G+JI Annual Report 2020-2021

ANNUAL
REPORT
2020-2021

Contents:
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MISSION
VISION & OBJECTIVES
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2020-2021 IN NUMBERS
RESEARCH
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GENDER JUSTICE FELLOWSHIP PROGRAM
#METOO RESEARCH COLLABORATION
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RESEARCHER-IN-RESIDENCE
FACULTY MENTORING PROGRAM
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16
VIRTUAL EVENTS 2020- 2021
ANNUAL COLLOQUIUM
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21
PANEL DISCUSSIONS & LECTURES
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G JI AND THE ARTS
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29
FILM SCREENINGS
DC PUBLIC LIBRARY COLLABORATION
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SUPPORTING STUDENTS
33
PARTNERS
TEAM
34
CONNECT WITH US
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mission of the Gender Justice Initiative (G JI) is to build on the
The
path-breaking research being done on intersectional
long-standing,
racial and economic justice across Georgetown’s
gender,
and campuses; to catalyze scholarship and advocacy in
departments
areas; and to make Georgetown a dynamic hub of knowledge
these
community engagement, and policy development.
production,
aim to situate the leading university in the Nation’s capital as a
We
of research on gender equity through collaborations among
center
policy makers, advocates and artists in Washington, D.C.
scholars,
beyond. Building on Georgetown’s schools of law, policy,
and
and the arts and sciences, G JI seeks to promote an
medicine,
and interdisciplinary approach to gender justice
intersectional
on both scholarly enrichment and policy change. This work
focused
Georgetown’s Jesuit tradition and commitment to “address
advances
G JI invites faculty, staff, and students from across the University
The
discuss and to collaborate on issues of gender, antiracism,
to
at the core but extend to race, class, sexuality, disability
gender
other forms of oppression.
and
Mission:
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the social realities of ... injustice and oppression."
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sexuality, feminism, intersectionality, inequity, and inequality.
Why the '+' ?
We refer to 'Gender
Justice' to signal that our concerns have
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Vision:
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and foster opportunities for scholarly
Plan
that promote antiracism, intersectional
projects
researchers and scholars with artists,
Connect
community members, and
advocates,
and mentor future G JI scholars and
Cultivate
leaders
leading thinkers, scholars, and performers
Host
model gender justice and transformative
who
Objectives:
gender justice and equity
Support and disseminate research
policymakers
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feminism
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2020-2021 in Numbers:
PUBLIC EVENTS
24
ATTENDEES
2000+
GEORGETOWN
SPEAKERS
60
EXTERNAL
SPEAKERS
27
FACULTY &
STUDENT
FELLOWS
18
FACULTY
MENTORS &
MENTEES
40
GRANTS
AWARDED
$30K
RESEARCH
PROJECTS
17
PARTNERS
40+
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JI is proud to support various cutting-edge research projects across fields
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several programs and collaborations.
through
2020 and 2021, we launched the G JI Fellowship Program, the
Between
Program, and the Pandemic Faculty Mentoring
Researcher-in-Residence
In addition, we continue our partnership, started in 2018, with the
Program.
Data Institute through The #MeToo Research Collaboration to foster
Massive
of these programs aim to support Georgetown faculty, students and scholars
All
well as external feminist advocates and thought-leaders as they advance
as
Research
Growing interdisciplinary research focused on antiracism
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and intersectional gender justice is one of G JI’s main
objectives.
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interdisciplinary research.
intersectional gender justice.
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existing and future research/projects on
support
antiracist and feminist scholarship
gender/sexuality,
an intellectual community of scholars across
grow
and career stages
disciplines
and bring greater visibility to intersectional
advance
justice
gender
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The Gender Justice Fellowship
Program
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In 2021, G JI launched a Fellowship program to grow
interdisciplinary and intersectional gender justice research.
competitive fellowship is open to Georgetown Faculty,
The
and Graduate students across campuses and disciplines.
Undergraduate
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G JI Fellowship has three objectives:
The
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Brown, J.D., Lecturer, Disability
Lydia
Program, Department of English,
Studies
Project: Troubling Borders,
Research
and Biopolitical Mechanisms:
Binaries,
of Disability and Race in
Narratives
and Transnational Adoption
Transracial
Escobar MSN, CNM, WHNP-BC,
Melicia
Faculty Director and Doctor of
Clinical
Practice Student, Dept. of
Nursing
Practice Nursing, Georgetown
Advanced
School of Nursing & Health
University
Studies
Project: Evaluating a Health
Research
Curriculum
Equity
Seliby Perkins, M.D., Assistant
LaTasha
of Medicine, Georgetown
Professor
Project: Black Women's
Research
Health Media Initiative
Behavioral
Collina, J.D., Lecturer, Women and
Sara
Studies Program, Georgetown
Gender
Project: Title IX for a New
Research
Lessons Learned
Generation:
Levendowski, J.D., Associate
Amanda
of Law, Georgetown University
Professor
Project: Resisting Face
Research
with Copyright Law
Recognition
O. Táíwò, Ph.D, Assistant
Olúfẹ́mi
of Philosophy, Department of
Professor
Project: Climate Colonialism,
Research
and Gender Justice
Migration,
The 2021 cohort counts 18 Fellows:
6 Faculty, 10 Graduate Students, and 2
Undergraduate Students Fellows.
