G+JI Report 2017-2020

REPORT

2017-2020

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Catalyze

Scholarship

Knowledge

Production

Research-Activist

Connection

Mentorship

Policy

Development

Engaged

Scholarship

Political Awareness

and Education

Community

Engagement

Collaborative

Projects

Interdisciplinary

Research

Intersectional

Feminism

Economic Justice

Gender Justice

LGBTQ+ Equality

Gender+

Gender Inequity

and Inequality

Feminist Theory

Racial Justice

Sex

Sexuality

Social Justice

Humanities

Law

STEM

Interdisciplinary

G + JI

Policy

Arts

Medicine


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Contents

BACKGROUND AND MISSION 5

OBJECTIVES & VISION 6

G+JI IN NUMBERS 9

OVERVIEW 10

G+JI ANNUAL FACULTY COLLOQUIUM 11

GENDER+ JUSTICE RESEARCH PORTFOLIO 16

G+JI’S PROGRAMS 23

FILM SCREENINGS AND DISCUSSIONS 26

G+JI AND THE ARTS 28

G+JI AND THE GEORGETOWN WOMEN’S FORUM 30

ENGAGING AND SUPPORTING STUDENTS 31

INTERNATIONAL ENGAGEMENT 33

G+JI’S PARTNERS 34

TEAM 36

ADVISORY BOARD 37

CONNECT WITH G+JI 39

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“The Gender + Justice

Initiative programming

has been very interesting

and inclusive!”

Kimberly D., Graduate Student

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Background

During the academic year of 2015-16, faculty

from all three campuses at Georgetown

University participated in a set of exploratory

conversations about how best to harness

and support the work of Georgetown faculty

who are deeply engaged in research on

gender justice, particularly as it is situated

within social justice and civil rights.

Their goal was to

envisage the best kind

of structure for promoting

an intersectional and

interdisciplinary approach

to gender justice centered

at the University.

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Mission

The mission of the Gender + Justice Initiative (G + JI) is to build on the longstanding, pathbreaking

research being done on sex and gender across Georgetown’s departments and campuses; to

catalyze scholarship and advocacy in these areas; and to make Georgetown a dynamic hub of

knowledge production, community engagement, and policy development on intersectional issues

of gender, racial, and economic justice. We aim to situate the leading university in the Nation’s capital

as a center of research on gender equity through collaborations among scholars, policy makers,

and advocates in Washington, D.C. and beyond. Building on Georgetown’s schools of law, policy,

medicine, and the arts and sciences, G + JI seeks to promote an intersectional and interdisciplinary

approach to gender justice focused on both scholarly enrichment and policy change. This work

advances Georgetown’s Jesuit tradition and commitment to “address the social realities of . . .

injustice and oppression” and to promote justice in the world. The G + JI invites faculty, staff, and

students from across the University to discuss and to collaborate on issues of sex, gender, sexuality,

feminism, intersectionality, inequity, and inequality.

Why the “+” ? We refer to “Gender + Justice” to signal that

our concerns have gender at the core but extend to race,

class, sexuality, and other markers of subordination.

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G + JI Objectives

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Plan and foster opportunities for scholarly

projects that promote gender, racial,

and economic justice

Support and disseminate research findings

on gender, racial, and economic justice

Connect G+JI researchers and scholars

with artists, advocates, community

members, and policymakers

Cultivate and mentor future

G+JI scholars and leaders

Host leading thinkers, scholars, and

performers who model gender justice

and transformative feminism

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We envision our work as such:

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PUBLIC EVENTS

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ATTENDEES

2572

GEORGETOWN

PRESENTERS

81

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EXTERNAL

PRESENTERS

73

GEORGETOWN

PARTNERS

25 +

ADVISORY BOARD

MEMBERS

42

STUDENT

FELLOWS

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RESEARCH PROJECTS

FUNDED

GRANTS

AWARDED

11 $

40k

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Gender +

Justice

Initiative

presents 6-10 events

each academic year,

including the signature G + JI Annual Faculty Colloquium,

panel discussions, lectures, workshops, theater performances

and conversations, poetry readings, film screenings, and

faculty/student feminist mixers; as well as collaborative

events with internal and external partners, scholars,

students, artists and community leaders.

G+JI invites faculty, students, and the larger community

to participate in meaningful conversations on critical

issues connected to gender+ justice.

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The Annual

Faculty Research

Colloquium is G + JI’s signature event.

The Fall 2016 inaugural Colloquium

marked the official beginning of

the Gender + Justice Initiative!

This well-attended event brings together faculty from across the University

to share their research and work on issues of sex, gender, sexuality, feminism,

intersectionality and inequality, and discuss opportunities for interdisciplinary

conversations. These discussions from varied perspectives and methodologies offer

thought-provoking reflections and inspire meaningful action. The Colloquium

features 3 thematic panels of 10-15 min presentations, followed by a moderated

discussion and interactive Q & A with the audience.

The following pages give an overview of our four past colloquia.

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G + JI Faculty

Colloquium

2016

The first Gender+ Justice

Initiative Faculty Research

Colloquium held on

September 23, 2016, marked

the beginning of the Gender+

Justice Initiative with three

cross-campus panels:

THE FIRST PANEL

WHAT DIFFERENCE DOES SEX DIFFERENCE MAKE?

Moderated by Kathryn Sandberg, Professor of Medicine & Director of the

Center for the Study of Sex Differences, School of Medicine:

Sex: Why is it Soooo Complicated?

by Kathryn Sandberg, Professor of Medicine & Director of the Center for the Study of Sex Differences

What Differences Do Gender Differences in Ways of Speaking – and Listening – Make?

by Deborah Tannen, Professor of Linguistics

Sex Differences in Memory and Language

by Michael Ullman, Professor of Neuroscience

Reframing the Global Sexual & Reproductive Health Agenda to Engage

Men for Gender Justice

by Dominick Shattuck, Assistant Professor of Obstetrics and Gynecology

THE SECOND PANEL

GENDER-BASED VIOLENCE, LOCAL & GLOBAL

Moderated by Naomi Mezey, Professor of Law:

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What Difference Does

Sex Difference Make?

Gender Based Violence:

Local & Global

Intersectional

Gender Justice

Intro: Findings of Campus Sexual Assault Survey at Georgetown

by Laura Cutway, Title IX Coordinator, Institutional Diversity, Equity, and Affirmative Action (IDEAA)

Past and Future of the Violence Against Women Act

by Victoria Nourse, Professor of Law

Violence, Trauma & Resilience following Domestic Violence,

Sexual Assault & Childhood Abuse

by Mary Ann Dutton, Professor of Psychiatry

Gender Based Violence in Conflict Zones

by Ranit Mishori, Professor of Family Medicine

THE THIRD PANEL

INTERSECTIONAL GENDER JUSTICE

Moderated by Denise Brennan, Professor and Chair of the Department of Anthropology:

#CanYouHearUsNow – American Muslim Women Responses to Islamophobia

by Engy Abdelkader, Senior Fellow, Prince Alwaleed Bin Talal Center for Muslim-Christian Understanding

The Colloquium featured speakers

from the Georgetown University School

of Medicine, Georgetown College,

Georgetown University Law Center,

and School of Foreign Service.

