research toward commercialization and entrepreneurship.

We also celebrated several of our faculty who published new books this year.

For the 2017-2018 academic year, the Center for Women’s and Gender Studies reached new heights in total enrollment for women’s and gender studies courses and active students. We saw a 30 percent increase of enrolled majors from 77 students to 106 students. Additionally,

we have over 131 enrolled certificate earners — that’s a 63 percent increase!

Students are also able to explore the newly revamped Queer Studies Certificate Program with many courses now available.

The class titled “Understanding and Preventing Campus Sexual Assault” launched in the spring. This course is designed to introduce the importance of consent and the concept of rape culture on college campuses.

One of the center’s biggest events from the last academic year was “Zero Discrimination Day.” FIU faculty, transgender activists, tech and legal professionals, and ACLU representatives discussed the challenges for the LGBT+ community at the workplace and in the face of the law. This year brought exciting new developments in the center and in the lives of many students that went beyond our community. We had many guests from around the world visiting our center, including German Consul General Annette Klein and historian Lerna Ekmekçioglu who specializes in 19th and 20th century Turkish and Armenian culture. They have opened our eyes to the difficulties different cultures around the world face and the importance of recognizing these issues and how we can get involved. These key events engaged our students and helped them realize they can be catalysts for change. ˆ

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he Center for Women’s and Gender Studies has made great progress during the 2017-2018 year. The center has branched out to support our fellow faculty, staff and students with research, lectures and events on FIU’s campuses and in the South Florida community. We continue marching forward into the 20182019 year with the same mantra we’ve carried since the creation of the center — to develop the tools of empowerment for students to analyze gender constructs and the intersection of gender with sexuality, race, class and other identities. We will continue to spotlight strong leadership in the advancement of women, diversity, equity and LGBTQ+ visibility, and create the stepping stones to progress within a globalized world.

For all that we’ve accomplished this year, I want to send my deepest thanks to all faculty, staff, and affiliates whose efforts and determination empowered our center and our community to make progress.

Warm regards,

Yesim Darici Assistant Provost, STEM Director, Center for Women’s and Gender Studies Professor of Physics

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Student SPOTLIGHT

Alyssa Pepio

Linda Guillotti

B.A. in Women’s and Gender Studies Expected Graduation: Spring 2018

B.A. in Psychology and Women’s and Gender Studies Expected Graduation: Spring 2019

Alyssa Pepio is a recipient of the Elaine Gordon Scholarship for Women’s and Gender Studies and has

Linda Guillotti is an outstanding student and advocate,

served as an LGBTQA Student Ambassador at FIU.

both on a campus and state level. Her participation

She has turned her drive and passion for social change

in sexual assault awareness initiatives and creating a

into action.

community to support prevention measures has had a

After taking professor Sandy Skelaney’s Sex Trafficking: Building Solutions course in the Fall of 2017, Alyssa founded the HEART Initiative — a non-profit organization that empowers frontline

profound impact. Currently, Linda serves as the president of FIU’s National Organization of Women (NOW), the co-president of Panther Safety at FIU, and also overlooks Florida Young NOW.

professionals in the healthcare and education fields

Linda organized and was a key speaker at the sexual assault

with the training and resources needed to support

awareness event, Navigating the Red Zone, co-sponsored

survivors of human trafficking.

by NOW and the Center for Women’s and Gender Studies.

As of May 2018, the HEART Initiative received $7,500 from FIU’s GOJA-iChange Social Innovation Challenge — a partnership with FIU’s Center for Leadership and Service and Walter Gonzalez Jr., the President of GOJA LLC, an online e-commerce company. This social

The “Red Zone” is the time period when incoming college students are the most vulnerable to sexual assault, which is typically during the first six weeks of the semester.

Working alongside professor Sandy Skelaney, Linda plans to implement a 12-step program for sexual trauma recovery.

impact program strengthens the capacity of students

After graduation, Linda plans to continue her work as a

to develop innovative solutions to complex social

medical health practitioner. She will also be featured in a

problems. With that support, The HEART Initiative is

docuseries about reproductive rights in October of 2018.

already training nurses throughout South Florida.

Ultimately, her goal is to one day run for Senate.