Faculty Fellows
Georgetown University College
University College
Law Center
University School of Medicine
Philosophy, Georgetown University
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Cibralic, Ph.D Candidate,
Beba
of Philosophy, Georgetown
Department
Project: Climate Colonialism,
Research
and Gender Justice
Migration,
Grady, J.D. Student, Georgetown
Alexis
Law Center
University
Project: Option X: The Fight for
Research
Recognition of Non-Binary Individuals
Legal
Jordan, MBA Candidate,
Lauren
University McDonough School
Georgetown
Project: Black women’s
Research
with death and mental health
relationship
Nwadike, M.S., Research Assistant,
Lady
of Psychiatry, Medstar Georgetown
Dept.
Project: A Seat At the Table: A Look
Research
Systematic Exclusion Based on Race and
at
Orientation in Clinical Trials and Health
Sexual
Studies
Related
Sumra, MA Student in
Eish
Culture & Technology,
Communications,
Project: Exploring the user
Research
of dating apps for people of
experience
Brown, BA Student in Psychology,
Denzell
University College
Georgetown
Project: Understanding Black
Research
Who Lost A Child to Gun Violence: The
Mothers
Finley, J.D. Student, Georgetown
Sarie
Law Center
University
Project: Incarceration and
Research
Violence – Barriers faced by women
Domestic
Jallow, M.D. Student, Georgetown
Mariama
School of Medicine
University
Project: Black Tax: Creating Space
Research
Self-Care
for
Koraym, M.D. Student, Georgetown
Hager
School of Medicine
University
Project: Black Tax: Creating Space
Research
Self-Care
for
Reed, J.D. Student,
Anna
University Law Center
Georgetown
Project: Obstetric Violence:
Research
Solutions for Accountability
Community-Based
Varner Malhotra, MA Student in Liberal Studies,
Jane
University
Georgetown
Project: Documenting the Stories of the
Research
Known Women Enrolled at Georgetown School of
First
in 1881. Jane Malhotra's produced a short film
Medicine
on our website.
available
Stanford, BA Student in Government and
Amber
Georgetown University
Theology,
Project: Exodus: Black Women’s
Research
to Jonestown
Flight
Student Fellows
Graduate Student Fellows
University
survivors of domestic violence upon reentry
and Why It Matters
of Business
University Hospital
Georgetown University
color within the LGBTQ community
Undergraduate Student Fellows
Brave Behind the Bullet
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Yasmin is the Director of the Stanford Health Communication Initiative, a Cllinical Assistant Professor in
Dr.
University’s Department of Medicine, and a Visiting Professor at the Anderson School of
Stanford
at UCLA where she teaches crisis management and communications. She trained in medicine
Management
the University of Cambridge and in journalism at the University of Toronto.
at
Yasmin’s scholarly work focuses on the spread of health misinformation and disinformation, the growth
Dr.
medical and news deserts, and the impact on public health. She teaches creative nonfiction including
of
and science journalism, global health storytelling, practicing medicine with empathy and
health
and advanced clinical communication skills. She is a medical analyst for CNN and a
compassion,
applied to the Fellowship to support my doctoral work and as
"I
additional forum for connection and interdisciplinary
an
am most excited about the synergy and connection that I
"I
the Fellowship will foster. I am grateful for the
anticipate
the team has demonstrated at this wonderful but
leadership
deeply patriarchal university. As a Catholic institution, we
still
a foundation in liberation and justice, and yet a
have
in carrying centuries of marginalizing the voices of
challenge
I've attended several GJI programs and find the
women.
uplifting, and the content consistently provocative
community
am excited about meeting other researchers, and getting
"I
about how to publish my findings."
advice
prospect of growing in that work alongside creative,
"The
colleagues at Georgetown thrills me! Gaining
interdisciplinary
perspectives on my own work from colleagues
interdisciplinary
celebrating the innovative work that others are doing
and
am thrilled to focus on my project, with the support of a
"I
of people engaging with similar study. While
community
alone offers focus, being part of team gives shape and
working
to an idea. One little zinnia is sweet, but when it
creativity
felt it would be an honor to pursue further study under this
"I
at Georgetown, and institution committed to
fellowship
The fellowship provides a small stipend,
community support, and concludes with a
workshop on publishing research.
October 4, 2021
Turning Research into Publication
Workshop with Seema Yasmin, Emmy-award winning journalist, author, medical doctor, poet and professor.
correspondent for Conde Nast Entertainment.
Explore why fellows applied to the program and what they were most
enthusiastic about:
collaboration around a shared goal of justice."
across campus."
stands in a garden of many flowers, its beauty is multiplied!"
and important."
creative and long lasting solutions."
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and students at the MDI and G JI came together to offer an account of the
faculty
of conversations taking place under the hashtag and better understand the
types
Williams, Jamillah; Singh, Lisa; and Mezey, Naomi. 2019.
Bowman
as Catalyst: A Glimpse into 21st Century Activism.” University of Chicago Legal
“#MeToo
Julianne, Dale, Fransiska, Singh, Lisa, Williams, Jamillah, & Mezey, Naomi (2019).
Zech,
the Relationship Between Conversation Using #MeToo and University
Exploring
Policies. 2019 IEEE International Conference on Data Science and Advanced
Harassment
(DSAA) (pp. 614-615).