Custom in Question: Female Circumcision between Cultural Accommodation

and Universal Human Rights

by Rogaia Abusharaf, Associate Professor of Anthropology, SFS-Qatar

Practices of Freedom: From Lorraine Hansberry to Suzan-Lori Parks

by Soyica Colbert, Associate Professor of African American Studies & Theater and Performance Studies

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G + JI Faculty

Colloquium

2017

The second G+JI Colloquium

was held on October 13, 2017

with cross-campus panels on:

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Intersectional

Gender Justice,

the Racialized and

Gendered Body

The Racialized and

Gendered Body

Change Agents and the

Possibility of Remaking

the Future

THE FIRST PANEL

INTERSECTIONAL GENDER JUSTICE

Moderated by Kristi Graves, Associate Professor of Oncology:

Intersectionality in Law and Scholarship

by Nan Hunter, Professor of Law

Speaking for, Speaking with, and Shutting up: on The Pragmatics of Truth Telling

by Mark Lance, Professor of Philosophy

Faux Heads of Households & the Gendered and Racialized Politics of Housing Reform

by Rosemary Ndubuizu, Assistant Professor of African American Studies

Effect of Maternal Stress during Pregnancy on Children's Health and Cancer Risk

by Joanna B. Kitlinska, Associate Professor of Biochemistry and Molecular & Cellular Biology

THE SECOND PANEL

THE RACIALIZED AND GENDERED BODY

Moderated by Denise Brennan, Professor and Chair of the Department of Anthropology:

Venus at Work: The Contracted Body and Cultural Representations of Saartjie Baartman

by Samantha Pinto, Associate Professor of English and African American Studies

White Slavery, Spiritualism, and the Crisis of Will in the Age of Contract

by Sherally Munshi, Associate Professor of Law

Research in Pregnancy: The Ethics of Risk / Benefit Tradeoffs between

Woman, Fetus, and Future Child

by Marisha Wickremsinhe, Research Associate, Kennedy Institute of Ethics

Working to Eliminate Disparities in Breast Cancer

by Filipa Lynce, Assistant Professor of Oncology

THE THIRD PANEL

CHANGE AGENTS AND THE POSSIBILITY OF REMAKING THE FUTURE

Moderated by Naomi Mezey, Professor of Law:

Pay Gap for Women Physicians in Neurology

by Nassim Zecavati, Associate Professor of Pediatrics

The Colloquium invited presenters

from the Georgetown University School

of Medicine, Georgetown College,

Georgetown University Law Center,

School of Foreign Service, Kennedy

Institute of Ethics, and Georgetown

Institute for Women, Peace and Security.

Living in the As-if: Johannesburg’s Chosen FEW Black Lesbian Soccer Team

by April Sizemore-Barber, Assistant Professor of the Practice, Women’s and Gender Studies

Combatting Gender Based Violence at Home: Do Laws have a Role?

by Jeni Klugman, Managing Director, Georgetown Institute for Women, Peace and Security

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G + JI Faculty

Colloquium

2018

The third Annual

G+JI Colloquium

was held on

November 9, 2018

with cross-campus

panels on:

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#MeToo and Women

in the Workplace

Intersectionality:

Gender+

Access to

Health & Justice

THE FIRST PANEL

#MeToo AND WOMEN IN THE WORKPLACE

Moderated by Deborah Epstein, Professor of Law and Director

of the Domestic Violence Clinic:

#MeToo - Converting Conversation in Change

by Lisa Singh, Professor of Computer Science, Jamillah Williams, Professor of Law, Naomi Mezey, Professor of Law

The #MeToo Movement's Hidden Roots

by Lane Windham, Associate Director, Kalmanovitz Initiative for Labor and the Working Poor

Gender Degradation: How Legal Structures Perpetuate Occupational

Segregation and Gender Disparities

by Kristen Tiscione, Professor of Law

THE SECOND PANEL

INTERSECTIONALITY: GENDER +

Moderated by Nan Hunter, Professor of Law:

Intertextuality, Intersectionality, and Rachel Jeantel's Voice in the

State of Florida v. George Zimmerman

by Grace Sullivan Buker, Adjunct Lecturer, Linguistics Department, Georgetown College

Girlhood Interrupted: The Erasure of Black Girls' Childhood

by Rebecca Epstein, Executive Director, Georgetown Law Center on Poverty and Inequality

Engendering a Clinical Atmosphere of Safety and Acceptance for LGBTQ+

Patients at MedStar Georgetown University Hospital Department of Psychiatry

by Emily Aron, Assistant Professor of Medicine, Matt Salmon, Child Psychiatry Chief Fellow

Activism on Issues of Female Circumcision in Sub Saharan Africa

by Rogaia Abusharaf, Professor of Anthropology, SFS-Qatar

THE THIRD PANEL

ACCESS TO HEALTH & JUSTICE

Moderated by Dionne Coker-Appiah, Associate Professor of Psychiatry:

The Colloquium featured presentations

from the Georgetown University Law

Center, Massive Data Institute at the McCourt

School of Public Policy, Georgetown

College, Kalmanovitz Initiative for Labor

and the Working Poor, Georgetown Institute

for Women, Peace and Security, School of

Foreign Service, School of Medicine, and

School of Nursing and Health Studies.

Intimate Partner Violence: Enabling Access to Justice in Conflict-Affected States

by Jeni Klugman, Managing Director, Georgetown Institute for Women, Peace, and Security, Matthew Moore,

Hillary Rodham Clinton Law Fellow, Georgetown Institute for Women, Peace, and Security

Barriers to Health Care Access and Utilization Among Low Income High-Risk

Transgender in the United States: A Systematic Review of the Literature

by Jennifer Bouey, Associate Professor of International Health, School of Nursing and Health Studies

Telemedicine and Teen Access to Contraception

by Sonia Francone, Class of 2022, School of Medicine, Julie Graves, Associate Professor of Family Medicine,

Jessica Knox, Propel Medical PC

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G + JI Faculty

Colloquium

2019

The fourth G+JI

Colloquium was held

on October 25, 2019 with

cross-campus panels on:

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Gender+ Justice In and

Through Education

Public Health Gender+

Justice - Activism and

Policy Impact

Navigating Intersectional

Identities - Space, Race

and Politics

THE FIRST PANEL

GENDER + JUSTICE IN AND THROUGH EDUCATION

Moderated by Fida Adely, Associate Professor, School of Foreign Service:

Redefining the "Morehouse Man"

by Jill C. Morrison, Visiting Professor, Director, Women’s Law and Public Policy Fellowship, and Director,

Leadership & Advocacy for Women in Africa Program, Law Center

Title IX: What would it look like if we did it right? A student-led, inquiry-based, aspirational

and trans-disciplinarily course on realizing gender equity in higher education

by Sara Collina, Adjunct Professor, Women & Gender Studies Program, Georgetown College, Kayla Edwards-Friedland,

Georgetown School of Foreign Service 2022, Maggie Cullina, Georgetown College 2021

We don't dream: Black Female Emerging Scholars in Post-Apartheid South Africa

by Sabrina Wesley-Nero, Associate Teaching Professor & Director of Program in Education,

Inquiry and Justice, Georgetown College

THE SECOND PANEL

PUBLIC HEALTH GENDER + JUSTICE – ACTIVISM AND POLICY IMPACT

Moderated by Christopher King, Associate Professor & Chair of the Department of

Health Systems Administration, School of Nursing & Health Studies:

Socio-Emotional Processing: Gender Differences in Social Adversity and Violence Exposure

by Mary Fesalbon and Masha Stoianova, Research Assistants under the supervision of Professor John Vanmeter

and PhD Candidate Shady El Damaty from Interdisciplinary Program in Neuroscience (IPN), Center for Functional

and Molecular Imaging, School of Medicine, G + JI Summer Research Grant Awards 2019 Recipient

Stop and Listen to Their Voices; The Impact of Recent Changes to the Immigration Regime on Women

by Sara Schotland, Adjunct Professor, Disability Studies, and Law & Literature, Georgetown College & Law Center

Menstruation, Reproductive Health and Homelessness: Attitudes and Experiences from

Residents at one Midwestern Shelter

by Ashi Arora, Medical Student, School of Medicine

THE THIRD PANEL

NAVIGATING INTERSECTIONAL IDENTITIES – SPACE, RACE AND POLITICS

Moderated by Melyssa Haffaf, Program Director, Gender + Justice Initiative:

Recovering, Remembering, Recognizing, Persistence: An Oral History of the First African-American

Women to Attend and Graduate from the Georgetown University School of Nursing

by Brian Floyd, Assistant Dean of Academic Affairs and Adjunct Professor, School of Nursing and Health Studies

The Colloquium featured presentations

from Georgetown University Law Center,

Georgetown College, School of Medicine,

School of Nursing and Health Studies, and

School of Continuing Studies.

