This talk, as part of the McMillan Stewart Lecture Series, will survey the broad ways that gender plays a role in food traditions within the Coptic Orthodox Christian community, both in Egypt and in diasporic contexts. Please join us on April 27 at 5pm in 14E-304.

The Book and The Story Behind It: The Exceptions: Nancy Hopkins, MIT, and the Fight for Women in Science will feature discussion with author and journalist Kate Zernike and Nancy Hopkins, MIT Biologist who fought for women in science at MIT.

In this talk, Public Health Professor Liz Janiak will discuss mifepristone, self managed abortion, and the political stigma preventing the maximum public health benefits.

This event will take place on April 6 at 4 pm in room 2-105. This event will be open to the public.

Fly So Far is the story of Teodora Vásquez, the spokesperson of The Seventeen, the women accused of aggravated homicide in El Salvador because of having a miscarriage or a stillbirth. We hope you join us for the screening of the documentary and an exclusive discussion with the director on March 21 at 6pm in Bartos Theater.

Join us as Lydia Moland, Professor of Philosophy at Colby College, discusses her recent publication Lydia Maria Child: A Radical American Life. This event will take place on March 16 in room E51-095 at 4:30pm.

Filmed over seven years with extraordinary access and intimate accounts from currently and formerly incarcerated people, Belly of the Beast exposes modern day eugenics and reproductive injustice in California prisons. Join us for the film screening on March 15 at 6pm in Bartos Theater.

Join Women and Gender Services (WXGS) and Women and Gender Studies (WGS) this Women’s History Month for a facilitated discussion followed by a Q&A with Dr. Moya Bailey on misogynoir. All are welcome in the MIT community to attend this event. Tuesday, March 14th | 2-3pm | 3-308G | Webinar [RSVP] - https://mit.co1.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_6Wgr5Z20MGXigFE

Sociology Professor Jocelyn Viterna and Dr. Leigh Senderowicz will join us for an International Women’s Day panel a discussion about abortion and reproductive justice around the world.

This event will take place on March 8th at 4:30pm in room 2-105. All are welcome.

This workshop is sponsored by Career Advising and Professional Development (CAPD), the MIT Equal Pay working group, and the Office of Innovation. As part of the Inclusive Innovation Series, this workshop aims to educate and empower all students and postdocs with knowledge to evaluate and negotiate startup job offers. This event will take place on the 4th floor of E38.

Drawing from her book, Women against Abortion, Haugeberg will explain how women in the antiabortion movement developed and deployed the strategies that led to the downfall of the constitutional right to abortion in the US in 2022.

This event will take place on February 9 at 4pm in room 2-105. This event will be open to the public.

In recognition of Stalking Awareness Month, join us for a virtual screening of the Netflix series "I Am a Stalker" on Thursday, February 2rd, at 9pm. The event will include a screening of an episode followed by a discussion about stalking and how it is presented in the episode. All students welcome to attend.
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Sociology Professor Zakiya Luna will address the potential for the human rights discourse to deliver on its promise to secure freedom and equity for all.

This event will take place on December 13 at 4 pm in 3-133. This event will be open to the public.

The MIT Asian American Initiative, in collaboration with MIT Asian Women's Alliance & the MIT Libraries, presents: Exploring Food Justice, Resilience, & Entrepreneurship, a conversation with Tracy Chang. Tracy Chang is the owner and Chef of Pagu Restaurant in Cambridge, MA.

Please save the date as Professor of Law Khiara M. Bridges of Berkeley Law will be joining us to excavate the role of race in the Court's decision in Dobbs to reverse Roe v. Wade.
This event will take place on November 16 at 4:30 pm in room 4-231.

Please join us as Professor of Women’s, Gender, and Sexuality Studies Susanne M. Klausen joins us to discuss abortion in South Africa under apartheid during the years between 1948 and 1994.

This event will take place on November 7 at 5 pm in room 3-333. This event will be open to the public.

The Salary Negotiation 101 event will take place next Wednesday, October 26th at 6pm in McCormick Lounge. Boba and other goodies will be provided. That being said, please RSVP so we can provide the right amount of treats!

In this talk, Professor of Women’s & Gender Studies Rachel Alpha Johnston Hurst will examine the radical possibilities of representing abortion as a strategy to counter anti-abortion discourse through a reproductive justice lens.
This event will take place in room 4-237 at 4 PM on October 17, 2022. Q+A to follow. All are welcome.

Join us as author Sanjay Kak discusses his curated book project: Witness.

This event will be open to the public at will take place at 6:30 pm in room 56-114.

Please join us for a screening of a Haitian film that follows the life of a young woman challenged with the difficult choice to either leave her home or seek change within it. Afterward, we will be in conversation with director Gessica Généus.

Jessica Nordell will present extensive, cutting-edge research about how unexamined, unconscious bias works and how it changes, as well as insights about approaches that have been shown to measurably alter behavior to become more humane and life-affirming.
The first 50 attendees will receive a free copy of Jessica Nordell’s book. RSVP

Please save the date as Professor of Philosophy Bertha Alvarez Manninen of Arizona State University will be joining us to defend a pro-choice perspective using both utilitarian and Kantian considerations.
This event will take place in room 4-163 at 4 PM on September 20, 2022. Q+A to follow. All are welcome.

If you will be in the Boston area on Wednesday evening, Sept. 14, 2022, we hope you will join us for an advance screening of the PBS film about endometriosis, called Below the Belt. The screening will be followed by an expert panel discussion with clinicians, scientists, and patients from the MIT community about the challenges in integrating basic and clinical research to improve patient care.
Tickets can be found here.