Analytics
Massive Data
Science,
Georgetown
Institute,
Mezey, Professor
Naomi
Law, Georgetown
of
Bowman
Jamillah
Associate
Williams,
of Law,
Professor
University
Georgetown
sexual
harassment
these tweets, the most associated hashtags with #MeToo include #TimesUp,
Within
and #Resist.
#WithYou,
100 occupations are mentioned at least 100 times; these professions are
Over
the blue-collar and white-collar industries, including higher education.
within
+ Activism
Movement
Abuse and Assault
Sexual
information:
More
https://metoo.georgetown.domains/
sexual
experience
and Sexual Misconduct
Harassment
Politics
included
#MeToo in
that
#MeToo
included
year 1 in
The #MeToo Research
Collaboration
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Partnership between the Gender Justice Initiative and the Georgetown McCourt
School of Public Policy’s Massive Data Institute
With the explosion of the #MeToo discussion on Twitter, Georgetown University’s
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short- and long-term impacts.
Publications:
Forum
The #MeToo Movement in 7 Charts
Faculty Leads
Some highlights:
Singh, Professor,
Lisa
of Computer
Department
81%
US Women
of
experience
Tweets
of US Men
Total
43% 14M+ 12M+
Facebook
Total
that posts
University
harassment
year 1
University Law Center
The most prevalent topics associated with the #MeToo movement include:
Law Center
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3-year fellowship supports Researchers-in-Residence and provide them with opportunities to
The
with the Georgetown community on projects related to intersectional gender justice.
collaborate
G JI is delighted to welcome French journalist, writer, and
The
filmmaker Rokhaya Diallo as Researcher-in-
award-winning
is widely recognized for her antiracist and intersectional feminist
Diallo
She is joining our faculty and students to collaborate on
advocacy.
and programs related to intersectional gender justice. During her
projects
she will engage in research and share her remarkable work
residency,
light of the establishment of the Georgetown University Racial Justice
In
Diallo will also have the opportunity to contribute to the broader
Institute,
community and build international solidarities to advance
Georgetown
justice.
racial
the past decade, Rokhaya Diallo published numerous articles, a dozen books, directed eight
In
and hosted TV/radio shows, podcasts and is a frequent commentator on questions of
documentaries,
gender and economic justice. She writes a monthly column in the Washington Post covering issues
racial,
to racism and sexism. She was a host for BET and is a commentator for leading French radio and
related
channels. Internationally acclaimed, Diallo also recently appeared in the 2021 Politico Annual
TV
among the 28 most powerful people in Europe. You can read more about her work on our
Ranking
Researcher-in-Residence
To expand its commitment to Research-Praxis, G JI invites intersectional feminist
thought-leaders, activists, and artists as Researchers-in-Residence.
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The inaugural Researcher-in-Residence is:
Rokhaya Diallo
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Residence for 2021-2024.
with the Georgetown community.
website.
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women faculty of color and women junior faculty have been disproportionally affected.
particular,
pandemic has exacerbated already existing gender and racial disparities as well as
The
an intervention, the G JI launched a Pandemic Faculty Mentoring Program that pairs
As
senior faculty with junior faculty who work on similar issues across campuses and
Georgetown
program provides exchange, collaboration and support between scholars as well as practical
The
on dealing with personal and academic challenges.
advice
provided Mentors with a training session on best practices for mentoring in challenging times
We
specifically to support junior and women of color faculty.
and
Faculty Mentoring Program
The COVID-19 pandemic
has deeply impacted women’s research and scholarly output. In
undermined progress made over the past few decades.
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disciplines.
So far, we have matched 40+ faculty mentors and
mentees across campuses and disciplines.
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Virtual Events
2020-2021
Despite the global pandemic, the Gender Justice Initiative
convened 24 virtual programs, including panel discussions,
lectures, workshops, screenings, a theater performance, an art
exhibition, and our signature event - the Annual Research
Colloquium. We hosted scholars, activists, policy makers, and
artists. These conversations on critical issues gathered
over 2000 faculty, students, and the larger community.
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The Annual Research Colloquium
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is G JI’s signature event
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Gender Justice Initiative Research Colloquium is a yearly
The
to bring together faculty and scholars from across
opportunity
campuses to showcase their research related
Georgetown’s
issues of gender, racial, and economic justice.
to
Colloquium features thematic panels offering short
The
from varied fields, perspectives, and
presentations
methodologies.
The 2021 Colloquium featured 3 panels, 14
presentations, 18 presenters and brought together
150 attendees across schools and fields.
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Marea (she/her), Assistant Professor, Dept. of Advanced
Christina
Nursing, Georgetown University School of Nursing and
Practice
Escobar (she/her), Clinical Faculty Director and Instructor,
Melicia
of Advanced Practice Nursing, Georgetown University School
Dept.
Zschaebitz (she/her), Assistant Professor, Dept. of Advanced
Elke
Nursing, Georgetown University School of Nursing and
Practice
Walker (she/her), Assistant Professor and Program Director,
Kelly
of Advanced Practice Nursing, Georgetown University School
Dept.