African American Females Pursue Leadership Roles Despite Continuous Challenges

Demonstrating Noteworthy Resilience

by Soyini Richards, Adjunct Professor, School of Continuing Studies

Queer the Clock: Black youth transgressing time and producing alternative futurities

by Rahsaan Mahadeo, Postdoctoral Fellow in Sociology, Georgetown University

Do Women Mayors Enhance Patent Innovation?

by Neel Sukhatme, Associate Professor of Law, Georgetown University Law Center

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Gender + Justice

Research Portfolio

Supporting and growing scholarship

on sex and gender+ issues is one of

G + JI’s main objectives.

G+JI is proud to sponsor various cutting-edge research projects across fields

through competitive research grants. The grants are intended to support

interdisciplinary research related to intersectional issues of gender, racial,

and economic justice across GU campuses, schools, and programs.

All research projects examine relevant and timely issues with the aim of

advancing gender+ justice and reducing inequality and inequity both locally

and globally. G+JI’s research portfolio counts 11 projects conducted by

Georgetown groups, faculty, and graduate and professional students.

Take a look at our Research Portfolio.

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Big Data and #MeToo

Faculty Collaborators:

PARTNERSHIP BETWEEN THE

Gender+ Justice Initiative and the

Georgetown McCourt School of

Public Policy’s Massive Data Institute

Computer Science Professor

Lisa Singh

Linguistics Professor

Deborah Tannen

Anthropology Professor and Chair

Denise Brennan

Law Professor

Naomi Mezey

Law Professor

Jamillah Williams

Law Professor

Nan Hunter

Law Professor

Deborah Epstein

The project’s early findings include:

In the Spring of 2018, G + JI started a research collaboration with the

Georgetown McCourt School of Public Policy’s Massive Data Institute

on the #MeToo Movement against sexual harassment and assault,

particularly in the workplace. The ongoing research project analyzes

Twitter data around the hashtag that went viral in October 2017.

This project is the first large-scale effort to characterize the first year

of the movement by building an analytic engine that combines outputs

from different inference algorithms to understand the population

and conversations occurring. These types of platforms and tools

are necessary for a collective understanding of sexual assault,

for reducing our collective tolerance for it, and for developing

evidence that can be used to impact public policy.

Forthcoming publication: Jamillah B. Williams, Lisa Singh &

Naomi Mezey, "#MeToo as Catalyst for Change: A Glimpse into

21st Century Activism", 2019 University of Chicago Legal Forum.

Number of #MeToo Tweets to date:

More than 8.1 million

The most prevalent topics of

conversation have been

a) the movement/activism

b) sexual abuse and assault

c) harassment

d) politics

Some top associated hashtags:

#TimesUp, #WithYou, #Resist and other political hashtags

Over 100 occupations are mentioned at least

100 times. The professions relate to all walks

of life, including professors and students

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G + JI

Summer

Research

Grants

In Summer 2019, G+JI’s awarded 10 summer grants ranging from

$1000 to $5000 to support faculty, groups, and students to conduct

research on gender and its intersections. All projects examine

relevant and timely issues with the aim of advancing G+JI’s

research and reducing violence, discrimination, inequality and

inequity both locally and globally.

Faculty Research

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Project and Workshop on Darfurian Women Refugees in the United States

Rogaia Abusharaf, Professor of Anthropology

Georgetown University School of Foreign Service, Qatar

Sudanese Woman Protesting Omar al-Bashir’s Regime

in Washington, DC in March 2019

by Phil Pasquini

This project examines the views of gender justice among Darfur refugee women

in the United States. The overwhelming majority of these women were granted

residence in a variety of American cities following the scorched earth policy

meted out of their villages. Despite the devastation of Darfuri communities by

the Government of Sudan and their allied Rapid Defense Forces and Janjaweed

militias, these women experience gender-specific violence in the form of rape

and other forms of sexual assault. This project seeks to amplify their voices and

to advance their perspectives on the meaning of gender justice. Given the recent

political upheaval in the Sudan, documentation of these views is far more urgent

than ever before. In coordination with refugee organizations in the United States,

Dr. Abusharaf will organize a workshop with a number of refugee women and

Darfuri activists to speak about the ways in which their particular experiences

have sharpened their perspectives on gender justice especially in their home

country, which is currently experiencing momentous transitions.

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Understanding Different Measures of Intimate Partner Violence

Jeni Klugman, Managing Director

Georgetown Institute of Women, Peace and Security

Domestic Violence Awareness Ribbon

Copyright: 123rf.com

The availability of data on 12-month (current) prevalence of intimate partner

violence has recently expanded, and we now have a coverage of almost 150

countries. The distinction between lifetime and current prevalence is not

just a question of measurement, and could reflect substantive differences

in women’s ability to leave abusive relationships. In countries where the

difference between lifetime and 12-month IPV rates is small, it may be more

difficult for women to exit. This hypothesis emerges from our preliminary

analysis of the 130 countries for which we have data on both lifetime and

current prevalence of IPV. The analysis will systematically examine whether

countries with low current IPV prevalence tend to have larger differences

with lifetime rates. We would examine such factors as a robust social safety

net, stronger laws and norms against violence, alongside child custody

rights and the acceptability of women living independently. Important

implications for policy and legal reform are expected to emerge.

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Strengthening Gender & Legal Advocacy to Address Sex-related Corruption

Lisa Bhansali (L’92), Adjunct Professor

Georgetown University Law Center

Woman Holding Phone, Sextortion

Copyright: 123rf.com

The #MeToo movement has brought new attention to sex-related crimes,

yet "sextortion" is often limited to high profile cases and is often unfamiliar

to prosecutors. This research examines cases with a focus on the scope,

scale, and impact of this crime. It includes definitions across jurisdictions

with a focus on Latin America, and considers its global nature as well.

Questions, such as how prosecutors creatively apply existing regulations

will also be studied through practical examples. Finally, the work will

identify factors that exacerbate risks, where corruption and gender injustice

intersect, including strategies to enhance coordination between legal

and gender communities.

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Group Research

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Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women

Department of Health Systems Administration O'Neill Health Law Institute

School of Nursing and Health Studies, Georgetown University Law Center

Co-investigators:

Team:

Bette Jacobs, Distinguished Scholar at the O’Neill

Institute for National and Global Health Law and

Professor of Health Systems Administration

Marjorie Mandelstam Balzer, Research Professor

at Georgetown University Berkley Center and

Department of Anthropology

Sherally Munshi,

Associate Professor of Law,


Julia Langley,

Faculty Director of Arts and Medicine,

Georgetown Lombardi Cancer Center

Margaret Moss,

Professor and Director of the

Longhouse University of

British Columbia

Laura Cahier,

Ph.D Candidate,

Aix-Marseille Université

Sign Remembering Missing and Murdered

Indigenous Women, Canada

Vulnerability to violence and its resounding consequences is magnified

when gender, race, and sexuality intersect. The purpose of this proposal

is to address one such population in which growing urgency has

triggered two national reports: missing and murdered indigenous

women in the US and Canada. According to the US Department of

Justice and the Centers for Disease Control native women are murdered

at a rate of ten times the national average. Similarly, Canada has acted

on reports of the same magnitude. There is an epidemic of women

missing from their families and communities whose fate is serious injury,

disease, or unknown. Underlying factors include inadequate mental

health and substance abuse services, intergenerational trauma,

domestic or partner violence, geographic isolation, racism, lack of

empowerment, and jurisdictional issues. It has been reported that

LGBTQ indigenous women are at particular risk. Various advocacy

groups have advanced political action. There has not been influence

from the academy with its interdisciplinary intellectual tools to highlight

and support solutions to this matter of gender and justice. This proposal

aims to establish a working group at Georgetown University that will

cooperate with University of British Columbia to establish an action

plan to address the multidisciplinary facets to aid MMIW.

