Gender Issues Working Group

AGS has a new working group on gender issues. This groups gathers students and faculty to discuss and conduct research on a wide array of world issues related to gender, regardless of whether they concern men or women, in relationship to such subjects as race, culture, religion, sexuality, economics, development, poverty, and violence.

The group was created upon the initiative and under the coordination of A.J. Morgen, a Ph.D. candidate at AGS whose doctoral research focuses on banishment following sexual assault in the Democratic Republic of Congo. The group also welcomes the participation of Professor Ruchi Anand, whose fields of expertise include women's studies.

The Gender Issue Working Group was inaugurated on October 17. "In our first two meetings alone we've discussed the practice of castration for the purposes of witchcraft in Uganda, the Bugis’ belief in five genders, and the potential implications of criminalizing prostitution in the Netherlands" says Morgen.

At this date, 15 students have joined the group in addition to Professors Morgen and Anand. The group is open to all, including non-AGS students and faculty. If you wish to receive more information or attend a working group meeting, please contact A.J. Morgen.