Cheng (she/her), Senior Associate Dean, Diversity, Equity &
Susan
Assistant Professor, Department of Family Medicine,
Inclusion,
Park (she/her), Teaching Professor, Women's and Gender
You-Me
Program, Georgetown College
Studies
Bhatnagar (she/her), JD/MPH Candidate, Georgetown
Prashasti
Law Center
University
Janae Van Buren (she/her), MD Candidate, Georgetown
S.
School of Medicine
University
Research
Colloquium
2021
PANEL 1: ANTIRACISM AND GENDER JUSTICE
IN HEALTH CARE
Moderated by Dionne S. Coker-Appiah (she/her)
Associate Professor of Psychiatry, Georgetown University School
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of Medicine, G JI Faculty Co-Director
INTEGRATING A HEALTH EQUITY FRAMEWORK FOR HEALTH
PROFESSIONAL EDUCATION
Health Studies
of Nursing & Health Studies
USING AUTHENTIC VOICES FOR INTERPROFESSIONAL
MEDICAL AND NURSING EDUCATION & SIMULATION
Health Studies
of Nursing and Health Studies
Georgetown University School of Medicine
IN PASSING: ELDER CARE AND EXPENDABILITY IN THE ERA
OF COVID-19
THE POTENTIAL AND PROMISE OF MLPS AS ANTI-RACIST
PUBLIC HEALTH INTERVENTIONS
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Lance (they/them), Professor of Philosophy, Co-Director,
Mark
and Peace Program, Georgetown College
Justice
Kukla (they/them), Professor of Philosophy, Georgetown
Quill
Senior Research Scholar, Kennedy Institute of Ethics
College,
Johnson (he/him), Emeritus Professor of American History,
Ronald
College
Georgetown
X. Z. Brown (they/them), Lecturer, Disability Studies Program, Georgetown
Lydia
College
El-baradie (she/her), Ph.D Candidate, Department of
Dina
Georgetown University
History,
Research
Colloquium
2021
PANEL 2: CENTERING MARGINALIZED VOICES
AND EXPERIENCES
Moderated by Denise Brennan (she/her)
Professor of Anthropology, Georgetown College,
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G JI Faculty Co-Director
TELLING GENDER: THE PRAGMATICS AND ETHICS OF
GENDER ASCRIPTIONS
LGBTQ MEMORIALS: REMEMBRANCE AND ADVOCACY
REVISIONING CARE, ACCESS, AND HEALING: THE CREATION
OF DISABILITY JUSTICE WISDOM TAROT
CONVERSATIONS WITH A CAIRENE HOUSEKEEPER: AN ORAL
HISTORY PROJECT
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Rostain (she/her), Professor of Law and Director, Justice
Tanina
Georgetown University Law Center
Lab,
L. Stone (she/her), Access to Justice Fellow, Institute for
Anna
Law and Policy, Georgetown University Law Center
Technology
Bowman Williams (she/her), Associate Professor of Law,
Jamillah
Director, Workers' Rights Institute, Georgetown University
Faculty
Klugman (she/her), Managing Director, Georgetown Institute
Jeni
Women, Peace and Security
for
K. Andrews (she/her), Senior International Pro Bono Counsel,
Sara
Piper LLP
DLA
J. Aronson (he/him), Assistant Dean, Undergraduate
Samuel
Georgetown University School of Foreign Service
Programs,
Pantaleon (she/her), MS Candidate, Georgetown University School of
Elizabeth
Service
Foreign
Research
Colloquium
2021
PANEL 3: ACHIEVING INTERSECTIONAL
GENDER JUSTICE THROUGH POLICY
Moderated by Naomi Mezey (she/her)
Professor of Law, Georgetown University Law Center
DATA AND CIVIL JUSTICE FOR ALL
BEYOND SEX-PLUS: ACKNOWLEDGING BLACK WOMEN IN
EMPLOYMENT LAW AND POLICY
Law Center
RESPONDING TO RISING INTIMATE PARTNER VIOLENCE
AMID COVID-19 – A RAPID GLOBAL REVIEW
CREATING AN ANTI-RACIST CULTURE IN A HISTORICALLY
UNWELCOMING ORGANIZATION
POLICY PARADOX: THE ROLE OF MEXICO’S FEMINIST
FOREIGN POLICY IN U.S.-MEXICO RELATIONS
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G JI serves to
The
visibility and
increase
our
deepen
of critical
understanding
connected to
issues
justice. As such,
gender
bring together the
we
and DC
Georgetown
for
community
and timely
meaningful
Last
conversations.
panels and
year's
included a wide
lectures
of gender and
range
justice topics
racial
Black
including,
mental health
feminism,
BIPOC, sexual
for
abuses in
violence,
disability
detention,
prison abolition,
justice,
organizing, and
labor
Our Business: A Conversation about
Minding
Injustice, COVID-19 and Mental Health
Racial
event over attracted over 150 attendees and several of them wrote
This
afterwards to thank us for creating this space and speaking
us
was a particularly difficult year for BIPOC communities around the
2020
The COVID-19 pandemic not only disproportionately impacted
country.
communities, but exacerbated the already existing inequalities. In
these
the murders of Breonna Taylor, George Floyd and countless other
addition,
Lives lost to white supremacist violence have deeply affected Black
Black
communities.
conversation explored BIPOC mental health issues, related
This
to the COVID-19 pandemic and racism/racial injustice;
specifically
stigma, barriers, and structural and systemic racism within the
addressed
system; and shared strategies, resources and support available
healthcare
Associate Professor of Psychiatry and Adolescent Psychologist.