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Socio-Emotional Processing: Gender Differences in Social Adversity and Violence Exposure

Department of Neurology

Georgetown University Medical Center

Team:

John W. VanMeter, Director, Center for Functional and

Molecular Imaging, Georgetown University Medical Center

Mary Fesalbon, MRI Technician/Research Assistant

Shady El Damaty, Ph.D. Candidate

Maria Stoianova, MRI Technician/Research Assistant

Kinne Van Hecke, Research Assistant

Veronica Mucciarone, Research Assistant

The Adolescent Development Study (ADS) is currently collecting data from young adults that have participated in a brain development study

at Georgetown University since 2011. One of the study aims is to determine whether gender identity and social adversity may explain differences

in the configuration of the emotional brain network measured at adulthood. Identity formation in developing adolescents is considered to be

co-influenced by social influences and intrinsic neurobiological responses to one’s environment. Sustained stress may drive patterns of neural

activity that reinforces maladaptive behavior that may increase the risk for mental health disorders. ADS will use films selected from a curated

database of emotional clips during functional Magnetic Resonance Imaging (fMRI) to measure brain activity related to emotional states and

psychological instruments to estimate attitudes and perceptions regarding gender identity. Our experiments will help us better understand the

relationship between social adversity, gender identity, and development of the emotional brain network.

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Improving Outcomes for Returning Citizens in DC

Georgetown University

McDonough School of Business

Pivot Program, Prisons

and Justice Initiative

Team:

Pietra Rivoli, Co-Director Pivot Program, Vice-Dean

and Professor, McDonough School of Business

Marc Howard, Co-Director Pivot Program,

Professor of Government and Law

Joshua Miller, Pivot Managing Director Government and Law

Allyssa Lovegrove, Pivot Academic Director

George Chochos, Pivot Assistant Director

Aliyah Graves-Brown, Program Coordinator

Inaugural Class of Georgetown Pivot 2019 Graduation,

June 2019

This research project will examine the challenges faced by returning citizens in DC and how

collaboration across stakeholders can create productive pathways. The particular interest is

in assessing prospects for collaboration across sectors to contribute to successful re-entry

through education in entrepreneurship and the liberal arts along with practical experience

gained through internships.

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Graduate and Professional

Students Research

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Last of Her Line: The Sterilization of Black Women and Girls in the South

"Last of Her Line: The Sterilization of Black Women and Girls in the South" seeks to uncover the

otherwise untold stories of Black women and girls in the rural south who have been subject to forced

and coerced sterilizations known as ‘Mississippi appendectomies’. Using the story of Fannie Lou

Hamer as a starting point, the project will connect the historical sterilization of Black women and girls to

the modern ways in which the state seeks to regulate and control the bodies and reproductive abilities

and choices of Black women and girls through the law.

LuShunda Hill, Law Student,


Fannie Lou Hamer,

American civil rights,

voting, and women's rights

leader and organizer

Photo Credit: Library of Congress

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Faith and Gender Justice India: The Case of the Sabarimala Temple Row

This study explores the clash between religious faith and gender justice in India, using the example

of the Sabarimala temple row. It argues that gender is the realm of manifestation and contestation of

Hindu religious theory in India. It explores the wide array of operative stories and narratives in Hindu

religious literature, specifically the material on goddesses and their place in religious texts that help

craft the image of women for society. These are used to understand the formation of boundaries that

are erected for the personal and political participation of women.

Shruthi Rajkumar, Master of Arts

in Security Studies Program

Walsh School of Foreign Service

Indian women at holy site

in Pushkar, India

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The Rights of Indigenous Women to Natural Resources in Cameroon

The purpose of this study is to assess Indigenous Women’s Rights to Natural Resources in Cameroon.

The 1994 Forest Code that deals with administration of Natural Resources in Cameroon, fails to

recognize and protect Indigenous People Rights to lands and natural resources. This research

assesses the extent to which the 1994 Environmental Code of Cameroon impacts Indigenous

Women’s Rights to Natural Resources. It examines the factors hindering Women’s Rights to Natural

Resources in Cameroon. It makes use of key person interviews with government officials, notables,

and head of women groups as well as focus group discussions, questionnaires, surveys, and video/

audio recordings. Data will be analyzed using the GPS and Geospatial referencing, tables, charts and

descriptive analysis. And lastly, it will also propose policy considerations for changes in protecting

Indigenous Women’s Rights to Natural Resources ensuring that justice is served.

Ayaisha Agbor, Master’s in Law,

International Legal Studies,


Portrait of Baka pigmy

woman with her child,

Dja Reserve, Cameroon

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Examine and Improve Gender Gap in Surgery through the Examination

of Technology, Tools, and Protocols

The number of women enrolled in medical schools continues to rise and has reached parity with

male counterparts; however, gender gaps remain within the practice of medicine, including lower

rates of women entering male-dominated specialties and higher rates of burnout. As the prevalence

of burnout increases, the need to promote well-being has become a priority. Three primary domains

contribute to physician well-being: culture of wellness, efficiency of practice, and personal resilience.

This research project aims to investigate elements that contribute to the efficiency of practice,

including technology, tools, and training techniques, and explore ways gender-conscious

innovation can contribute to physician well-being.

Noosha Deravi, Jennifer Purks,

and Nellie Darling


School of Medicine Students

Female Surgeon

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G + JI Panels, Spotlight

Lectures,

Roundtables,

& Symposia

September 27, 2018

The Gender + Justice Initiative aims

to be a leader in supporting and

sharing gender research and engaging

the Georgetown and D.C. community in

conversations about the intersectional

nature of sex and gender. The panels,

lectures, roundtables, and symposia

that G + JI has created and sponsored

include a wide range of gender-related

topics such as race, sexual harassment,

health, and human rights. Through

diverse panelists and speakers, the

Gender + Justice Initiative has

promoted discussions around

gender intersectionality and

challenged the community to

question society’s gender norms

and stand up for the rights of

oppressed groups.

Dress Coded: Black Girls, Bodies, and

the Bias Embedded in School Dress Codes

This very well attended event was co-organized with the National

Women’s Law Center and invited perspectives from high school

students, advocates, educators, and scholars of the D.C. community.

The important discussion highlighted the gender and racial bias in

school dress code policies that have led to the interruption of girls’

education simply because of their bodies and the clothes they

choose to wear. The rules are disproportionately targeted at Black

girls and curvier girls, who are being held responsible for any

inappropriate behavior from their male classmates.

October 11, 2018

Exposing the Invisible #MeToo, a Conversation with

Bernice Yeung, Journalist and Author of In A Day’s Work

Professor of Law Jane Aiken moderated a discussion based

on Yeung’s book chronicling the journeys of women who sought

to disrupt the patterns that promote invisibility and help all

immigrant women facing exploitation.

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October 14, 2016

Symposium: Sexual Assault and Academic Freedom on College Campuses

This symposium brought together both academic administrators and legal scholars in the fields of

First Amendment and Fourteenth Amendment law, sexual violence, civil rights, and education law.

Scholars examined and debated the role of the first amendment in protecting offensive speech on

campus, the use of “trigger warnings” in the classroom, the impact of new policies regarding both

the processing and reporting of complaints on faculty, staff, and students, the nature of speech

itself in the college context, and both the dangers of sexual assault and the risks to academic

freedom and fair process now facing both men and women on college campuses.

