Gender Studies & Research Center UNCW

04/15/2024

Join us Friday, April 19 from 1-3 in Randall Library Auditorium to learn about the research our amazing fellows have done!

03/11/2024

Celebrate Women's History Month with us as we discuss doing feminist and q***r research with Dr. Wozolek and Villaverde. Click the link in our bio for the zoom link on the 14th!

03/01/2024

Happy Women's History Month! Women's History Month serves as a time to honor and reflect on the contributions of women throughout history. We honor the work women have done to advance gender equity, diversity, and inclusion, while also acknowledging there is still more work to be done! Follow our stories throughout the month for spotlights on influential women!

02/01/2024

Happy Black History Month! This is a time to celebrate Black people and culture while also recognizing the hardships and discrimination they still encounter everyday. Click the link in our bio to learn more about this year's theme and some incredible Black artists!

01/17/2024

Join us Tuesday, February 13th from 6-9 pm for our 2nd annual Mardi Gras Benefit! This wonderfully fun event supports the amazing things we have going on at the Gender Studies & Research Center and in the Women’s, Gender, & Sexuality Studies program. Only 75 tickets are available to this exclusive event!

Tickets are required through Wine Knot and range from $50-100. All proceeds will go directly to the GSRC. To purchase a ticket at a price that fits your budget and support level click https://checkout.square.site/buy/DFSLPNMI2VH6BELGU6NBCDGP.

With a ticket to this event, guests will….
gain access to the private members only establishment (on a night they are normally closed)
enjoy heavy New Orleans style hors d’oeuvres, including jambalaya, muffulettas, and King Cake, as well as a cash bar, featuring the famous New Orleans Sazerac
get their own Mardi Gras mask and beads
learn more about what the GSRC has to offer
mingle with our community among a backdrop of Mardi Gras décor and Zydeco tunes
receive a 1-year membership or member renewal to the wine bar for FREE (a $195 value!)

Come dressed in your Mardi Gras best and join us for what will seem like a night on Bourbon Street at Wine Knot Sky Bar & Cocktail Lounge (rumor has it, there will be crowns for the best dressed)!

11/06/2023

To celebrate Transgender Awareness Month we are hosting a Trans Bingo Night! Join us in Loggerhead classroom November 17th for fun, food, games, and prizes!

11/01/2023

Happy Trans Awareness Month! Trans Awareness Month honors trans and nonbinary people and their contributions while also recognizing the obstacles they continue to face as discrimination and anti-trans laws are on the rise.

10/26/2023

THANK YOU to everyone that came out tonight! We had an amazing time seeing everyone's art and doing a poem reading! We can't wait to see you at future events!

10/23/2023

Join us this Thursday as we celebrate q***r artists at UNCW and in Wilmington and see what, Finding Joy in the Resistance means to them! There will be food and goodies so be sure to stop by!

10/06/2023

We love seeing why our students are feminists!!

10/02/2023

Calling all artists! The GSRC Ambassadors will be hosting an art showcase for LGBTQIA+ artists on October 26. We are looking for artists to submit their work for the showcase that represents the center's theme, finding joy in the resistance! Click the link to submit your piece!
https://uncw.az1.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_4GG1FAjKXlUwHxc

09/13/2023

Focus group participants needed!! Click the link in below if you are interested and meet the participation requirements.
https://uncw.az1.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_0vK1xeSpH0JR3o2?Q_CHL=qr

09/05/2023

Come join us Sept 6 in the GSRC for our Welcome Back Social! There will be snacks, swag, and buttons! We will also be making joy flags to celebrate our theme, "Finding Joy in the Resistance."

08/26/2023

Happy Women's Equality Day! Women's Equality Day celebrates the ratification of the 19th Amendment giving women the right to vote. Today we recognize the power of voting, how our vote can uplift other marginalized groups, and the work still being done to ensure gender equality and equity in the United States.

06/01/2023

Happy Pride Month! Pride is celebrated every June to commemerate the Stonewall Riots that were the catalyst for LGBTQIA rights in the United States. This Pride Month it is important to recognize the discrimination and erasure that people in the LGBTQIA+ community have faced and continue to face in the U.S. and around the world.

05/08/2023

All WGS minor graduates are invited to be recognized at the Purple & Lavender Graduation Ceremony this Thursday at 3!

04/24/2023

Come on out to see Dr. Dawn Hicks Tafari TODAY at 3:30p as she shares her HipHop Feminist Pedagogical journey.

Dr. Hicks Tafari brings engaging energy, critical thought, and a bad-ass feminist perspective (and she also happens to be one of Dr. Stachowiak’s closest friends). This is guaranteed to be an AMAZING talk!

04/18/2023

The GSRC and the Transcend Honor Society were honored to partner with for “Gender-affirming Haircuts” day on Sunday.

Scroll through to check out all the fresh cuts!

Wondering what Transcend is?!!? It’s the nation’s first academic honor society for trans and non-binary students, started right here at UNCW. Stop by the GSRC (Bear 211) if you want to learn more and/or join.

We’ll be hosting more of these days next academic year.

04/11/2023

Come here from Maylen as she speaks about her work analyzing the cultural beliefs around interpersonal violence, gender, and sexuality and when and why cyberstalking may be seen as socially acceptable!

04/05/2023

Interested in WGS? Come learn about the minor, meet some faculty, and see how you can apply the skills you learn in these classes to your major and future job!

04/04/2023

One thing is for sure: UNCW has many inspiriting, empowering, and thoughtful women and non-binary leaders!

And one is our very own!

Big congratulations to our director, Dr. Stachowiak, for being selected to participate in the WILMA Leadership Institute! And big congrats to the 5 other Seahawk women joining them on the journey!

UNCW is well-represented on WILMA’s 2023 Leadership Institute roster. The institute is part of WILMA’s Women to Watch Leadership Initiative, which aims to develop more area women leaders.

04/04/2023

The GSRC is accepting nominations for the Ellerby Distinguished Scholar Award, Feminist Teaching Award, and Berkely Inconvenient Woman Award. All nominations are due 5pm Friday, April 21st and students are welcome to submit nominations! https://linktr.ee/uncwgsrc

04/01/2023

Thank you to everyone that came to women's history trivia at ! We had a great time and can't way to see you at future events!

03/31/2023

Happy Trans Day of Visibility! Today we celebrate the joy and resilience of trans and non-binary people by elevating their voices and recognizing the discrimination and barriers they continue to face.

03/22/2023

We also are pleased to invite you to join us virtually on Friday, March 24 for our special Women's History Month Front Porch Forum: "Women Who Tell Our Stories." This interactive talk will feature Erika Arlee, the Artistic Director of Honey Head Films, Dr. Chadwick Roberts of Communication Studies, and Dr. Dana M. Stachowiak of the GSRC. If you'd like to join a watch party in person, find us in the GSRC at Bear Hall 211.

Meeting ID: 867 9321 5266 | Passcode: 509010.

03/20/2023

Join us March 31 with Elizabeth Rush to learn about inclusive speech and writing across languages!

03/16/2023

Registration time is almost here! These are the WGS classes being offered this summer and fall. Be sure to check your degree audit and see how these can double count towards your minor and university college classes!

03/14/2023

Happy Women's History Month! We will be hosting women's history trivia at Bottega Art and Wine at 7 pm! There will be prizes and giveaways and we hope to see you there!

03/01/2023

Happy Women's History Month! Follow our stories to learn about women that tell our stories and stay tuned for upcoming events!