The battle for abortion pill access remains

[JUNE 14, 2024]-Collecting Her Thoughts: Lightning Talks on Women Art Collectors Across Time

Porntip Israsena Twishime Departs from WGSS

Appointment of Professor K.J. Rawson as the next Director of the Humanities Center

[JUNE 12, 2024]- LGBTQA+ Arts and Press in the NU Archives

Mifepristone court cases test how far FDA rules go

[MAY 8th, 2024] - Critical Theory in Crisis

[APRIL 25-26, 2024]- Gender and Politics Conference - Navigating Power and Perception

Abortion Case Could Limit Accessibility of Medication and Harm The Future Of Reproductive Health

[APRIL 11th, 2024]- "Crow Jane At The Gallows"

[APRIL 24, 2024]- Feminisms Unbound: Feminist Collectives

[APRIL 12, 2024]- Museums, Race and Reparative Justice

[APRIL 3rd, 2024]- Rape and Reproduction in the Holocaust

[APRIL 11th, 2024]- Survivor Speaker Panel

[APRIL 2nd, 2024]- Self Care Drop-In

[APRIL 9th, 2024]- Art For Healing Workshop

[MARCH 20, 2024] BU Emerging Scholars Symposium on Gender, Marriage, & Family

New I.V.F Supreme Court of Alabama ruling shows only the beginning of the fight over fertility treatment.

Abortion pills become accessible at pharmacy chains CVS and Walgreens in select locations.

[MARCH 12, 2024]-Unjust Enrichment: The Case of Henrietta Lacks

[MARCH 12, 2024]- Women In Diplomacy

[MARCH 15, 2024]- Women Take the Reel Film Festival- "Twice Colonized"

[MARCH 8, 2024] Women Take the Reel Film Festival- “20,000 Species of Bees” 

[FEBRUARY 29, 2024] Spring PPE Speaker Series

[MARCH 1, 2024] - Art of Resistance

[MARCH 1, 2024]- Bridges of Solidarity Brunch

[FEBRUARY 28, 2024]- Marshalls in Social Movement Actions

[FEBRUARY 28, 2024] - Civic Action Fair

[FEBRUARY 26, 2024]- Peace and Social Justice Week Opening Reception

[FEBRUARY 22, 2024]- The Safe Relationships Open Mic Night

[FEBRUARY 28th, 2024] Understanding Gendered Antisemitism

Northeastern begins Black History Month with the Third annual bell hooks symposium, ‘Black Feminist Worldmaking’

Director of WGSS Suzanna Walters discusses the gender-based tradition of taking the husband's last name.

[WEDNESDAYS, FEBRUARY 2024]- O.P.E.N.- Sex and Relationships Monthly Tabling

[FEBRUARY 26, 2024]-O.P.E.N.- Sex and Relationship Month Resource Fair

[FEBRUARY 22, 2024]- O.P.E.N.- Safe Relationships Open Mic Night

[FEBRUARY 6, 2024]- Sexual Pedagogies and Social Justice

[FEBRUARY 23, 2024]-GCWS EVENT-At Your Cervix- Film Screening and Reception

Northeastern research finds how crucial social media can be for public movements.

[APRIL 15, 2024]- Humanities Center Fellows, "World-Making/World-Building" Presentations

[FEBRUARY 26, 2024]- Humanities Center Fellows, "World-Making/ World-Building" Presentations

[JANUARY 22, 2024]- Humanities Center Fellows, "World-Making/World-Building" Presentations

[JANUARY 18, 2024]-Negotiating Intimate Partner Violence in Cuban NYC (A Case Study from 1914)

The abortion pill demand is increasing as the Supreme Court limits access and rules in favor of restrictions.

Libby Adler, professor of Law and Women, Gender, and Sexuality Studies, wins the 2024 AALS LGBTQ+ Inclusive Excellence Award

A Boston fertility doctor lawsuit raises questions about fertility fraud and increasing regulations.

A Texas case shows how the blurred lines of abortion laws can leave women in difficult positions. 