March 23, 2017

Health Equity Forum – Access to Justice: Promoting the Inclusion of Both Men

and Women in Criminal Justice Systems

This discussion was moderated by Kathleen Coogan, Senior Gender Advisor for the United States

Department of State’s Bureau of International Narcotics and Law Enforcement Affairs (INL) and

Adjunct Professor at the Ohio Northern University Pettit College of Law and David A. Lewis, a

United States Foreign Service Officer who has served in the Bahamas, Barbados, Mexico and

Pakistan, and is currently an INL Program Office overseeing rule of law programs in East Africa.

April 6, 2018

Samuel Dash Conference on Human Rights: Defending Women’s Human Rights

The 2018 Samuel Dash Conference on Human Rights was entitled Defending Women’s Human

Rights: Achievements, Obstacles, and Opportunities for Empowerment. In collaboration with

Georgetown Law’s Human Rights Institute, the event included panels on the protection of girls’

rights through the cessation of FGM and child marriage, the empowerment and protection of the

defenders of women’s human rights, and the fight against the human trafficking of women and

girls. The keynote address came from Her Royal Highness Princess Sarah Zeid of Jordan, who is

a strong advocate for maternal and newborn health.

April 9-10, 2018

We’re In This Thing Together Creative Coalitions in Devastating Times

The Georgetown Gender+ Justice Initiative co-sponsored the Lannan Center for Poetics and Social

Practice Symposium. It showcased speakers who work in and on the collective to sustain creative work

in times of great political precarity. Over this two-day event, speakers discussed the current state of

affairs in collective organizing and creative endeavors.

April 19, 2018

The #MeToo Movement – Why Now Again? What Next?

This roundtable focused on the #MeToo movement, including discussions of its origins, its

implications, and its effectiveness. It also included conversations about the impact of #MeToo on

low-income workers and women of color. The panelists included women from the Equal Employment

Opportunity Commission, the National Women’s Law Center, and Georgetown’s faculty.

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18, 2019

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August 27, 2019

Lack of Diversity in Medicine: a National Emergency by Dr. Quinn Capers

These lectures addressed the flagrant and problematic lack of diversity in medicine - particularly Black doctors - they

also offered strategies to attract and retain medical students of color. This event was co-sponsored by the School of

Medicine Office of Diversity and Inclusion, Georgetown Women in Medicine, Georgetown Office of Institutional Diversity,

Equity & Affirmative Action, Medical Center Committee on Faculty Development, and Gender + Justice Initiative.

November 15, 2019

Twice as Good: Leadership and Power for Women of Color -

A conversation with Dr. Mary J. Wardell-Ghirarduzzi

This conversation with Dr. Mary Wardell-Ghirarduzzi from the University of San Francisco on her latest book Twice as

Good attracted many students and staff. In this inspiring book, she recounts her leadership experience and journey as

a woman of color in higher education. By doing so, she invites all women of color and underrepresented people to step

into their power and align their personal power and cultural identity into their leadership.

This event was hosted by the Center for Social Justice, Center for Multicultural Equity and Access, Georgetown

Jesuit Community, Georgetown Women's Alliance, Gender + Justice Initiative, Office of Institutional Diversity,

Equity & Affirmative Action, Office of Student Equity and Inclusion, and the Women's Center.

November 15, 2019

Panel Discussion: Everyday We Hustlin’

This panel discussion addressed young creatives, entrepreneurs, and anyone looking to understand the future of arts

industries and economies, this panel featured S. Craig Watkins, Ernest S. Sharpe Centennial Professor at the University

of Texas at Austin, on his new book Don't Knock the Hustle: Young Creatives, Tech Ingenuity, and the Making of a New

Innovation Economy. Watkins was joined by Elle Hearns, speaker/organizer/strategist/writer; April Kae, musician with

Imanigold/writer/speaker/model/social media influencer; Jazmine Walker, podcaster/author/Black Joy theorist/influencer.

This conversation was presented by Critical Frequencies, Department of Performing Arts, Department of African

American Studies, Georgetown College, Center for Social Justice, Center for Financial Markets & Policy, Georgetown

Entrepreneurship Initiative, and Gender + Justice Initiative

November 18, 2019

Murdered and Missing Indigenous Women Symposium

This symposium was an immersive introduction to the alarming levels of violence perpetrated on Indigenous women

in the United States and Canada. It is the third leading cause of death of Native women.

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LISTEN & ENGAGE - We had to honor of hosting US Congresswoman Debra Haaland (D-NM), Qajaq Robinson (Commissioner of Canada's National

Inquiry into Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women and Girls), and Christopher Foley (Attorney at the Indian Law Resource Center) on the legal

and policy issues related to tribal, national, and international governance and the challenges of reducing violence against Native women. The

dynamic panel discussion was introduced by Dr. Bette Jacobs, Professor of Health Systems Administration and Distinguished Scholar at the O’Neill

Institute for National and Global Health Law. TASTE - Refreshments based on North American Native cultures will be served following the discussion.

SEE - A red dress exhibit will be curated and displayed to memorialize missing and murdered Indigenous women.

This important discussion was hosted by the Georgetown University Indigenous Studies Working Group, Gender+ Justice Initiative,

and Institut des Amériques.

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The Georgetown Gender+ Justice Initiative and the Newseum present a conversation

inspired by the exhibit “Rise Up: Stonewall and the LGBTQ Rights Movement”

November 2nd, 2019 at the Newseum

November 2nd, 2019 at 2:30PM

Saturday,

Free with Newseum admission. Seating is on a space-available basis.

Rise Up: LGBTQ Rights Then and Now

Rise Up: LGBTQ Rights Then and Now

Nan Hunter Paul Smith Sandy James Sharita Gruberg Connor Cory Mark Stern

The Georgetown Gender+ Justice Initiative and the Newseum presented a conversation inspired by

the museum’s exhibit, “Rise Up: Stonewall and the LGBTQ Rights Movement”

Newseum Knight TV Studio

555 Pennsylvania Ave. N.W. Washington, DC 20001

“Transgender people are first and foremost people, and as such, deserve to be treated with dignity

and respect.” Sandy James, JD, PhD, Attorney specialized in trans rights

A panel of leading experts composed of two Law Professors and four Georgetown alumni addressed

the long struggle for LGBTQ rights as well as the current threats and challenges with an emphasis on

transgender rights. The conversation was moderated by Georgetown University Law Professor

& scholar specialized in constitutional and civil rights.

Panelists included:

Paul Smith, Vice President for Litigation & Strategy at the Campaign Legal Center, Georgetown Law

Professor & scholar specialized in civil rights and liberties

Sandy James, Attorney specialized in rights and policies affecting trans people for FreeState Justice

Sharita Gruberg, Director of Policy, LGBT Research & Communications Project for Center for

American Progress

Connor Cory, Attorney specialized in LGBTQ immigration for Whitman-Walker Health

Mark Stern, Legal Analyst and Supreme Court correspondent for Slate magazine

The Georgetown University Gender+ Justice Initiative is excited to partner with

the DC Public Library and present: Book Hill Talks: The Gender + Justice Series

Special conversations

with Georgetown authors

02/05/2020, at 7PM

Robert Patterson in

conversation with an artist

Destructive Desires:

Rhythm and Blues Culture and

the Politics of Racial Equality

02/26/2020, at 7PM

Carolyn Forché

in conversation with

Maureen Corrigan

What You Have Heard Is True:

A Memoir of Witness and Resistance

2019 National Book Award Finalist

04/22/2020, at 7PM

Lane Windham

in conversation with an activist

Knocking on Labor’s Door:

Union Organizing in the 1970s and

the Roots of a New Economic Divide

2018 David Montgomery Award

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Film Screenings and Discussions

ROLL RED ROLL

"I believe this film should be a required watch for schools.