Director,
included Corey A. Williams, Assistant Professor of Psychiatry,
Panelists
& Adolescent Psychiatrist; Jo Ellyn Walker, Counseling Psychologist,
Child
and Psychiatric Service; Kristine Goins, Assistant Professor of
Counseling
Psychiatry, Child & Adolescent Psychiatrist; and Jioni Lewis,
Clinical
Professor of Counseling Psychology, University of Maryland
Associate
by the Counseling and Psychiatric Service at Georgetown
Co-sponsored
(CAPS), Office of Student Equity & Inclusion (OSEI), Office of
University
Equity and Inclusion at GU School of Medicine, Office of Equity
Diversity,
Inclusion Georgetown Law, Women in Science and Education (WISE).
&
Panel
Discussions
& Lectures
Spotlight
Mental Health
February 4, 2021
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for BIPOC
authentically and critically about mental health for BIPOC.
during these challenging times.
conversation was moderated by Dionne S. Coker-Appiah, G JI Co- +
This
College Park.
dress codes.
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Gynecological Procedures and Other Gendered
Forced
in Detention
Abuses
September 2020, nonconsensual sterilizations and abuses on
In
women were reported by a whistleblower, Dawn Woolen, a
immigrant
nurse in Irwin federal immigration detention center in Georgia.
long-time
such, this panel discussion gave an overview of patterns of gendered
As
This discussion was moderated by Denise Brennan, G JI Co-
issue.
and Professor of Anthropology, Georgetown University. The
Director
included Alejandra Pablos, Reproductive Justice
panelists
Deportation Defense Campaign; Azadeh
Organizer/Storyteller,
Legal and Advocacy Director, Project South; Silky Shah,
Shahshahani,
Director, Detention Watch Network.
Executive
by the Prisons and Justice Initiative and the Human Rights
Co-sponsored
Institute.
Disability, Deinstitutionalization & Prison
Decarcerating
Abolition
University Press, 2020). She is an activist/scholar who has
(Minnesota
and published on such topics as deinstitutionalization and
worked
prison abolition; disability, anti-capitalism and queerness;
incarceration;
disability/madness and empire; inclusive pedagogy and disability in
race,
This event was very successful, it received 335 RSVP
Israel/Palestine.
235 attendees.
and
event was co-presented by the Disability Studies Program, the
This
and Gender Studies Program, the Prisons and Justice Initiative,
Women’s
African American Studies Department, the Medical Humanities
the
and the Human Rights Institute.
Initiative
Timely Discussions
Focusing on Detention and Abolition
Feminism
November 9, 2020
practices taking place in ICE detention centers as well as shed
violence
on how activists and advocacy groups are fighting to address the
light
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April 12, 2021
Ben-Moshe, Assistant Professor of Criminology, Law, and Justice at
Liat
University of Illinois at Chicago discussed her recently published book,
the
Decarcerating Disability: Deinstitutionalization and Prison Abolition
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abolition and transformative justice, candidly recounts his coming
prison
age in Brooklyn and surviving incarceration. By exposing the many
of
that constrain us, he calls for an abolitionist vision as the only way
cages
This discussion was moderated by Paul Butler, The Albert Brick
forward.
of African American Studies, the Prisons and Justice Initiative
Department
the DC Public Library.
and
Timely Discussions
Focusing on Detention and Abolition
Feminism
October 20, 2021
Bird Uncaged: An Abolitionist’s Freedom Song
Peterson discussed his book, Bird Uncaged: An Abolitionist’s
Marlon
Freedom (Bold Type Books, 2021). Peterson, leading advocate for
Song
Professor in Law, Georgetown University Law Center.
Co-sponsored by the
Women's and Gender Studies Program,
Sketch and notes captured by Jane Varner Malhotra
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September of 2020, Georgetown College launched the series
In
“Such a Time As This”: Racial Justice and the University. It
entitled
and how racial justice produces certain responsibilities for
justice
As such, the G JI co-sponsored a panel discussion entitled
researchers.
feminist research-praxis in challenging times. This
intersectional
was moderated by Denise Brennan, G JI Co-Director and
discussion
of Anthropology, Georgetown University. The panelists were
Professor
Loza, Professor of History, Georgetown University; Jamil
Mireya
Professor of Government, Georgetown University; and Regine
Scott,
Professor of French, Boston College.
Jean-Charles,
being some of the most politically engaged citizens, Black
Despite
continue to face overlapping discrimination, misogynoir, and
women
challenges. In light of the 2020 Presidential elections, this
unique
explored Black women’s past and current political
conversation
and representation, as well as possibilities for Black
participation
futures. This discussion was moderated by Jamil Scott,
feminist
of Government, Georgetown University. The panelists
Professor
Dayo Gore, Professor of African American Studies and
included
& Gender Studies, Georgetown University; Nadia Brown,
Women
of Political Science and Women & Gender Studies, Purdue
Professor
and Pearl Dowe, Professor of Political Science and
University;
American Studies, Emory University.