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Alumni SPOTLIGHT Michelle Caldera B.A. in Psychology Certificate in Law, Ethics and Society Certificate in Women’s and Gender Studies, 2016 Michelle Caldera’s dream is to provide resources for underserved populations and help break a cycle of limitations.

A former intern for the Center of Women’s and Gender Studies, Michelle credits the course Introduction to Gender and Women’s Studies for opening her eyes to a world of inequities in health care that soon molded her future.

Michelle began working as a research coordinator for the John H.

COME AND STUDY WITH US! Updated Certificate Programs The Center for Women’s and Gender Studies currently offers three certificates:

Peavy Grant in Liberty City. She worked with the community to keep a check on blood pressure and also educated others about diabetes, high blood pressure, sexual violence and sexually transmitted diseases.

Queer Studies Certificate This certificate has been updated

Michelle is working to earn her Master’s in Public Health, focusing on maternal and child

and ready for the 2017-2018

health. She is also the program manager for the Advanced Nursing Education Workforce

academic year! New classes

Grant, a program dedicated to addressing gaps in healthcare in rural and underprivileged

focusing on emerging LGBTQ+

communities by providing ARNP in Hendry and Glades counties. Her goal is to ultimately

fields of study have been added.

obtain a Ph.D. and focus on health equity and disease prevention.

Rayna Milfort B.A. in Women’s and Gender Studies and Sociology, 2018

Women’s and Gender Studies Undergraduate Certificate Our most popular certificate has

Rayna Milfort found her true calling in feminism while earning her

received an update with new

B.A. in Women’s and Gender Studies at FIU. Her studies and her

classes added that are FIU

work as a volunteer coordinator for FIU’s National Organization for

firsts being offered only through

Women (NOW) and as a Women’s Center intern afforded her unique

CWGS.

opportunities to advocate for women’s empowerment.

One of her greatest memories from her time at FIU was being the introductory speaker for Angela Davis at the Women Who Lead conference in 2017. That same year she accepted a 2-week summer intensive with Angela Davis in Brazil, which focused on black feminism.

Women’s and Gender Studies Graduate Certificate The graduate certificate has also

From her spectacular experience, Rayna recommends earning a degree in women’s and

received a makeover. We have

gender studies as an add-value in today’s job market. Currently, she is working as a victim

revamped the core requirements

empowerment counselor for the state attorney’s office 11th judicial circuit. Her work ensures

for this certificate to allow our

that victims of sexual battery, human trafficking, and domestic violence receive their legal and

busy graduates flexibility in

emotional support and services.

planning their academic futures.

Rayna’s goals for the future include getting an M.A. in social work or human rights. She wants to focus her research on transnational feminism. However, her biggest dream is to become either a U.N. Goodwill ambassador for gender equity or a college program director at a women’s center.

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Faculty SPOTLIGHT

A CULTURE OF

INVENTION AT FIU

FIU has grown its patent production by 650 percent seemingly overnight. The university is ranked 26th in patent production by the National Academy of Inventors. In the years 2014 and 2015, university researchers earned a total of eight patents. In 2016 and 2017, the two-year total catapulted to 60 patents. Dr. Yesim Darici and other Women’s and Gender Studies affiliated faculty have contributed to the increase in

Yuk-Ching Tse-Dinh

Pete Markowitz

Dr. Yuk-Ching Tse-Dinh is an

Physicist Dr. Pete Markowitz

affiliated faculty with the Center for

strongly believes in the community

Women’s and Gender Studies and

of thinkers at FIU that will support

has tirelessly advocated for the

the growth of female students and

presence of women in the sciences.

faculty in STEM. Proudly, he notes,

Dr. Tse-Dinh is the first woman

that while there is a national average

at FIU to achieve a top leadership

of 15 percent of female physics

position in research as director of an

students, FIU has an average of 40

Emerging Preeminent Program, the Translational Molecular Discoveries (TMD) program in the Biomolecular Sciences

percent of female physics students.

He is the club advisor to the Society of Physics Students.