It was truly inspiring and impactful." Ace F., Undergraduate Student

Two very dynamic conversations were held with the Director Nancy Schwartzman

and our community. The first event held at the Georgetown Law Center allowed to

show clips and discuss the cultural and legal aspects of sexual violence with Law

students. The second event on Main Campus was a screening and discussion in

partnership with the organization Men Can Stop Rape and a young survivor of

sexual violence, Karla Lozano.

On October 26th, 2019, the Gender + Justice Initiative

hosted 2 well attended events centered around the

award-winning and acclaimed documentary Roll Red Roll,

a film centered on the perpetrators of a sexual assault that

became the subject of national attention.

COUNCILWOMAN

The film brings an original perspective to films dedicated to the topic. Rather than

bring unnecessary focus on the victim, the film inspects the community which covered

and ignored the assault of a young woman by two star footballers. In its investigation,

Roll Red Roll reveals not only blatant willful ignorance, but also a deep-seated culture

of victim blaming, toxic masculinity, and objectification of women. It highlighted the

fact that open conversations about assault and rape culture, like the one following

the film, have not been part of popular culture at all, until recently. Moreover, Karla

Lozano offered a very touching testimony in order to encourage our young community

members to speak up and fight rape culture. Our partner from Men Can Stop Rape

spoke on the fact that changing social norms requires dosage. This idea speaks to the

challenges of reshaping patriarchal norms which have dominated global culture for

centuries, and in a smaller scale, the challenge of garnering consequences for violent

crimes committed by young, white men. The audience was very pleased to hear Nancy

Schwartzman’s speak about her experience and reasons for making this film as well as

learning about ways to contribute to the change.

Councilwoman is the story of a hotel housekeeper by day, Carmen Castillo, who won a

hotly-contested seat on the Providence, Rhode Island city council. Between shifts, she

built a name for herself in local politics as she fought to unionize and, unsuccessfully,

to raise the minimum hourly wage to $15 for all local hotel workers. She also infuriated

her more corporate-minded constituents in Ward 9. Councilwomen tracks the story

from her arrival in the U.S. from the Dominican Republic in the mid-1990s to her 2014

reelection bid, when she once again espouses a fiery progressive platform. Neither

of her opponents proves shy about using her marginalized economic status and lack

of formal higher education against her. Castillo battles personal setbacks and legacy

notions of who is qualified to run for political office — all the while fiercely defending her

vision of a society in which all people earn enough to support themselves and their families.

The screening of Councilwoman was followed by a discussion on intersectionality and

political representation with the Georgetown community. The event was co-sponsored

by the Kalmanovitz Initiative for Labor and the Working Poor, WILL Empower Program,

and the Gender + Justice Initiative.

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G + JI and

the Arts

The Georgetown University Gender Justice Initiative,

and Theater & Performance Studies Program

Invite you to a dialogue with Sarah Ruhl’s

In the Next Room, or the vibrator play

moderated by Prof. Denise Brennan,

with director, Prof. Derek Goldman & Prof. of Law Nan Hunter

Thursday, April 6

at the Davis Performing Arts Center at Georgetown University

Pre-Show Lobby Talk ¾ 7:30 PM

Performance ¾ 8:00 PM

Post-Show Conversation ¾following the performance

Since Spring 2017, the Gender +

Justice Initiative has partnered

with the Georgetown Department

of Performing Arts on the sponsorship

of multiple events and has facilitated

pre and post-performance discussions.

Events have included conversations

with playwrights, scholars, artists

connecting the show’s narrative to

issues pertinent to the current

discourse on gender and sexuality.

April 2017

Written by celebrated MacArthur Award-winning playwright

Sarah Ruhl, this Pulitzer Prize finalist play also received

three 2010 Tony Award nominations for its Broadway

production, including Best New Play. Set in a seemingly

perfect, well-to-do Victorian home, proper gentleman and

scientist Dr. Givings has innocently invented an

extraordinary new device for treating "hysteria" in women

(and occasionally men): the vibrator. Adjacent to the

doctor's laboratory, his young and energetic wife tries to

tend to their newborn daughter—and wonders exactly what

is going on in the next room.

Tickets may be purchased online at

performingarts.georgetown.edu

or through the Callagy Box Office from 3-6PM on

weekdays at 202-687-ARTS (2787).


Post-performance panel discussion on

Female Sexuality in conjunction with

“In the Next Room: The Vibrator Play”

Written by celebrated MacArthur Award-winning

playwright Sarah Ruhl, this Pulitzer Prize finalist play

also received three 2010 Tony Award nominations for

its Broadway production, including Best New Play.

This discussion was moderated by Prof.

of Anthropology Denise Brennan, with director,

Prof. Derek Goldman & Prof. of Law Nan Hunter.

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Supported by The Gender+ Justice Initiative (GJI)

Sovereignty show art by Goni Montez

Spotlight

A Conversation with

Playwright and Georgetown Alumna

MARY KATHRYN NAGLE

Part of the Arena Stage/Georgetown University/Andrew R. Ammerman F’72 Partnership

and the GU Gender + Justice Initiative

February 7 | 5 p.m. | FREE

DAVIS PERFORMING ARTS CENTER, GONDA THEATRE

A playwright and a partner

at Pipestem Law, a Law firm

specializing in sovereignty of

Native tribes and peoples, Mary

Kathryn Nagle (COL ‘05) received

her degree in Justice and Peace

Studies before attending law

school at Tulane. Her daring new

play Sovereignty debuts at Arena

Stage as part of its Power Plays initiative, and

travels the intersections of personal and political

truths, historic and present struggles, as a

Cherokee lawyer fights to restore her Nation’s

jurisdiction while confronting the ever-present

ghosts of her grandfathers.

Conversation also includes:

PROF. NAOMI MEZEY, (GU LAW CENTER)

Co-coordinator of the Gender + Justice Initiative

PROF. RICARDO ORTIZ (ENGLISH)

Moderator


November 2018

Pre-performance panel

discussion on

What Could I Do?

Questions for Today

from Our Class

Panelists discussed the

process of staging Our Class,

a play that questions one’s own

agency in the face of neighbor on

neighbor violence, in the era of #MeToo and with a focus

on Georgetown’s recent implementation of Bringing in the

Bystander trainings. Guests included Prof. of Psychiatry

Dionne Smith Coker-Appiah, Assistant Choreographer

for Our Class Julia Tvardovskaya, Conflict Resolution

Program, Mariana Nozela Prado, and Community

Engagement Manager for the Davis Performing Arts

Center, Vanessa Gilbert.

SADIE DUPUIS (of SPEEDY ORTIZ) POETRY READING

from her new book Mouthgaurd (Gramma Press)

SADIE DUPUIS (of SPEEDY ORTIZ) POETRY READING

from her new book Mouthgaurd (Gramma Press)

TUESDAY, NOV 13, 5:00-6:00

TUESDAY, McNEIR NOV HALL, 13, 5:00-6:00 GEORGETOWN UNIVERSITY

McNEIR HALL, GEORGETOWN UNIVERSITY

co-sponsored co-sponsored by the by Department the Department of Performing of Arts, Performing Department of Arts, English, Department and the Gender+ of Justice English, Initiative and the Gender+ Justice Initiative

Wednesday, February 7th, 2018

Mary Kathryn Nagle Discusses Pursuing

Theater, Law, and Social Change

Mary Kathryn Nagle (COL ‘05) returned to campus to

discuss the debut of her new play, Sovereignty. Nagle

reflected on her time at Georgetown and how she wanted

to be both a lawyer and a playwright. Torn between the

two career paths, she told the audience about how she

decided to do both. Students and faculty members

were delighted by Nagle’s personal story. Johnny Monday,

an undergraduate student, was pleased with Nagle’s

knowledge and expertise: “It is exciting to hear from an

alumna both trying to make a difference in the ‘real world’

and using art in that process. Her dedication to righting

the wrongs of the legal system both in her career as a

lawyer and as a playwright is inspiring.”

