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Programs and Events

Bad Feminists Fridays

Bad Feminists Fridays is a chance for students to reset from the week with a variety of creative community-building activities.

Good Guise Alliance: Healthy Masculinities Initiative

The Good Guise Alliance is a collaboration between the Center for Women at Emory and the Respect Program that aims to cultivate, support, affirm, and create allies to allies to women and girls and advocates for gender-based justice.

Graduate Women Initiatives

Graduate Women's Writing Group & Graduate Women's Writing Retreat

Mary Lynn Morgan Lecture on Women and Health

In 1999, the Center for Women founded the Mary Lynn Morgan Annual Lecture on Women and Health, which honors one of Emory's most beloved and respected citizens.

Podcasts

Explore our podcast programs.

Praxis: CWE-WGSS Student Leadership Board

Praxis is a hub of students who are looking for ways to integrate feminist theory and practice. A joint initiative between the Department of Women’s, Gender, and Sexuality Studies and the Center for Women, Praxis seeks to introduce feminist theory into non-classroom spaces to apply feminist ideas in the service of the community. Praxis also exposes students to professionals and mentors outside of the academy whose work employs feminist principles, perspectives, and methods.

La Terraza

La Terraza is a time for Emory Latinx/students to be their authentic selves, build community, discuss topics related to the intersections of Latinidad, gender, and sexuality, and ultimately thrive at Emory.

GirlCon

GirlCon is an annual girls’ conference that celebrates Girlhood and brings middle school girls to Emory’s campus. The event is also an opportunity for Emory students to host a day of empowerment for the girls who participate.

The Kitchen Table

The Kitchen Table is a space for Black women in the Emory community to relax, enjoy time together, and build a network of support while unpacking portrayals of Black life in pop culture.

The REAL Conference

The REAL Conference is an annual event supported by the CWE that aims to recognize, empower, and affirm Latinas at Emory, in Atlanta, and beyond.

Women of Excellence Awards

The Emory Women of Excellence Awards celebrates women who have demonstrated extraordinary dedication to issues that affect women at Emory or in the larger community.

Women's History Month

The Center for Women celebrates Women's History Month every year with a month-long series of events dedicated to Women and Gender as well as a Keynote Speaker.

Women's Night on the Wall

Join the Center for Women and Recreation and Wellness for Women's Night on the Wall in the WoodPEC at the Climbing Wall. This event is for women only and is FREE! Come and check out the climbing wall with our female climbing staff!

Harriet Tubman Hike

The Center for Women at Emory hosts an annual hike at dusk celebrating the liberator Harriet Tubman, who entered and transitioned in the month of March. The hike celebrates her legacy of resistance, liberation, self-determination, and undeniable Love for her people. Participants on the hike will learn how she risked her life as the conductor of the Underground Railroad and get a sense of what it was like to maneuver through nature using her skills as an unsung naturalist.

Black Women in the Wilderness

Black Women in the Wilderness explores the use of outdoor recreation, self-care skill building, and community engagement as tools for building health and wellbeing for Black women at Emory.

Junior Feminists Book Club

The Junior Feminists Book Club is a weekly book club for elementary school girls. The book club is also a volunteer opportunity for Emory students who facilitate the book club sessions.

Waves

APID/A WAVES is a space of Asian Pacific-Islander, Desi (American) women at Emory, providing resources, events, and support.

Black Women’s First Year Experience

The Black Women’s immersion experience provides a space for first and second-year Black women living on-campus at Emory to network with Black women students, faculty, and staff.

Girls Who Game

Girls Who Game is a fun, gaming collective where Emory women can participate in gaming in a supportive environment.