Graduate Women's Project
Coordinator: Carmen Mitchell, gwp@ga.berkeley.edu, 510.642.2876 ext. 5

ABOUT US

The Graduate Women's Project (GWP) is the only program at UC-Berkeley devoted solely to addressing the concerns of graduate women. GWP was first established in 1981 in response to an overwhelming demand for campus resources that would address graduate women's personal, social, and academic needs. Since 1985, GWP has operated as its own independent project, supporting, organizing, and sponsoring a range of activities and programs. GWP also functions as a clearinghouse for graduate campus women's groups, and as an advocate for graduate women's concerns.

The 2006 Women's Resource Guide:

The WRG is a free booklet available to everyone that includes dozens of campus and community resources, listing everything from female-owned businesses, to religious organizations, to health groups, to social and artist spaces, to political groups, and more. It is beautifully illustrated by a local artist, and has just been updated, so please stop by #4500 Anthony Hall for a copy or email gwp@ga.berkeley.edu for us to send you a copy through campus mail.

The online version is now available. Download it here.

Upcoming Events

Fall 2007
Thurs, 11/15/2007 12:00-2:00pm	Stress Management for Graduate Women Workshop The Graduate WomenÕs Project invites all graduate women on campus to learn about stress management and ways to alleviate, control and manage hectic schedules and environments for graduate women at Berkeley! To learn more, click here or email gwp@ga.berkeley.edu.	Tilden Room, 5th floor, MLK Student Union
Tues, 10/2/2007 or Thurs, 10/11/2007 7:00 - 8:00pm	Intro to Self-Defense Basics Workshop Be pro-active about your safety on and off campus! To learn more, click here or DOWNLOAD the flyer! Email gwp@ga.berkeley.edu to sign up.	Tan Oak Room (10/2/07) and Tilden Room (10/11/07) MLK Student Union
Thurs, 9/27/2007 5:00 - 7:00pm	Wine and Cheese Mixer presented by the Graduate Women's Project To learn more, click here.	Graduate Assembly Anthony Hall Patio
Fri, 9/7/2007 4:00pm - 5:30pm	"A Conversation with Socially Active and Conscious Women from Japan" Download the flyer.	Graduate Assembly Anthony Hall Patio

Annual GWP events include:

The Graduate Women's Caucus

The GWC brings together graduate women from a broad range of disciplines as an apolitical vehicle to facilitate discussion and action on issues and concerns important to graduate women. They also serve as a committee to lead and advise the Graduate Women's Project on program direction. GWC will hold monthly informal lunches which, in addition to programming events, will function as a support network for issues relevant to graduate women.

Distinguished Women Lecture Series

Community women and national lecturers are invited to speak and interact with graduate women on their research or efforts in the community. If there are any women who you would like to hear give a public talk, or who you know are speaking and whom other women on campus would like to hear, please contact the GWP coordinator. Past speakers included Bettina Apetheker who spoke on "Re-framing Feminist Visions." Check the website for future lectures, and if there is someone you think we should invite, please contact the GWP coordinator at gwp@ga.berkeley.edu.

Power Lunches

Lunches with UC Berkeley women leaders including key lecturers and deans. These lunches are intended to be informal in order to encourage graduate women to socialize and network with these successful women in the Berkeley community. Previous semesters included a power lunch with Dean Mary Ann Mason, who spoke on parenting and academia, in addition to hosting a roundtable with six prominent Berkeley professors who also spoke to their experience as academics and parent. If there is a woman on campus you would like to see at one of these events, please contact the GWP coordinator.

Mixers and Receptions

GWP holds social mixers and receptions every semester. In Fall 2005, we hosted a reception with free salsa classes, and in Fall 2006 we hosted a California Wine and Cheese Mixer. Our Most recent reception was the Spring 2007 End of the Year Spring Fiesta. Get out of the library and come socialize with other graduate students. Everyone is invited to attend!

Workshops

GWP initiated a new program in Fall 2005 as a response to a general need expressed by graduate women on campus. The "Stress Management Workshop" is an hour-long workshop conducted by two psychologists at the Tang Center's Counseling and Psychological Services, and is followed by a lunch social (and massages provided by RSF) that is designed to create a sense of community among graduate women, develop important support networks, and educate about the resources available on the UC Campus. GWP will try to institute this event as a regular event every semester.

Stress Management for Graduate Women Workshop:
12:00pm to 2:00pm. Thursday, November 15th, 2007
Tilden Room, 5th Floor, MLK Student Union, UC Berkeley Campus

Are you a graduate woman? Are you already stressed out with classes, papers and school? How about your personal life and relationships in and outside of the academy? The Graduate Women's Project invites all graduate women on campus to learn about stress management and ways to alleviate, control and manage hectic schedules and environments for graduate women at Berkeley!

This workshop will feature a panel of professional staff women from the Tang Counseling Center along with Cal Massage Therapists on hand to provide complimentary mini massages. Brought to you by the Graduate Women's Project of the Graduate Assembly, Tang Center and Cal Massage. For more information contact gwp@ga.berkeley.edu.

Download the flyer.

 
Intro to Self-Defense Basics Workshop: Be pro-active about your safety on and off campus! Join the Graduate Women's Project and Som Pourfarzaneh, YWCA Self-Defense and Martial Arts Instructor, for a free hour-long self-defense basics workshop on campus.

This workshop strives to provide mental and physical skills for self defense, and helps promote self-assertiveness and self-confidence in one's life. The psychology of self-defense as well as efficient physical techniques will be covered in a supportive environment.

Please email gwp@ga.berkeley.edu to sign-up for either session on Tuesday, October 2nd, 2007 (Tan Oak Room, MLK Student Union) from 7:00 pm to 8:00 pm or Thursday, October 11th, 2007 from 7:00 pm to 8:00 pm (Tilden Room, MLK Student Union).

DOWNLOAD the flyer.