Critical Social Justice (CSJ) Week is a campus-wide initiative dedicated to deepening our collective understanding of equity, inclusion, and community care. Through panels, workshops, and creative...
Tomorrow, February 2/5, the Women's Gender and Equity Center will open late at 11:30 AM for our Headspace Discussion group. The lounge will open at 12:30 after Headspace. We will be...
Are you interested in advocacy? If so, come volunteer with us at our annual Take Back the Night! Take Back the Night was started in October of 1975 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, with the main...
Written by Bekkah West and Zoe Brown Each semester, the Women’s, Gender, and Equity Center (WGEC) hosts a variety of events tailored to support UMBC’s Returning Adult Learner population. Last...
By: Bekkah West, Social Work Major & WGEC Intern, Psychology Minor Growing up, I did not understand the gravity of how symbols of hate could tangibly impact a person; how they justify...
Happy almost end of Finals and Winter Break! The Women's, Gender & Equity Center will be open Monday through Wednesday (12/15-12/17) from 9:30-5 and closed for professional staff meetings...
-By Amy Taylor, Social Work/Music Major Humans are wired for belonging. We crave connection, shared purpose, and safety within groups. But not every group that promises community delivers it....
By: Margot Anthony, WGEC Student Staff Member and Social Work Student Main theme: Letting yourself be vulnerable again in a relationship after gender-based harm. Trauma from...
By: Ashwathi Menon, Bioinformatics & Public Health Major When I first entered the world of neuroscience lab work, science seemed to be all about being objective: clean lines, sharp...
By Claudia Gerry, Social Work Major, Critical Sexuality Studies Minor It was sixth grade, I was in health class, we were in the family life unit. All my classmates could not stop laughing....
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