Gen(der) Ed VT Women's Center

Join us in welcoming two new Advocacy Coordinators to the Women's Center team. They work to provide support and advocacy services to those who have been impacted by power-based violence. Get to know more about our advocates and learn more about what utilizing our advocacy services looks like.

In celebration of Earth Day we talk with Dr. Shannon Elizabeth Bell, Associate Professor and Director of Graduate Studies in the Department of Sociology at Virginia Tech, about the ways in which environmental justice activism is gendered. Join us for this important conversation about the ways in which gender roles impact our ability to show up in activist work as well as ways that everyone can get involved with this important issue. 

For Sexual Assault Awareness Month we talk with Chimi Boyd-Keyes, CEO of CBK Enterprises. As a seasoned Higher Education professional for 18 years, Chimi has worked extensively on women’s and gender issues and topics relating to other marginalized populations. She shares insights on doing work in violence prevention and the importance of constantly learning and evaluating the work you are doing to ensure that it is meeting the needs of the populations you are serving.

Join us as we talk with Dr. Bingham, Director for the Virginia Tech LGBTQ+ Resource Center. She shares the importance of having a Resource Center for our Queer students, faculty, and staff, as well as why celebrating and honoring days and weeks for this community is so important.

Listen in to learn more and check out all of the Pride week events happening at Virginia Tech April 5th - 9th.

On this episode we are joined by Laurie Fritsch, Assistant Director at Hokie Wellness, Taylor Welch, Health Education and Awareness Team Peer Educator, and Riley David, Health Education and Awareness Team Peer Educator and Sorority Body Project student coordinator. They talk with us about body image and eating concerns, body acceptance and neutrality, how to support a friend, and more. 

Join us for this discussion about societal messages about bodies and make sure to check out our website for more resources. www.womenscenter.vt.edu/gendered

In celebration of Women's History Month, we talk with Dr. Menah Pratt-Clarke, Vice President for Strategic Affairs and Diversity. This year we are featuring trailblazers who have led movements, broke down barriers, and began dismantling systems of oppression. Dr. Pratt-Clarke is not only a trailblazer with her contributions to academia but also in her current role at Virginia Tech leading efforts around diversity equity and inclusion.

Join us as she talks about her experiences of being a trailblazer and what it is like to be the "lonely only", the importance of remembering your "why", and more.