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  • The Women and Gender in Global Perspectives Program (WGGP) and the Humanities Research Institute (HRI) at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign are co-hosting our seventh annual event, “12 Women Who Changed the World: Untold Stories” bringing together faculty, staff, students, and community members to recognize people who have made a difference in academia. The event will feature 12...
  • On November 30th, WGGP hosted a public talk by Rana Elmeligy on "Gender in Development: Standards and Real-Life Limiting Beliefs, Structures, and Practices". Rana Elmeligy is an international development and humanitarian practitioner.  Are development programs able to apply gender-sensitivity standards on the ground? The persisting gaps between 'gender in development' standards and real-...
  • On November 11th, 2022 Women and Gender in Global Perspectives Program hosted a Graduate Student Workshop on "Writing Effective Fellowship Proposals" and "Tips for applying for fellowships" The workshop was led by: Dana Johnson, Assistant Director of External Fellowships and Charles Fogelman, Teaching Assistant Professor (LAS Global Studies Program) and Beatriz Carvalho, Center for Latin...
  • On October 17th, 2022 Women and Gender in Global Perspective Program hosted a talk by Dr. Richa Nagar on "Situated Solidarities, Radical Vulnerability, and Hungry Translations" In this talk, Richa Nagar drew on two decades of creative labors undertaken with the Sangtin farmers' and laborers' organization {SKMS), Parakh Theater, and students at the University of Minnesota. She will share ...
  • On September 13th, 2022 Women and Gender in Global Perspectives Program hosted a Reproductive Justice Panel. Featured Panelists: Dr. Mariela SzwarcberR Oaby, Or. Leslie Reagan, Emma Darbro The panelists offered a global and historical perspective on the struggle by women for abortion rights in the US; feminist mobilization in Latin America where recently they secured legalization...
  • On September 12, 2022 Women and Gender in Global Perspectives Program hosted a talk by Bushra Amiwala on "Youngest Muslim Elected Official in the United States of America".  Bushra Amiwala is a Skokie native and daughter of immigrants who truly appreciates diversity in its many beautiful forms. As communities across our nation - the working poor, religious and ethnic...
  • On April 4th, 2023 WGGP hosted a talk by Dr. Courney Dorroll on how Dorroll's 2019 book, Teaching Islamic Studies during the Age of ISIS and Islamophobia (Indiana University Press), created emotional labor for both the instructor and her students. Courtney found self-care pedagogy and sustainability practices to be key in replenishing herself and her students. When we ask scholars and students to...
  • On April 5th, 2023 Women and Gender in Global Perspectives Program invited Dr. Courtney Dorroll to host a Graduate Student Discussion on "Self-care in the Classroom". The event took place at 306 Coble Hall at 3 pm. Dr. Courtney Dorroll is Associate Professor of Religion and Coordinator of the Middle Eastern and North African Studies Program at Wofford College....
  • On October 19, 2022 Illinois Global Institute centers and the African Students Organization in the Illini Union Courtyard hosted an evening of international music, featuring the Afro-Brazilian percussion ensemble Bloco Gavião, the Illinois Flamenco-Jazz Collective featuring flamenco guitarist ...
  • On April 21, 2023, WGGP hosted Dr. Winifred Poster (Washington University, St. Louis) for hybrid talk "Women Maintenance Workers for the Global Information Highway: Village Data Processing Centers in India". Women's share of the formal workforce in India has been declining for several decades. But not, paradoxically, in information and communication technology jobs. Here, there has been a niche...