Institute. The preeminent or emerging preeminent designation

He is also a member of STRIDE — a faculty committee that

recognizes university programs that have greatly contributed

provides resources to create a diverse candidate pool and

to FIU’s status as a top-tier research institution. The goals of

environment that is both flexible and inclusive.

the TMD program are to engage with internal and external partners in making new discoveries resulting in patents,

Currently, Dr. Markowitz is studying the conditions inside a neutron star in collaboration with the Jefferson Lab.

increased funding for research and the integration of those discoveries into real life practices and treatments.

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Faculty SPOTLIGHT

patent production. She was recognized by the Office of the

and President Mark B. Rosenberg honored 38 patent

Provost for her patent on “Model Identification and Analysis

recipients including Dr. Yesim Darici, Dr. Yuk-Ching Tse-

of Bivalent Analytes Using Plasmon Resonance.”

Dinh and Dr. Irina Agoulnik at an awards ceremony

Provost and Executive Vice President Kenneth G. Furton

Kirsten Wood

October 10, 2017.

Steve Charman History professor Dr. Kirsten Wood

Legal psychologist Dr. Steve

is championing bystander intervention.

Charman is affiliated with the Center for

She is the lead investigator in the

Women’s and Gender Studies and is a

NSF Advance IT for the Bystander

member of STRIDE and a facilitator for

Intervention Grant (BIG). Dr. Wood and

the Bystander Intervention Grant.

colleagues have created workshops based on real stories from FIU that require engagement through diverse and positive mediation.

Dr. Charman’s latest research looks at unconscious bias with regards to people being chosen from a line-up. As he explained it, the vagueness of directions

As lead facilitator, Dr. Wood stresses the importance of

places the witness in a position where someone must be

peer-to-peer education and community. She incorporates

chosen which can lead to false identifications. However, if

activities that create solidarity among peers.

instructed to say they are not sure, the chance of a false

Dr. Wood is currently working on a book titled At the Crossroads, a historical review of taverns in early America

identification decreases.

Dr. Charman’s research in unconscious bias has helped

and how accessibility to public spaces shapes the

inform the program’s message. Dr. Charman’s hope is that

expression on citizenship. She hopes that her research is a

the program makes people aware of the existence of these

starting point and foundation for the importance of spaces

hidden biases and how they may inadvertently affect the

and making space.

way individuals evaluate and behave toward other people.

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Innovative COURSE OFFERINGS

IT’S NOT JUST

LOCKER

ROOM

TALK:

Understanding and Preventing Campus Sexual Assault

FIU has joined an elite few universities to offer an academic course on

1

in

3

women in the U.S. have reported a campus assault.

understanding and preventing campus sexual assault.

The course — “It’s Not Just Locker Room Talk: Understanding and Preventing Campus Sexual Assault” — launched in spring 2018, covering factors that contribute to the incidence of sexual assault and ways to prevent it. Professor Vicki Burns had been developing the course since first joining FIU’s Center for Women’s and Gender Studies in 2015. As part of the curriculum, she discussed the media, alcohol, parties and the role of consent and why it matters.

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SPOTLIGHT “The United States is confronting an epidemic that has

5 THINGS TO KNOW ABOUT CAMPUS SEXUAL ASSAULT

always existed,” Burns said. “Sexual assault is now front

1. Young people are confused about what

and center in the national conversation. Understanding and preventing sexual assault, especially on college campuses, has become a priority.”

constitutes sexual assault.

Not knowing what constitutes sexual assault, is one of the reasons a majority of college students do not report

Burns is a member of the university’s Title IX Committee and faculty advisor for FIU’s Women, Sexuality and Gender

their assault.

2. Campus sexual assault is more common

Studies Student Association. Her research focuses on how

than you think.

gender, race or ethnicity and other demographic factors

College women and students who identify as

relate to sexual assault prevention efforts with a particular

transgender, genderqueer, non-conforming and

focus on bystander intervention strategies.

questioning report the highest levels of sexual assault on

With this course, Burns wants to provide a platform for students to be better educated about what sexual assault is

any campus. Since students often do not report assaults, these numbers are likely higher.

3. The second most common insurance claim for

and what consent is.

The course is also a safe academic space for students to devise innovative solutions to complex social problems.

fraternities is for sexual assault.

All-male groups on campus have unique risk factors when it comes to participating in rape culture and sexual assault.