African
by the Department of African American Studies and
Co-sponsored
Women of Color Collective GULC.
the
Timely Discussions
Centering Racial Justice and Black
Feminist Praxis
October 4, 2020
Intersectionality, Women Acting-Up
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considered how Georgetown faculty’s research advances racial
Intersectionality, Women Acting-Up, a conversation that centered
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November 17, 2020
Black Women Activists, Voters and Politicians
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anticipation of the release
In
the Gender Equity Task
of
Report, the Gender
Force
Initiative and the
Justice
Women in
Georgetown
hosted a
Medicine
on equity and
conversation
processes regarding
current
salary across
faculty
campuses.
for salary review for Georgetown
processes
Faculty
conversation explored current approaches to addressing salary gaps and
This
salary equity reviews for faculty across Georgetown’s campuses. It
conducting
an opportunity to discuss and learn more about the current processes for
was
equity in faculty salaries from administrators from each campus. The
reviewing
was to start a dialogue and identify next steps and best practices to
goal
ensure, and maintain salary equity.
address,
G JI Steering Committee Member, GWIM Member and Associate
Oncology,
for Faculty Development, Georgetown University School of Medicine.
Dean
Kilkenny, Vice President for Diversity, Equity & Inclusion and Chief
Rosemary
Officer (IDEAA), Georgetown University;
Diversity
Crooke, Sr. Associate Dean, Faculty and Academic Affairs, Georgetown
Elliott
Medical Center;
University
Klass, Associate Dean for Research and Academic Programs,
Gregory
University Law Center
Georgetown
100 faculty across campuses participated and shared their strong
Over
in such forums. This was the first of many conversations, and we look
interest
to supporting the implementation of the recommendations from the
forward
Equity Task Force Report's and advance equity at Georgetown.
Gender
Gender
Equity at
Georgetown
Spotlight
May 26, 2021
Talks” Starting the conversation about
“Money
gaps and salary equity by understanding
salary
+
The conversation was moderated by Kristi Graves, Associate Professor of
+
Representatives from Main, Medical and Law Campuses:
Chandan Vaidya, Vice Provost for Faculty, Georgetown University;
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27, 2021
September
Citizens: A Landmark Study of Sex, Power, and
Sexual
Sexual is a groundbreaking study that transforms how we
Citizens
and address sexual assault. Through intimate portraits of life
understand
sex among today’s college students, the authors reveal the social
and
that makes sexual assault a predictable element of life on a
ecosystem
campus. Speakers included: Jennifer Hirsch, Professor of
college
Sciences, Columbia University and Shamus Khan,
Sciences-Medical
of Sociology and American studies, Princeton University. The
Professor
was moderated by Nadia Brown, Professor of Government;
discussion
Women’s and Gender Studies Program, Georgetown University.
Director,
Georgetown community was very engaged, it received over 350
The
by the Women’s Center, Women’s and Gender Studies
Co-sponsored
Georgetown College, Title IX Office, and Student Health
Program,
conversation centered around the new Texas’ abortion law,
This
as Senate Bill 8, its unusual structure, its impact in Texas, the
known
United States. This program was moderated by Naomi Mezey, G JI
the
and Law Professor, Georgetown University Law Center, and
Co-Director
included: Anna Rupani, Executive Director, Fund Texas
panelists
Stephen Vladeck, Law Professor, University of Texas School of
Choice,
and Callie Wells, Policy Counsel, Planned Parenthood Federation
Law
America. of
Timely Discussions
Focusing on Sexual Violence & Reproductive
Justice
Assault on Campus
RSVP and 245 attendees.
Services.
September 30, 2021
Legal Vigilantism: Texas and the End of Roe?
litigation over it, and what it means for the future of abortion rights in
+
This event was co-sponsored by If/When/How Georgetown Law.
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Press, 2021). For too long, feminism has been co-opted by the
(Pluto
they seek to dismantle. In this powerful manifesto, Françoise
forces
argues that feminists should no longer be accomplices of
Vergès
racism, colonialism and imperialism: it is time to fight the
capitalism,
The discussion was moderated by Rokhaya Diallo, author,
bodies.
and journalist, G JI’s Researcher-in-Residence. This event
filmmaker
by the Women’s Center, Women’s and Gender Studies
Co-sponsored
and Department of African American Studies.
Program
“Decolonize the Dancefloor”, artist and activist Habibitch
With
the systems that shape our daily social relationships.
explores
privilege(s), domination(s), resistance, creation,
Racism,
fundamental concepts are dissected under a sharp
community(ies),
magnifying glass. Through politicizing their dance and
decolonial
their politics, their work is remarkable and truly celebratory
dancing
Queer, nonbinary POC bodies. This discussion was moderated by
of
Haffaf, G JI Director.
Melyssa
by the Theater & Performance Studies Program, the
Co-sponsored
Performing Arts Center, the LGBTQ Resource Center and the
Davis
Timely Discussions
Centering Decolonial Feminism
November 9, 2021
A Decolonial Feminism: A Book Talk with Françoise Vergès
Vergès, acclaimed political scientist and antiracist
Françoise
activist discussed on her latest book A Decolonial Feminism
feminist
system that created the boss, built the prisons and polices women’s
+
was very successful, it received 450 RSVP and 250 attendees.
