Gender Identity and Sexuality

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Deals with pieces pertaining to gender identities, sexualities. This can includes things such as gender roles in academia, law, and everyday life.

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Pitt Students Produce Dramatic Study of Women

In March 1975, two undergraduates, Mimi Skoog and Paula Swart, created the Women at Play Collage, a collection of sketches, as a statement about women and their bodies.

Man/Woman: New Dimensions Panel

Dr. Roberta Salper leads faculty and undergraduate panel discussing contemporary issues facing women and men in professional and academic environments.

Sex and Sexualities Series: Several Panels Focusing on Sex Roles

In March 1969, a series of panels were co-sponsored by the Sex and Sexuality Forum and the YWCA, covering a variety of topics relevant to the field of sex and sexuality. These end the year long sex and sexuality series of discussions, the purpose of…

Questionnaire for Women on Campus

With joint effort between the Office of Provost and the Advisory Committee on Women's Opportunities, the university mailed out questionnaires to women across campus. Their goal was to see the opinions of women students, faculty, and staff in terms of…

Woman's Cultural Festival Offers Many Activities

Women's Cultural hosts many different activities and showings highlighting the arts. Films, tapes, and authors are a few and it describes what these events consist of.

Pitt Hosts Simultaneous Conferences On Women Issues

In march 1988, as a celebration of Women's History Month, the freshly founded Women's Studies program will hold two simultaneous conferences on women's issues, highlighting various feminist speakers from across the nation. The panels are open for…

Nature Vs. Nurture: Pitt Conference Looks At Women's Mental Health Issues

In April 1988 the University of Pittsburgh School of Social Work hosted a conference at the downtown YWCA office, discussing the contemporary factors leading to women's mental health issues. National experts, mental health practitioners, and…

"Gender research center being explored by women's studies"

Interim director of the women's studies program, Carol McAllister, was looking to expand the program by establishing a research center dedicated to gender studies. McAllister thought this center would draw in faculty from all different areas within…

"Diversity working group established to advise Pitt"

In 1994, a diversity seminar was held to educate the university's faculty and administration on how to make classes more inclusive for people of all genders, races, and religions.

Dolin challenges norms by donning skirt at Pitt

Scott Dolin, co-president of the Campus Women's Organization, wore a long black and flowered skirt on campus, which did not come without judgement from the people around Oakland. Dolin sought to challenge typical gender stereotypes surrounding dress…

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