Women's, Gender, and
Sexuality Studies Program
Central Washington University
400 E. University Way
Ellensburg, WA 98926
(509) 963-2488
COVID-19 Announcement: CWU is open to serve you online and over the phone. All CUW employees are observing social distancing protocols and working remotely. CWU Ellensburg campus buildings are closed. All Ellensburg campus, Center Campus (DE) Courses will be taught as Virtual (online) courses for Spring 2020.
The secretary and program director are available by telephone and email during regular office hours. The processing of major and minor requests along with other daily business is being conducted via the remote process that has been established in the letter from CWU President Gaudino and the HR department. If you have questions regarding the WGSS program please email Program Director: Judy Hennessy or program support: Kelly Zakel-Larson. Currently, all campus buildings are closed to the public. For more information on the current status of CWU operations please review the CWU President site or visit the Emergency Information/Resources site.
New York Times Suffrage Article
(photo: National Archives)
Women's, Gender, and Sexuality Studies cultivates a critical awareness of the contributions of women and the impact of gender in our lives, both historically and in the contemporary world. Our interdisciplinary scope includes examining these issues from the perspective of politics, anthropology, sociology, psychology, philosophy, art, and literature.
The objectives of the program are
For questions, please contact us at
Judy.Hennessy@cwu.edu or by phone at (509) 963-2488
Events (see following information)
Loretta Ross- FREE WGSS Sponsored Event
April 18, 2019 6:00 PM SURC Theatre
Check Calendar for Current Events
INTERNATIONAL WOMEN'S DAY March 8th
The campaign theme continues throughout the year.
Click the links below to participate in the various initiatives
International Women's Day webpage
World Economic Forum's 2017 Global Gender Gap Report
#MeToo (twitter page)
For Scholars of Women's Studies, It's Been a Dangerous Year
#metoo has debunked the lean in philosophy
Read Here
How to explain Mansplaining, New York Times
Equal Pay Day 2016: Exploring The Wage Gap
Today we recognize Equal Pay Day, which marks how far into the current year women must work to earn what men earned the previous year. Women still earn only 79 cents to the man’s dollar and women of color face a racial wage gap on top of the gender gap.
Click on the link for information from the Women's Bureau, U.S. Department of Labor to see how Washington states compares with other states in equal pay transparency and workplace protections for women http://www.dol.gov/wb/equalpay/equalpaymap.htm
As Hollywood Stars Can Attest, It's Good To Be A Man On Payday http://n.pr/1Nn3JhF
What Does Feminism Mean Today?
Civil Rights Law Protects Gay and Transgender Workers, Supreme Court Rules The court said the lan
WGSS Students Can Be Found EverywhereKittitas Valley Math Circle to Reopen; That Sums it Up Friday, May 8, 2020 Problem solv
Gallery One Explores What It Means To Be A FeministELLENSBURG, Wash. (Feb. 27, 2020) Main Gallery: Girlfriends of the Guerrilla Girls - co-pres