October 14, 2021
Decolonize the Dancefloor with Habibitch
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Women’s and Gender Studies Program.
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Girlhood (It’s Complicated) – A Conversation
Behind
the Curators of the National Museum of American
with
exhibition explores the history of girlhood in the United States and it’s
large
The curators took us on a private tour and explained the complex
complicated!
behind the various themes, stories and artifacts. This event received over
choices
RSVP and attracted over 100 attendees. The feedback from the audience was
200
positive. This discussion was moderated by Marcia Chatelain,
overwhelmingly
of History and African American Studies. The speakers included Mireya
Professor
Curator and Associate Professor of History; Kathleen Franz, Curator Division
Loza,
Work and Industry, NMAH; Nancy Bercaw, Curator and Chair of the Political
of
Division, NMAH; Sam Vong, Curator of Asian Pacific American History,
History
NMAH.
Flower – Race, Gender, and the Suffrage
Bitter
Movement
hosted a screening and conversation about Bitter Flower, a play by Jennifer
We
Fink, and that explores the relationship between two major figures of the
Natalya
movement, Ida B. Wells-Barnett and Jane Addams. The powerful dialogue
suffrage
the racism of the white suffrage movement and the undervalued work
examines
Haffaf, G JI Program Director. The panelists included the playwriphe,
Melyssa
Natalya Fink, Author and English Professor; Marcia Chatelain, History
Jennifer
III and Ryan Pagels.The play was part of the Burning Coal Theatre’s 19th
Carlisle
Project a collection of short plays written on the passage of the 19th
Amendment
+
G JI and the Arts
+
its inception, the G JI has held conversations about how theater
Since
and art exhibitions center and explore issues of race,
performances
gender, class, and sexuality.
April 22, 2021
History Exhibition
had the privilege to host four curators of the Girlhood (It’s Complicated)
We
shown at the National Museum of American History, Smithsonian. This
exhibition,
Co-sponsored by the Women’s and Gender Studies Program.
October 22, 2020
and erasure of Black suffragists. A post-screening conversation on past and
present intersectional feminism followed. The conversation was moderated by
+
Professor; and Victoria Nourse, Law Professor.
Bitter Flower was written by Jennifer Natalya Fink and directed by Lawrence
Amendment 100 years ago and its ongoing impact.
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JI 2021 Fellow and Director of Medical Advancement Communications
G
Varner Malhotra (G’21), introduces these trailblazers in her short
Jane
More to the Story. Many people are surprised to learn that
documentary
first two women to enroll at Georgetown did so in 1880 in the medical
the
years before the School of Nursing opened. The
school–twenty
students were Annie E. Rice and Jeannette J. Sumner,
groundbreaking
spent one year at Georgetown’s school of medicine. The
who
is available on our website.
documentary
event was co-sponsored by Georgetown Women in Medicine and
This
WISE.
Georgetown
tells the story of how Judy’s disability community came
Revolution,
fought for change, and transformed the world as we know it.
together,
organized by two Doyle Seminars, Disability Narratives and
Jointly
Film: History and Theory, the conversation considered the
Documentary
and importance of disability narratives, and will explore
impact
around the ethical demands of documentary filmmaking.
questions
by Georgetown University’s Doyle Engaging Difference
Co-sponsored
the Film and Media Studies Program; Program in Disability
Program,
the Women’s and Gender Studies Program, and the
Studies,
of English.
Department
Film Screenings
November 16, 2021
Documenting the Lives of the First Known Women Students at
Georgetown, Dr. Annie E. Rice and Dr. Jeannette J. Sumner
More to the Story: A Short Documentary
+
November 11, 2021
Disability Narratives in Documentary Film
program was a student-led conversation with Judith (Judy)
This
an internationally recognized leader in the disability rights
Heumann,
2020 documentary Crip Camp: A Disability
community.The
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Law professor, Richard Thompson Ford, discussed his latest
Stanford
Dress Codes: How the Laws of Fashion Made History (Simon &
book,
2021). An insightful book that explores dress codes and and
Schuster,
the canons, and customs of clothing and the unwritten rules,
examines
dress codes that still influence opportunities and social
ex/implicit
The well-attended conversation centered the intersections of
mobility.
gender and class. Professor Ford is an expert on civil rights and
race,
law, he has distinguished himself as an insightful voice
antidiscrimination
compelling writer on questions of race and multiculturalism. The
and
was moderared by Law Professor Naomi Mezey.
conversaton
Center for Innovation and Leadership Education at Georgetown
The
Medical Center presented its Spring 2020 Book Club –
University
My (Underground) American Dream (Center Street, 2016) by
reading
Arce. This bestselling memoir of an undocumented immigrant
Julissa
Haffaf, G JI's Program Director, joined the lively discussion
Melyssa
into immigration, gender and resilience. Caroline Wellbery,
looking
in the Department of Family Medicine facilitated this
Professor
and invited insights into how aspects of this book can be
discussion
Timely Discussions
Book Events on Gender and Racial Justice
March 10, 2020
Dress Codes: How the Laws of Fashion Made History
Co-sponsored by the Women of Color Collective GULC.
March 17, 2020
Club – My (Underground) American Dream
Book
Julissa Arce
by
who becomes a Wall Street executive is a powerful and inspiring read.
+
used in classrooms.
