Fostering a campus climate that promotes equity and enriches the lives of all members of the University community
Welcome to the Northwestern Women’s Center.
We are committed to gender equality and inclusion at Northwestern University. Our center serves as a space for support, community, advocacy, and affirmation for all those affected by gender oppression.
In times like this, the Women's Center keeps our mission to advance gender equity and to support women, trans, and non-binary people at Northwestern at heart, even as we adjust and reimagine the work ahead. We are here but we also understand that the COVID-19 pandemic will likely magnify and exacerbate structural inequities and will affect marginalized communities differently. In response to the social, economic, and medical global crisis due to COVID-19, we have compiled a comprehensive list of resources to support those in need, even while many are away from campus.
More on ResourcesWe support female, gender queer, non binary, and trans students, faculty, and staff.
What's happening at the Women's Center.
"Brown said the idea of mutual aid is 'inherently feminist,' and the idea that someone is not doing well because they are undeserving is patriarchal, and denies the existence of systemic racism and of gender oppression."
"The intention is also to create something together. At the end of our experience the cohort will have created something to showcase what came from our process of remembering who we are, speaking to our elders, and really thinking about the future with this depth and wealth of ancestral knowledge, when it comes to justice and to healing in our community."