It gives students an opportunity to create institutional and

Student athletes have been found more likely to endorse

long-lasting change.

rape myths and commit sexual coercion compared to male

Students identified innovative ways to address sexual assault prevention at FIU. Some groups created prevention plans

students not involved in athletics.

4. False reports of sexual assault are extremely low.

that would increase consent education for students, while

False reporting for sexual assault in the United States is

another created an innovative and relatable radio show

believed to be between 2 and 10 percent. Essentially this

where students could call in to ask questions and talk about

means that 90 to 98 percent of sexual assault reports are

sexuality, relationships and consent. One group focused on

true. Yet, there is a tendency to question survivors and

sexual assault education that is LGBTQ inclusive through a

not believe them when they demonstrate the courage to

new workshop with more inclusive language and scenarios.

come forward.

The FIU Office of LGBTQA Initiatives plans to implement these workshops next academic year.

5. Most college students do NOT commit sexual assault.

Research shows that often times the individuals committing

The course is offered through the Center for Women’s and

sexual assault on campus are repeat offenders. In other

Gender Studies (WST 3011) and cross-listed through the

words, a smaller number of students are (unknowingly or

Department of Psychology (PSY 4930).

not) committing a majority of the assaults.

Professor promotes empowerment through action Dr. Vicki Burns was awarded the 2018 HERStory Faculty and Staff Award from FIU’s Panhellenic Council for her efforts to impact and empower women on campus. Dr. Burns also received an honorable mention for the Mary Roth Walsh Teaching Award sponsored by the Society for the Psychology of Women (Division 35) of the American Psychological Association (APA). This is the first time in the history of this award that an honorable mention has been bestowed upon an awardee.

Dr. Burns’ work and her innovative course on campus sexual assault has been featured in various news outlets including The Miami Herald, Agence France-Presse (AFP), Miami New Times and iHeart Radio CENTER FOR WOMEN’S AND GENDER STUDIES ANNUAL REPORT 2017-18

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EVENTS Women in STEM Lecture and Art Exhibit January 25, 2018 The Center for Women’s and Gender Studies hosted the German Consul General, Annette Klein, who gave a lecture on women in STEM to kick off FIU’s global poster exhibition on this topic.

The portraits on display showcased 24 female scientists and engineers from across the globe who were integral in the world of science. The one-month exhibit at FIU’s Green Library was generously on loan from the German Consulate.

November 30, 2017 A panel of FIU professors, Dr. Okezi T. Otovo, Dr. Victor M. Uribe-Uran, and Dr. Susanne Zwingel, discussed their recent publications and how they relate to women, politics, race, public health and the law. A question and answer session followed after the panel, along with book signings.

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Armenians in Post-Genocide Turkey – A Story of Gendered Survival and its Consequences November 8, 2017 ˆ

Meet the Authors: Drs. Okezi Otovo, Victor Uribe-Uran, and Susanne Zwingel

Lerna Ekmekçioglu, a historian of the modern Middle East and an affiliate of the Women’s and Gender Studies Program, visited MMC campus with a message. She delivered a talk about Armenians in post-genocide Turkey. Many faculty, staff and students came out for this interdisciplinary event, which discussed the ways in which gender and class affect coexistence and conflict in modern Turkey.

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The Current Status of Women Lecture March 8, 2018 Dr. Yesim Darici, in collaboration with the Turkish Consulate, was invited to Miami Dade College’s North campus as a speaker for Women’s Day. Titled The Current Status of Women, the lecture addressed the current statistics and gaps for women across the globe including gender inequality in job hiring, access to education and domestic violence prevention.

College of Arts, Sciences & Education Advisory Board member Sevi Sari and President of Miami Dade North Campus, Dr. Marlou C. Harrison, were in attendance.

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Zero Discrimination Day addresses

LGBTQ+ RIGHTS

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he United Nations established Zero Discrimination Day to acknowledge the injustices faced by the LGBTQ+ community. It was celebrated on FIU’s campus March 1, 2018. Panels included notable speakers from the tech and legal professions, NGOs and academia to discuss and analyze the ongoing issues in the LGBTQ+ community.