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Chatelain, winner of the 2021 Pulitzer Prize in History, Franchise: The
Marcia
Arches in Black America (WW Norton, 2020).
Golden
Franchise, Chatelain reveals the complicated role the fast-food industry plays in
With
communities, a portrait of race and capitalism that masterfully
African-American
how the fight for civil rights has been intertwined with the fate of Black
illustrates
businesses.
Windham was in conversation with Ina Padua and Eliana Rondon, two organizers
Dr.
DC Jobs with Justice. Drawing from Windham’s book, the discussion explored past
from
present workers’ organizing and their work supporting workers’ rights and
and
intersectional labor justice amid a global health and economic crisis.
advancing
Forché: on Resistance and Memory in conversation with
Carolyn
Corrigan
Maureen
discussion focused the writing process as well as the stories told by Forché. They
This
episodes of Forché’s life and particularly her time in El Salvador between 1977
evoked
Patterson shined light on R&B music and culture and particularly the influential
Dr.
Whitney Houston. He offered a brilliant analysis of Houston’s work and life in
artist
to examine broader issues connected to gender, sexuality, Black culture and
order
politics.
+
G JI and the DC Public Library
+
Book Hill Talks - Gender Justice Series
2020, we started a partnership with the DC Public Library that consists of hosting Georgetown
In
faculty and scholars for book talks at the neighborhood public library.
University
October 6, 2021
Franchise: The Golden Arches in Black America
March 23, 2021
Windham, Knocking on Labor’s Doors, Union Organizing in the 1970s and
Lane
the Roots of a New Economic (UNC Press, 2017)
Divide
The Power of Unions Past and Present
February 26, 2020
Forché, What You Have Heard Is True A Memoir of Witness and Resistance
Carolyn
Press, 2019)
(Penguin
and 1980, as the Central American country tipped into civil war.
February 13, 2020
Patterson, Destructive Desires, Rhythm and Blues Culture and the Politics
Robert
of Racial (Rutgers University Press, 2019)
Equality
Reading Whitney Houston: on R&B and Black Culture
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initiative is deeply committed to supporting Georgetown students. In the past couple of
Our
we co-sponsored discussions, workshops and summits addressing critical issues related
years,
supported the screening of the Breaking Silence Documentary, the first film of its
We
in documenting American Muslim women’s stories about their sexual assault
kind
coping, and their insight about the change that needs to take place. The
experiences,
was followed by a facilitated discussion to process the stories and issues
screening
couple of weeks later, followed Sexual Violence 101, a workshop designed to increase
A
of the complex issue of sexual violence and attaining the tools to identify
understanding
address sexual violence. It was an opportunity to learn about issues of abuse,
and
and health in a culturally-sensitive way.
violence,
two Program were co-presented by the Georgetown University Muslim Student
These
and Campus Ministry – Georgetown University Muslim Life. It was a
Association
between Georgetown University and HEART, an organization whose mission
collaboration
to ensure that all Muslims have the resources, language, and choice to nurture sexual
is
SUMMIT - Black, Resilient, Artistic,
BRAVE
and Enough
Vigilant
annual summit was founded by Georgetown university
This
to highlight Black women's narratives and uplift Black
alumnae
is BRAVE month and brings a variety of discussions,
March
events, IG takeovers, and more! Three majors
asynchronous
centered around mental, physical and emotional
themes
allowed for many discussions that invite students, faculty,
health,
BRAVE Summit is sponsored by many Georgetown
The
and offices as well as external partners.
organizations
Supporting Students
to intersectional gender justice.
March 4 and 23 , 2021
Breaking Silence Documentary and Sexual Violence 101
raised in the documentary.
health and confront sexual violence.
2020 & 2021
women.
alumni and external guests speakers.
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Medical
Humanities
Muslim Student
GU
Association
and
Counseling
Psychiatric
in Program
Studies
Disability
of
Department
Arts
Performing
for Center
and
Innovation
Leadership
Education
Health
Student
Services
Our partners in 2020-2021
COLLOQUIUM
Initiative
Service
MAIN CAMPUS
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S. Coker-Appiah, Ph.D
Dionne
Co-Director
Faculty
Professor of Psychiatry,
Associate
University School of Medicine
Georgetown
Director
2019-present
Spring
of Law, Director of
Professsor
Violence Clinic,
Domestic
University Law
Georgetown
Center
Graves, Ph.D
Kristi
(2017-present)
Member
Professor of Oncology,
Associate
Dean for Faculty
Associate
Georgetown
Development,
School of Medicine
University
Brennan, Ph.D
Denise
Co-Director
Faculty
and Professor of Anthropology,
Chair
University College
Georgetown
Co-Director
Faculty
2021- Present
Fall
of Law, Georgetown
Professsor
Law Center
University
Advisory Board is composed of 45 senior faculty, scholars and administrators that are committed to intersectional
Our
justice. Find the list on our website.
gender
Advisor to the President for
Senior
Relations, Georgetown
Faculty
Our Team
Fall 2019- Present
Spring 2019- Spring 2021
Melyssa Haffaf, Ph.D
Naomi Mezey, JD
Georgetown University
Steering Committee
Deborah Epstein, JD
Lisa Krim, JD
Member (2017-present)
Member (2017-2020)
University
Our Advisory Board
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