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Illinois Global Institute Center for the Study of Global Gender Equity

GRID Student Spotlight

  • Sulagna Chakraborty is a PhD student in the Program in Ecology Evolution & Conservation Biology and participating in the WGGP graduate minor, Gender Relations in International Development (GRID).  She will be sharing the story of Dr.  Mary Guinan during the upcoming International Women’s Day event March 8th, 2021 at 3:30pm....
  • Recent GRID Graduate, Dikshya Devkota, will be presenting her research at the upcoming WGGP Graduate Forum on March 4th.  Her talk, “Understanding the diffusion of transnational gender norms within biodiversity conservation in Bhutan” will take place at 1:30pm. Click here to register for the Graduate Forum....
  • Atyeh Ashtari is a GRID student and a Doctoral Student in the Department of Urban and Regional Planning.  She will be presenting at the upcoming WGGP Graduate Forum on March 5th.  Her presentation is “Feminist Analysis of Social and Solidarity Economy: Minority Women, Community-based Microfinance and Grassroots Community Development in Peri-Urban Iran”.  For more information on the...
  • Ananya Tiwari is a GRID student and a Doctoral Candidate in the Department of Educational Psychology.  She will be presenting at the upcoming WGGP Graduate Forum on March 5th.  Her presentation is “COVID19, Education and Child Marriage: Investigating socio-cultural challenges and navigating gendered access to technology in India”.  For more information on the...
  • Claire Branigan is a GRID student and a Doctoral Student in the Department of Anthropology.  She will be presenting at the upcoming WGGP Graduate Forum on March 5th.  Her presentation is “The Horror of Grief and the Wounded Family: Reclaiming the Murdered Woman Story in Argentina”.  For more information on the upcoming forum schedule and registration, please visit...
  • Congratulations to Atyeh Ashtari, who was recently awarded the 2020 "Excellent Teaching Assistant by Students" Award! Atyeh is a doctoral student in the Department of Urban and Regional Planning. Her research deals with everyday development of urban environment through gendered practices using feminist social reproduction lens, in particular a radical care approach...
  • Congratulations to Winner of the Fall 2020 Graduate Student Leadership Award Efadul Huq! Efadul is a doctoral student in Urban and Regional Planning. At the intersection of Huq’s research and leadership efforts is a deep commitment to social justice. This drive has led to substantial accomplishments while serving in various organizations...
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