The poems in Sadie Dupuis’ Mouthguard are a means of developing a deep personal

The poems in Sadie Dupuis’ Mouthguard are a means of developing a deep personal

mythology; to read them is to feel what self-discovery is, and then recognize it in the rearview

mirror, disappearing over mythology; the broken American to read horizon. them They is to emerge feel from what the self-discovery place where is, and then recognize it in the rearview

known experience and mirror, the unknown disappearing collide; a borderline over we the all cross broken on the American way to becoming horizon. They emerge from the place where

ourselves.

known experience and the unknown collide; a borderline we all cross on the way to becomin

Like crying alone in a ourselves.

movie theater,

Mouthguard is tender, self-deprecating,

nostalgic, and unavoidably romantic. In the

end, we’re all simultaneously Like crying comforted alone and in a movie theater,

freaked out by the idea that there is something

Mouthguard is tender, self-deprecating,

bigger and deeper in the quiet spaces operating

within us, something just nostalgic, out of reach. and This unavoidably romantic. In the

book gives us the language end, to we’re describe all this, simultaneously a

comforted and

solid place we can remember together.

freaked out by the idea that there is something

“You will read these poems bigger and and then your deeper in the quiet spaces operating

thoughts will rearrange in the air.”

MELISSA LOZADA-OLIVA within us, something just out of reach. This

book gives us the language to describe this, a

“This is a book where magical poems drive us

solid place we can remember together.

with a holy momentum towards a lonely road

where on the side of it we can find a party of

accidents that we are all “You invited will to.” read these poems and then your

DOROTHY LASKY

thoughts will rearrange in the air.”

MELISSA LOZADA-OLIVA

Sadie Dupuis (of Speedy Ortiz) Poetry Reading

“This is a book where magical poems drive us

with a holy momentum towards a lonely road

where on the side of it we can find a party of

accidents that we are all invited to.”

DOROTHY LASKY

Sadie Dupuis, from the Indie music band Speedy Ortiz,

read poems from her book, Mouthguard, which shares

own self-discovery and explores the idea that we all have

something more within us. As a musician, Dupuis has been

recognized for her remarkable songwriting talent, and

Speedy Ortiz has been consistently celebrated in music

circles for their unique lyricism.

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Engaging Alumni:

Women’s Forum

Annual Collaboration

For the past two years, the Gender+

Justice Initiative has been collaborating

with the Women’s Forum by sponsoring

panel discussions related to questions

of feminism, gender, and social justice.

SPONSORED PANEL DISCUSSIONS:

May 3rd, 2018

Feminism as a Personal and Professional Identity

with Naomi Mezey, LiJia Gong (F'08, L'13),

and Elizabeth Velez

This interactive and intergenerational workshop

started with some reflections on feminist identity

from Baby Boomer, GenX, and Millennial perspectives.

It asked participants to consider how, why, and

whether they identity as feminist in their personal

and professional lives; how their identities and

understandings of feminism have changed over time;

and how feminism fits (or not) with other dimensions of

identity which are a source of strength or self-reflection.

March 28th, 2019

#MeToo: Sexual Harassment & Intersectionality

with Chelsea Fuller, Ianthe Metzger (C'12), Professor

Lisa Singh, Ellen Haring

The #MeToo movement has been a powerful voice in

bringing dialogue about gender, harassment, and

power to the forefront. However, the narratives and

experiences shared by women of color, women of

different backgrounds and within different industries

aren't lifted up as frequently - which serves as a reminder

of the work that still needs to be done to foster an

inclusive, authentic, and respectful society. This panel

explored how the intersections of race, gender, and

class manifest in the workplace, as well as in our

communities, and how we can respond meaningfully

across these intersections.

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Engaging Students

HoyasForShe Fellows

As a part of the U.N. Women’s HeForShe campaign, Georgetown is among the 10 IMPACT organizations worldwide dedicated

toward the advancement of women. The HoyasforShe fellowship places students in university programs that promote gender

equality. HoyasForShe Fellows assist with programs, events, research and data collection.

Spring 2020: Natalie Gómez is a senior at Georgetown University majoring in Justice and Peace Studies, with a concentration

in Immigration and Justice, and minoring in computer science. She is passionate about social justice, specifically in topics

relating to her own personal experience such as immigration, women's rights and education. The last two years, she served as

Latinx Leadership Forum facilitator, where she, along with representatives of other Latinx organizations on campus, planned

and executed events for the Georgetown community during Latinx Heritage Month.

Fall 2019: Isabella Martinez-Aleman is a sophomore at Georgetown University majoring in Culture and Politics and

double minoring in French and Film and Media Studies. Her passions include women's rights, issues of sustainability, and

documentary film. She is the Vice President of External Affairs for Interhall, a residence hall organization which works to

improve student life and the D.C. community through philanthropy, and the latin dance team on campus, Ritmo y Sabor.

2018-2019: Allie Frei is a senior at Georgetown University majoring in Justice and Peace Studies and double minoring in

Psychology and Education, Inquiry, and Justice. Her interests include mental health, the intersectionality of gender and ability,

women and education, and women in peacebuilding and peacekeeping. She is a member of Best Buddies Georgetown, which

creates spaces for friendships to develop between students and people with intellectual and developmental disabilities.

Gender+ Justice Fellows

Spring 2020: Nazeleh Jamshidi is a student majoring in Justice and Peace at Georgetown College. Nazeleh is a gender

equality and human/women’s rights activist. She has extensive experience in designing, creating, and managing projects and

programs that promote gender equality, women empowerment and human rights in developing and post-war country,

Afghanistan. She has assisted various governmental and International organizations such as municipalities, the Department of

Agriculture, the Afghan Red Crescent Society, the UN, and USAID to include gender perspectives as part of policies, strategies,

and Afghanistan-based foundational documents. Nazeleh is committed to human rights and women’s rights and she has

helped a considerable number of women in various provinces of Afghanistan to recognize and claim their rights as humans

and members of their communities.

2018-2019: Elana Orbuch is in her first year at Georgetown University Law Center. She is a Student Fellow for G + JI, Public

Interest Fellow, Human Rights Associate, and Section Representative for Georgetown Law Students for Democratic Reform

(GLSDR). Prior to coming to Law School, Elana has done organizing for issue and electoral campaigns, and worked on building

power to pass election law reform in the states. Elena is a Gender + Justice Initiative fellow and supports programs, events,

research and website updates.

2018-2019: Rachel Farkas is in her second year at Georgetown University Law Center. She is a Student Fellow for G + JI,

Editor-in-Chief of the Georgetown Journal of Gender and the Law, President of the Georgetown Law American Civil Liberties

Union (ACLU), and member of the Appellate Advocacy Division of Barristers' Council. She has spent summers and semesters

at the Legal Aid Foundation of Los Angeles, the Public Defender Service for the District of Columbia, and Orleans Public

Defenders. Rachel plans to work as a public defender upon graduating in May 2020. Rachel assists G + JI’s work with research,

writing, and data collection.

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Sponsored Student Events

G + JI is deeply committed to support Georgetown students. In the past year, in partnership with student

organizations, G + JI co-sponsored panel discussions, workshops, and professional skills development,

surrounding equity and inclusion. These events gathered dozens of students and faculty members.

Sponsors:

Sponsors:

G + JI's Feminist Mixers

The G+JI’s Feminist Mixers bring together feminists

from the Georgetown University Community to

encourage community building and networking

between people committed to gender justice and

advocacy. They also aim to insight conversations about

gender in our society and build relationships that can

further the promotion of gender equity and justice in

Georgetown’s policies and culture.

