Gender Inclusive Initiatives
Gender Inclusive Initiatives at Northwestern are a campus-wide effort led by the Office of Institutional Diversity and Inclusion (OIDI), the Women’s Center, the Gender and Sexuality Studies Program and Multicultural Student Affairs (MSA) to increase access to resources and support for our gender diverse students, faculty, and staff. These action leaders and unit/department led inclusive initiatives are in direct response to the decades of advocacy, leadership and research of trans, non-binary and queer members of our campus community and are guided by the recommendations made by the 2018-2019 Gender Queer, Non Binary and Transgender Task Force. This webpage also serves as a central location for a host of resources available on and off campus to better support and affirm our trans and non-binary community.
Gender Inclusive Initiatives 2019-2020 Update
Become a Trans Inclusive Action Leader:
- Review the GQNBT report and the student survey
- Learn about trans and non binary peoples' experiences on and off college campuses
- Participate in LGBTQIA trainings and workshops
- Develop individual and unit/department level diversity, equity, and inclusion goals
- Attend and sponsor events and programs that center the experiences of trans and non binary people
- Most importantly, SUPPORT and AFFIRM our trans and non binary students, faculty, staff, alumni, and community members!
1) Pronoun Awareness
- Guidance on use of Pronouns (Duke University)
- Practice with Pronouns
- Pronoun Stickers & Download Instructions
- Trans Inclusive Teaching and Learning Environments
- Trans Inclusive Workplace
2) Campus Resources
- All Gender Bathrooms and Facilities
- Bathroom Map
- Residence Hall Map (undergraduate and graduate)
- Guidance on Communications and Gender Inclusive Nomenclature
- Multicultural Student Affairs LGBTQIA+ resources
- Names or Gender Change
3) Campus Support
- Associated Student Government (ASG)
- Counseling and Psychological Services (CAPS)
- Gender and Sexuality Studies (GSS)
- Health Services
- Institute for Sexual and Gender Minority Health (ISGMH)
- Multicultural Student Affairs (MSA)
- Office of Equity
- Queer Pride Graduate Student Association (QPGSA)
- Women’s Center
4) Faculty & Staff Support
- Annual LGBTQIA+ Welcoming Reception (in partnership with the Women’s Center)
- Human Resources Gender Affirming Health Care
5) Equity & Access – The Office of Equity
- Bias Incident Reports
- Northwestern Campus Climate Survey Results at a Glance
- Office of Equity Annual Report 2018-19
- Reporting Page
6) Enrichment: Trans Inclusive Education Training
- Diversity, Equity and Inclusion Training
- Gender and Sexuality Studies
- Gender & Sexuality Glossary (Michigan State University)
- LGBTQ Ally Training
- Queertopia (2021)
- Women’s Center