The event featured two main panels. Session A: LGBTQ+ Rights: Legal Challenges included Attorney Elizabeth Schwartz, ACLU staff attorney Daniel Tilley and FIU assistant professor in the Department of Criminology and Criminal Justice Besiki Kutateladze. Moderated by Nancy Abudu, the Director of Legal Operation for ACLU of Florida, Session A delved into navigating through legal processes through gender and sexuality lens.

Session B: LGBTQ+ Diversity in the Workplace featured transgender rights specialists Gina Duncan and Rene Cantu of Equality Florida alongside Lee Rubin of the local tech company Citrix Systems. Moderated by Dr. William Newburry, department chair of FIU’s International Business, Session B focused on challenges and difficulties of the work environment for members of the LGBTQ+ community, as well as possible solutions and success stories.

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Undergraduate

QUEER STUDIES Certificate Program

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ueer Studies Program Director Justin Grant has fully revamped the Queer Studies Certificate Program for the 2018-2019 academic year with an updated list of affiliated courses from across the university.

With assistance from his undergraduate interns, the Queer Studies Program is now on Facebook (FIU Queer Studies), YouTube (FIU Queer Studies), and Instagram (@fiuqueerstudies). These channels provide the latest updates regarding available courses, events on the FIU campus and extracurricular activities related to the certificate.

A bi-weekly Wednesday podcast titled Let’s Queer our Knowledge highlights significant figures involved in LGBTQ+ academic and social affairs on the FIU campus including affiliate faculty from the Center of Women’s and Gender Studies and LGBTQIA Initiative Ambassadors.

The Certificate Program has seen an increase in student enrollment, and the program continues to expand course offerings and outreach initiatives.

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Initiative UPDATES

Ending Child Marriage

IN FLORIDA

Professor, student lobby for change in legislature FIU professor Sandy Skelaney and graduate student

woman who at 11 was forced to marry her 20-year-old

Allison Sardinas lobbied to end child marriage in

rapist. Skelaney is program director of the Center for

Florida in the months leading up to a statewide ban of

Women’s and Gender Studies’ Initiative for Gender

the practice.

Violence Prevention. Sardinas is president of FIU’s

Speaking before the Florida Senate Judiciary

Women’s Studies Graduate Student Association.

Committee, Skelaney and Sardinas outlined the

“I hope people know that there are a million ways to

devastating consequences of child marriage. Most

get involved, and that even if you’re disenchanted with

girls experience a myriad of physical and mental

the system, or feel your voice won’t be heard, you

health issues. They often end up halting education

can make a difference if you try hard enough,”

and struggle with dependency and domestic abuse,

Sardinas said. “This initiative in Florida started

Skelaney said.

with tagging a legislator on Facebook. You

Of the 16,400 cases of early marriage reported in

never know what can happen.”

Florida in the last 15 years, 80 percent of them were minor girls marrying adult men. In some cases, the spouse was at least twice the minor’s age. Skelaney explains these early marriages involve children who are not developmentally able to make decisions to consent or enter into lifelong contracts.

Evens so, child marriage is legal in nearly every U.S. state.

Senate Bill 140 was passed in March and went into effect July 1, 2018. Under the new law, no one under 18 can marry except for 17-year-olds with parental consent. Even then, they cannot marry anyone more than two years their senior.

Florida has the second highest rate of child marriage in the nation. Skelaney said she hopes this law is a step toward changing that statistic.

Skelaney and Sardinas traveled to Tallahassee with the Florida Coalition to End Child Marriage. They advocated alongside Sherry Johnson, a Tampa

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FIU’s Women in STEM

16,400+ Children below the age of 18 married in FL from 2000-2015

Led by the Center for Women’s and Gender Studies, the Women in STEM Initiative is focusing on increasing the number of women with patents at FIU. To encourage faculty to look for possibilities in their research or independently promote and advertise their findings, the center hosted more than 30 faculty from various STEM departments from across FIU colleges. Assistant Vice President of Research and StartUP FIU co-founder Emily Gresham addressed STEM faculty and explained the possibilities and opportunities that FIU presents. StartUP FIU can help faculty network and find mentorship opportunities when they want to propose and publicize their innovations.