These events are well attended by students, staff,

and faculty and have become increasingly popular

(175 RSVP for last mixer).

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International Engagement

In the Spring 2019, the Gender + Justice Initiative had the opportunity to host two international

delegations and gather various Georgetown centers and organizations to discuss and exchange

on questions connected to gender + justice issues.

February 2019

Conversations about Equity and Justice in STEM

Delegation from Nagoya University Japan

Georgetown and Nagoya University are 2 of 10 global university

champions from around the world selected for the United Nations

HeForShe program working to promote gender equity across

various sectors. For Nagoya’s second visit to our campus, G+JI

hosted conversations about gender equity and justice in STEM

and presented the various Georgetown initiatives advancing such

mission with the collaboration of the Georgetown Women in

Medicine (GWIM), Office of Diversity & Inclusion - Georgetown

School of Medicine (ODI - GUSOM), Institutional Diversity &

Affirmative Action (IDEAA), Georgetown Women's Alliance (GWA),

Women in Science & Education (WISE), and Georgetown Law

Center Visiting Scholar from Ritsumeikan University, Japan.

April 2019

Conversations about Religion, Peace and Women’s

Empowerment Delegation from Algeria

G+JI received a delegation of scholars and community leaders

from Algeria while on a visit to Washington, D.C., in partnership with

the UCLA Burkle Center for International Relations. We discussed

and exchanged on questions of religious freedom, women in peace

and security, interfaith dialogue, islamophobia, and women’s

empowerment. With the participation of the Georgetown University

Muslim Chaplain, Center for Contemporary Arab Studies (CCAS),

Berkley Center for Religion, Peace, and World Affairs, Georgetown

Institute for Women, Peace and Security (GIWPS), and Prince Alwaleed

bin Talal Center for Muslim-Christian Understanding (ACMCU).

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COLLOQU

Georgetown Women

Legal Alliance

Advocates Against

Sexual Violence

Journal of Legal Education,


Law Center

Co-hosted Symposium

Co-sponsored Conversation

and Book Talk with

AuthorCo-sponsored

Panel Discussion

Co-sponsored Dialogue

– Timely Response

Co-sponsored Panel Discussion

Co-sponsored

Panel Discussion

Co-hosted Conversations

with International Delegation

Annual G + JI Sponsored

Panel Discussion

Co-sponsored

Conference

Co-sponsored

Film Screening

and Discussion

MAIN CAMP

Co-sponsored Lecture

Co-sponsored Workshops

Co-hosted Conversations with

International Delegation

Co-sponsored Pre and

Post performance conversations

Co-hosted

Internation

Co-sponso

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Co-sponsored Workshops

Co-sponsored

Panel Discussion

OQUIUM






Co-sponsored

Symposium

Co-sponsored Forum



Co-sponsored GWIM’s 25th Anniversary

Post-screening

Panel Discussion

CAMPUS

Co-sponsored

Poetry Reading

Co-sponsored

Book Talk

Co-hosted Book Talks



Co-sponsored

Panel Discussion

Research

Collaboration



Co-sponsored Symposium




EXTERNAL PARTNERS

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Team

Dionne Coker-Appiah, Ph.D

G + JI Faculty Co-Director, Fall 2019

Associate Professor of Psychiatry


Denise Brennan, Ph.D

G + JI Faculty Co-Director, Fall 2019

Chair and Professor, Department

of Anthropology

Georgetown College

Melyssa Haffaf, Ph.D

G + JI Program Director


Steering Committee

Deborah Epstein, JD

Member of Steering Committee

(Served 2017-2019)

Former G + JI Faculty Co-Director

Professor of Law


Lisa Krim, JD


(Served 2017-present)

Chair of G + JI Advisory Board

Senior Advisor to the President for Faculty Relations

Georgetown University Office of the President

Kristi Graves, Ph.D




Associate Professor of Oncology


Naomi Mezey, JD




Professor of Law


Nan Hunter, JD


(Served 2017-2019)

Professor of Law


Kathryn Sandberg, Ph.D


(Served 2017-2018)

Professor and Vice Chair for Research, Department of Medicine


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Advisory Board

Lama Abu-Odeh

Professor of Law


Rogaia Abusharaf

Professor of Anthropology

School of Foreign Service Qatar

Fida Adely

Chair in Arab Studies and

Associate Professor


Reena Aggarwal

Vice Provost for Faculty

and Professor of Business

Administration and Finance


Jane Aiken

Vice Dean, Chair of the University

Task Force on Gender Equity and

Professor of Law


Judith Areen

Paul Regis Dean Professor of Law, Emerita


Patricia Cloonan

Associate Professor of School

of Nursing & Health Studies

School of Nursing & Health Studies

Emma Coleman Jordan

Professor of Law


Katharine Donato

Donald G. Herzberg Chair &

Professor in International

Migration, Director of the Institute

for the Study of International Migration


Mary Ann Dutton

Vice-Chair for Research and

Professor in the Department

of Psychiatry


Bette Jacobs

Distinguished Scholar at the

O’Neill Institute for National

and Global Health Law and

Professor of Health Systems

Administration


Victoria Jennings

Director of Institute for Reproductive Health

and Professor in the Department of Obstetrics

and Gynecology


Rosemary Kilkenny

Vice President of Diversity, Equity,

Inclusion and Chief Diversity Officer


Patricia King

Carmack Waterhouse Professor

of Law, Medicine, Ethics,

and Public Policy


Jennifer Klugman

Managing Director of the Georgetown

Institute for Women Peace and Security


Shiloh Krupar

Provost's Distinguished Associate

Professor and Field Chair of Culture

and Politics Program

Georgetown University Walsh School

of Foreign Service

Rebecca Kukla

Research Scholar for the Kennedy

Institute of Ethics and Professor in

the Department of Philosophy

Georgetown College

Maggie Little

Director of Ethics Labs, Senior Research

Scholar for the Kennedy Institute of Ethics,

and Professor of Philosophy

Georgetown College

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Phyllis Magrab

Director of Center for Child and Human

Development and Professor in the

Department of Pediatrics


Janet Mann

Professor of Biology and Psychology

Georgetown College

Jane McAuliffe

Distinguished Senior Research Fellow

at Berkley Center for Religion, Peace,

and World Affairs


Joseph McCartin

Executive Director of Kalmanovitz

Initiative for Labor and the Working

Poor and Professor in the Department

of History

Georgetown College

Sherally Munshi

Associate Professor of Law


Victoria Nourse

Ralph V. Whitworth Professor of Law


Natsu Onoda Power

Associate Professor in the

Department of Performing Arts

Georgetown College

Ricardo Ortiz

Chair and Associate Professor in

the Department of English

Georgetown College

Kelly Otter

Dean of School of Continuing Studies

School of Continuing Studies

Susan Deller Ross

Director of International Women's

Human Rights Clinic, Professor of Law


Nancy Sherman

Faculty Affiliate for the Kennedy

Institute of Ethics and Professor in

the Deparment of Philosophy

Georgetown College

Elena Silva

Vice Dean of Georgetown College and

Professor in the Department of Biology

Georgetown College

Lahra Smith

Associate Professor of African Studies


Edward Soule

Associate Professor


Madhavi Sunder

Professor of Law


Michele Swers

Professor of American Government

Georgetown College

Deborah Tannen

Professor in the Department

of Linguistics

Georgetown College

Catherine Tinsley

Executive Director of Women's Leadership

Institute and Professor of Management


Robin West

Frederick J. Haas Professor

of Law and Philosophy


Wendy Williams

Professor Emerita


Lane Windham

Associate Director of Kalmanovitz

Initiative for Labor and the Working Poor


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