Prof. Libby Adler (Law & WGSS) on SCOTUS and the Catholic Church

WGSS/Signs Graduate Student in HuffPost: "I'm A 'Baby Queen.' Here's Why We Should Be Scared For Our Kids (And It's Not Because of Drag).

[OCTOBER 20] - Abortion in the Post-Roe Era

September 28 - Urvashi Vaid Memorial Gathering

[GCWS Event] October 19 - Feminist Intellectuals Reception

The Destructive Consequences of Restricting Contraception

Learning From and Leaning Into Juneteenth

What the Depp v. Heard Case could mean for victims of Domestic Violence

Responses to the Leaked SCOTUS Draft Opinion Threatening the Future of Roe v. Wade.

How will the Decision to Overturn Roe v. Wade Impact Other Countries?

In Memoriam of Legendary LGBTQ Activist, Urvashi Vaid

Questions About the Future after the Leaked SCOTUS Draft Opinion

Leaked SCOTUS Draft Opinion Threatens to Overturn Roe v. Wade

“Why Aren't We Using The Global Gas Crisis To Go Green?” News @ Northeastern

Serena Parekh on The Situation of Ukrainian Refugees

Digital Trans Archive featured in Digital Humanities Quarterly 

“Here’s What the Recent Anti-LGBTQ Legislation Means for Progress” News @ Northeastern

Kabria Baumgartner Honors Black History with Public Project in her New England Hometown.

Susan Stryker on Gender Norms and China’s New Ban

Rachel Rodgers weighs in on new Adidas ad campaign

Martha Davis on Preserving Abortion Access

Alicia Sasser Modestino featured in Washington Post Article on Women and the Workforce.

Professor Hillary Chute on the Ban of “Maus”

Amy Farrell Weighs in on Washington Post Article on Imprecise Human Trafficking Statistics.

Previous WGSS Co-op Published in the Health Story Collaborative

“From AHL to the Olympics, Kelly Cooke is taking Ice Hockey Refereeing by Storm” News @ Northeastern

Martha Davis on Stephen Breyer’s Retirement

“Can California tackle gun control using the Texas abortion law?” asks News @Northeastern

Suzanna Walters publishes op-ed “Subject: Man. Object: Woman. Verb? Control.” in Ms.

“The Transgressive Role of Education: bell hooks’s legacy “ News @ Northeastern

Régine Jean-Charles on her new book

Northeastern News Highlights K.J. Rawson

February 15, WGSS Visiting Scholar Talk: "'Girls for Sale:' The Nineteenth-Century Origins of Modern Sex Trafficking Narratives" with Mary Gryctko

WGSS & Africana Studies Seek Part Time Lecturer for Spring 2022

WGSS Seeks Instructor for Spring 2022 Queer Theory Graduate Course

WGSS Executive Committee Member Prof. Rachel Rodgers on Sexism in Olympics Dress Codes

What Does It Mean To Be Out in Business?

Alum Binja Basimike Invests in Women-Led Food Businesses in Africa

Jennie Stephens in Inside Climate News

Alicia Sasser Modestino on the economic impact of the worker shortage and the teenage workforce

Rachel Rodgers on the Victoria's Secret Rebranding & Backlash

Moya Bailey on Misogynoir in Public Office

Alicia Sasser Modestino Named Director of the Dukakis Center for Urban & Regional Policy

[MAY 14, 2026] Now You Know: Honoring the Life and Legacy of Kitty Dukakis

[APRIL 14, 2026] Civic Data Theatre and Municipal Climate Action

[MARCH 30, 2026] Faculty Works in Progress: Global Fellows Presentation 

[March 27-28, 2026] 'Anthropology at the End of Worlds' Conferenece

Talking About Women’s History: Three Questions with Carla Kaplan 

[MARCH 24, 2026] Let's Talk About "Sinners"

[MARCH 24, 2026] She Real Cool: Black Feminist Soundscapes

[MARCH 9, 2026] Reckonings Community Network Series: In Search of Phillis Wheatley Peters and Conversation with the Filmmaker Leslie Askew

Carla Kaplan Discusses 'Troublemaker: The Fierce, Unruly Life of Jessica Mitford'