[Named Institute in 2004]
Management and team. Structure
- Director
- Assistant Director
- PR and Program Coordinator
- Administrative Assistant
Objectives
- To provide a feminist interdisciplinary perspective on women and gender.
- To be administratively a program in the Franklin College of Arts and Sciences. To cooperate with departments of all schools and colleges of the University in developing its curriculum and programming.
- Through course work and outreach, the Institute for Women’s Studies offers students an opportunity to explore women’s lives in global and multicultural contexts.
Research and results
WAGG (Women and Girls in Georgia) Research [Related with Heritage and Humanities]:
On African American Women [Publications]:
- Sylathea Renea (Ed.), The Challenges and Successes of African American Women Principals in Georgia: A Qualitative Profile of Lived Experiences. Prescott-Hutchins, 2002.
- Veronica L. Wilson, A Comparison of Two Welfare-to-Work Strategies Among African American Women in Atlanta, Georgia, Capella University, 2006.
- Sonya Yvette Philpott, An Examination of a Spirituality Group for African American Women, The University of Georgia, 2001.
- Carolyn Roberts Taylor (Ed.), An Inquiry into the Experiences of the African American Woman Principal: Critical Race Theory and Black Feminist Perspectives, Georgia Southern University, 2004.
On Feminism [Publications]:
- Layli Phillips and Barbara McCaskill, “Who’s Schooling Who? Black Women and the Bringing of the Everyday into the Academe, or Why We Started “The Womanist.”. Signs 20 (1995), pp. 1007-1018.
On Latinas [Publications]:
- Scott A.L. Beck, ‘We Were the First Ones’: Oral Histories of Mexican Heritage Women Pioneers in the Schools of Rural Southeast Georgia, 1978-2002, University of Georgia, 2003.
On LGBTQ [Publications]:
- Mikel L. Walters, ‘Excuse Me Ma’am? That’s Sir To You!’: Perceptions of Butch Privilege in Contemporary Society, Georgia State University, 2005.
Ongoing projects
- Women and Girls in Georgia: featuring feminist research and other resources for research, education, and advocacy (A biennial Women and Girls in Georgia Conference, since 2007).