WGSC News & Events

Friday, October 30th, 2020

11:30 a.m. via Zoom

Registration and Zoom link: http://bit.ly/bunchetalksoctober

Please join our guest lecture with Nwando Achebe, award-winning author, and historian, as she gives a class on African Nationalism.

Friday, November 6th, 2020

2:10 - 3 p.m.

Please join Mayor Muriel Bowser, the Mayor’s Office on Women’s Policy and Initiatives and the DC Commission for Women to virtually celebrate the 6th Annual Women’s Equality Day Celebration.

This event celebrates the day women were granted the right to vote on August 26, 1920, when the 19th Amendment to the US Constitution was certified as law, and this year we commemorate the 100th anniversary of this monumental ruling. Attendees are asked to wear something yellow or white to show your support of Women’s Equality!

Wednesday, August 26, 2020

6:00 p.m.

RSVP HERE 

Upcoming Events

ARTICLE: From Howard University to The Hague

From Howard University to The Hague: Changing the Picture of Women in International Justice

10-05-2017
Dr. Josephine Jarpa Dawuni's experience at an international conference organized by the GQUAL Campaign, held under the theme “Changing the Picture of International Justice” in The Hague, Netherlands.

ARTICLE: How I found My Passion for Gender Equality

ARTICLE - How I found My Passion for Gender Equality

Sabina's student experience in Ghana

ARTICLE: Human Trafficking in the Sahel and Gender Based Violence

Article - Human Trafficking in the Sahel and Gender Based Violence

09-18-2017
Reflections By Oluwatobi Osobukola-Abubu and Paige Valdiserri

ARTICLE: The Politics of Culture, Gender and Identity

ARTICLE: The Politics of Culture, Gender and Identity

09-26-2016
Highlights by Dr. Josephine Dawuni of the event “African Royals at Howard University” featured three Royals from Ghana and Nigeria with the goal of engaging in an open discussion on the intersection of African gender identity and culture in a global system.

Howard History Professor Thomas A. Foster on the National Women's History Museum

Article entitled "A museum of women's history is long overdue -- and so are many others" on CNN.com by Thomas A. Foster, Ph.D.

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Howard University Celebrated the Power and Resilience of Women on International Women’s Day

05-02-2017
Howard Newsroom
Highlighting the profound impact of women, the event showcased the diversity of Black women who are catalyzing change in their respective communities and countries.

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