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Gender Inclusive Initiatives

Northwestern’s Office of Institutional Diversity and Inclusion acknowledges the important work in which many of our campus partners have been engaged to increase access, resources, and support for our gender expansive students, faculty and staff. Our commitment to this work builds upon decades of advocacy and leadership for, and research related to the experiences of, trans, non-binary, and genderqueer members of our University community. The recommendations put forth in the 2018-2019 Gender Queer, Non-Binary and Trans (GQNBT) Task Force have guided our efforts. More information about the task force and links to the full report along with recent updates can be found on the GQNBT Task Force webpage.

Fully supporting our gender expansive community necessitates continuous improvement and commitment. We celebrate our successes while remaining aware that more needs to be done. The GQNBT Task Force recommendations give Northwestern a foundation upon which we will continue to build. OIDI and the Women’s Center are partnering to develop a Gender Inclusive Initiatives (GII) Action Plan that will track the institution’s progress and outline action steps for realizing the Task Force recommendations. The System Updates project is embedded within this overall effort.

Gender Inclusive Initiatives 2019-2020 Update 

Become a Trans Inclusive Action Leader

1. Review the  GQNBT report  and the student survey
2. Learn about trans and nonbinary peoples' experiences on and off college campuses
3. Participate in LGBTQIA trainings and workshops
4. Develop individual and unit/department-level diversity, equity, and inclusion goals
5. Attend and sponsor events and programs that center the experiences of trans and nonbinary people
6. Most importantly, SUPPORT and AFFIRM our trans and nonbinary students, faculty, staff, alumni, and community members!

Pronoun Awareness

• Guidance on use of Pronouns 
• Practice with Pronouns
• Pronoun Stickers  & Download Instructions
• Trans Inclusive Teaching and Learning Environments
• Trans Inclusive Workplace

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
• Managing your @u.northwestern.edu (or other G Suite) account after a name change
• Changing the display name on your @northwestern.edu (Exchange/Microsoft 365) account
• Name appearing incorrectly on a listserv
• Modifying your information in the Northwestern online directory
• Managing your voicemail messages and preferences using Cisco Unity

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

Faculty & Staff Support

• Annual LGBTQIA+ Welcoming Reception (in partnership with the Women’s Center)
• Human Resources Gender Affirming Health Care

Equity & Access – The Office of Equity

• Bias Incident Reports
• Northwestern Campus Climate Survey Results at a Glance
  • Full results: Campus Climate Survey on Sexual Assault and Misconduct
• Office of Equity Annual Report 2018-19
• Reporting Page

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

Gender Inclusive Recommended Readings