FIU’s 100 Women: Innovators

During FIU’s Diversity Week, the Center for Women’s and Gender Studies celebrates the success of several women within the FIU community. FIU’s 100 Women Initiative highlights numerous female figures in different fields and shares their stories of overcoming challenges and their successes in an otherwise complex society.

For the 2017-2018 year, the initiative’s theme was dedicated to innovators and their discoveries. The center shared the women’s stories and findings in order to inspire a culture of entrepreneurship, commercialization and diversity. This year, the initiative honored 11 women and their inspiring stories. For more information about the event and how to get involved, please visit the Center for Women’s and Gender Studies website.

From left to right: FIU student Paula Perez; Center for Women’s and Gender Studies Director Dr. Yesim Darici; FIU Student Mitra Naseh; Associate Professor, Biomedical Engineering Dr. Anuradha Godavarty; StartUP FIU Director Anna Etienne, Director of FIU Embrace and FIUnique Nicole Attong; FIU students Luisana Zambrano and Maria Camila Giraldo and Chemistry Profesor Dr. Yuk-Ching Tse-Dinh.

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CONGRATS GRADS! Amanda Raude

B.A. in Psychology and Women’s and Gender Studies

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Camila Muñoz

B.A. in Psychology, Minor in Business for Non-Business Students, and a Certificate in Women’s and Gender Studies

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Maria Barbaran Kiana A’Launtra Favors Chelsea Leather

Sergio Papa B.A. in Sociology and Women’s and Gender Studies

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B.A. In Women’s and Gender Studies

B.S. in Criminal Justice, Certificate in Women’s and Gender Studies

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Jazim Adjei

B.A. in Anthropology, Certificate in Women’s and Gender Studies and Queer Studies

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B.A. in Psychology, Certificate in Women’s and Gender Studies and Law, Ethics, and Society

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B.A. in Sociology and Anthropology, Certificate in Women’s and Gender Studies

Ana Marquez B.A. in Psychology and Interdisciplinary Studies, Minor in Religious Studies, and Certificate in Women’s and Gender Studies and Study of Spirituality

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Leo Carbajo

Maria Lusia Perez B.A. in Biological Sciences and Women’s and Gender Studies

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B.A. in Psychology and Women’s and Gender Studies, Minor in Political Science, and Certificate in Queer’s Studies and Human Rights and Political Transitions

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B.A. in English, Certificate in Women’s and Gender Studies and Film Studies

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B.A. In International Relations, Certificate in Women’s and Gender Studies

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O N L I N E B AC H E LO R O F A RTS I N

Women’s and Gender Studies FULLY ONLINE DEGREE

120 CREDITS

ABOUT THE PROGRAM The fully online Bachelor of Arts in Women’s and Gender Studies (WGS) is an interdisciplinary study of women and gender in cross-cultural and historical perspectives. You’ll explore how women’s lives have been shaped by history, culture, nationality, class and other elements of diversity. The courses in the program are coordinated through FIU’s Center for Women’s and Gender Studies, founded in 1982, and one of the oldest such scholarly centers in the country. Students have the opportunity to conduct research with faculty on issues related to women and gender.

The Women’s and Gender Studies major explores sex-based bias throughout society—in the workplace, in school, and at home. You’ll hone your analytical, critical thinking and writing skills and become engaged with issues of social change, activism and citizenship. The program is interdisciplinary, and students may select courses from a variety of disciplines, giving you the flexibility to create a program that best reflects your interest and goals.

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Women’s and Gender Studies

BY THE NUMBERS

22

24

Graduates

Undergraduate internships

106 Enrolled majors

15 Events hosted, sponsored or co-sponsored

131 205 Enrolled certificate earners

Active students

152

9,423

241

Faculty

Students Enrolled in Women’s Studies Courses

Referrals from academic advising

CWGS is one of the top 10 departments and centers for global learning at FIU.

cwgs.fiu.edu

C L @FIUCWGS http://bit.ly/FIU-CWGS

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Center for Women’s and Gender Studies Modesto A. Maidique Campus 11200 S.W. 8th Street, DM 212 Miami, Florida 33199 305-348-2408 | wstudies@fiu.edu cwgs.fiu.edu

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