Two Penn professors named 2024 Guggenheim Fellows Wale Adebanwi and Deborah A. Thomas of the School of Arts & Sciences.(Images: Courtesy of Penn Arts & Sciences and Shira Yudkoff) Two Penn professors named 2024 Guggenheim Fellows Wale Adebanwi and Deborah A. Thomas of the School of Arts & Sciences are among 188 fellows chosen in the United States and Canada.
Archiving materials that reflect a ‘shared history’ (On homepage) Students pore over items from the 1990s, including a city proclamation for Penn Women’s Center Day. nocred Archiving materials that reflect a ‘shared history’ How 50 years of material from the Program in Gender Studies and Women’s Studies and the Penn Women’s Center becomes more accessible for students, faculty, and researchers.
After #MeToo, sexual assault survivors still fight to be believed Image: Courtesy of Annenberg School for Communication After #MeToo, sexual assault survivors still fight to be believed In their new book, Annenberg School for Communication Dean Sarah Banet-Weiser and former postdoctoral fellow Kathryn Claire Higgins explore the work victims of sexual violence go through to be believed.
Marking a monumental death A portrait of Mahsa Amini held during a rally Oct. 1, 2022 calling for regime change in Iran following the death of Amini, who died after being arrested in Tehran by Iran’s morality police. (Image: AP Photo/Cliff Owen) Q&A Marking a monumental death In honor of the first anniversary of the killing of Mahsa (Jîna) Amini in Iran and the subsequent outpouring of protest, Penn will host a two-day conference on violence against women.
Environmental conservation, justice, and gender Mia McElhatton spent the summer working in the lab of Kok-Chor Tan, a professor in the Department of Philosophy. Her project focused on how conservationists respond to women and those who identify as women. (Image: Ta’Liyah Thomas) Environmental conservation, justice, and gender Through her Penn Undergraduate Research Mentoring summer internship, Mia McElhatton explores how efforts to save the planet may disproportionately burden women.
The ‘true value of women’s work’ The new building on Wayne Ave. includes posters, banners, and ephemera from the movement’s 50-year history. nocred The ‘true value of women’s work’ The Wages for Housework movement is a precursor to the Child Tax Credit and guaranteed income, says sociologist Pilar Gonalons-Pons. A community center in Germantown houses their 50-year archive and carries on the work.
‘Undoing Slavery: Bodies, Race and Rights in the Age of Abolition’ Kathleen Brown's new book sheds new light on the abolitionist movement. (Image: Courtesy of Penn Press/Kathleen Brown) Q&A ‘Undoing Slavery: Bodies, Race and Rights in the Age of Abolition’ Historian Kathleen M. Brown’s new book reexamines the antislavery struggle and is the focus of the first episode of a new podcast series from the McNeil Center for Early American Studies.
What TikTok reveals about Gen Z dating In her thesis, Talia Fiester looked at contemporary Gen Z dating against the backdrop of neoliberalism and what she calls “the rejection of the couple form.” She did so by analyzing one of Gen Z’s pervasive mediums—TikTok. (Image: Beton Studio) What TikTok reveals about Gen Z dating In an honors thesis for Gender, Sexuality, and Women’s Studies, 2023 grad Talia Fiester examines “Neoliberal Love and the Pathology of Gen Z’s Singledom.”
Women’s Day events highlight major gaps in gender equality Penn In the News Associated Press Women’s Day events highlight major gaps in gender equality Kristen Ghodsee of the School of Arts & Sciences says that International Women’s Day has a history of promoting progressive, socialist causes within the entire working class. An LGBTQ health initiative at Penn just launched a 5-year partnership with investing group Gaingels Penn In the News Technical.ly Philly An LGBTQ health initiative at Penn just launched a 5-year partnership with investing group Gaingels The School of Nursing’s Eidos LGBTQ+ Health Initiative has partnered with Gaingels to leverage academic, intellectual, and research resources across Penn and promote health within queer populations. Load More
An LGBTQ health initiative at Penn just launched a 5-year partnership with investing group Gaingels Penn In the News Technical.ly Philly An LGBTQ health initiative at Penn just launched a 5-year partnership with investing group Gaingels The School of Nursing’s Eidos LGBTQ+ Health Initiative has partnered with Gaingels to leverage academic, intellectual, and research resources across Penn and promote health within queer populations.