Women and Gender in Global Perspectives (WGGP)
Women and Gender in Global Perspectives (WGGP)
The Women and Gender in Global Perspectives Program (WGGP) promotes the study of human development in international settings. Because such development has gender, cultural, economic, legal, moral, political, social, and technological dimensions, we emphasize scholarly activities that advance our understanding of how resource inequalities and gender equity affect individual and community capabilities. Through a multi-disciplinary approach, we address and critically evaluate human development issues by:
- Conducting research
- Impacting policy and decision making as well as practice
- Educating future academic and policy leaders
- Engaging academic, policy, government, and non-governmental, and community leaders
- Highlighting the centrality of gender in human development
The Women and Gender in Global Perspectives (WGGP) Program is a program in the Illinois Global Institute at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign.
Formally known as the Office of Women in International Development (WID) until August 2000.
Learn more: https://wggp.illinois.edu/about/mission-and-history
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7 plays 0Dr. Ananya Tiwari, GRID Alumna and an ACES faculty fellow and assistant professor in Educational Psychology at Texas A & M University. -
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7 plays 0Gender in Development: Standards and Real-Life Limiting Beliefs, Structures, and PracticesRana Elmeligy (Global Community Engagement and Resilience Fund)November 30,… -
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14 plays 0WGGP hosted a virtual talk by Lü Pin as part of the Illinois Global Institute yearlong lecture series on "China and the World". The talk,… -
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3 plays 0WGGP hosted Dr. McKenzie Johnson, Assistant Professor of Natural Resources and Environmental Sciences, on April 5, 2023 for the annual Faculty Affiliate Lecture. The… -
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9 plays 0WGGP hosted the virtual WGGP Graduate Forum on April 14, 2023 from 12:00-2:30pm. The forum was an opportunity to showcase the work of graduate students that received… -
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11 plays 0WGGP hosted Dr. Beverley Mullings on March 22, 2023 for talk, "Informality, Precarity and the Coloniality of Gendered Labour in the Caribbean" which took place… -
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3 plays 0WGGP hosted Shakira Nasir for a virtual talk, "Understanding Digital Literacy Among Children from B40 Family Living at Pusat Perumahan Rakyat (PPR) on March 31,… -
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24 plays 0Women & Gender in Global Perspectives and the Humanities Research Institute present "12 Women Who Changed the World: Untold Stories"International… -
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4 plays 0On February 24, 2023 at 11am CST, Jama Jack presented, "Feminist Collective Action in the Gambia" during a virtual talk. Jama Jack is a… -
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100 plays 0WGGP hosted Dr. Elena Kopteva for hybrid event, "The Global Impacts of the War in Ukraine - Family and War" on January 25, 2023. This talk was part of the… -
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5 plays 0Museums, Monuments, and MemoryMemory and Heritage Panel Panelists: Brett Kaplan (Comparative and World Literature & Director of the Initiative in Holocaust,… -
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3 plays 0Museums, Monuments, and Memory Museums Panel Panelists: Cristóbal Bianchi (School of Art & Design, University of Illinois) and Emily Anderson (Curator,… -
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7 plays 0Museums, Monuments, and MemoryHolocaust and Genocide Memory and Monuments - Remembering through Memory ActivismPanelists: Tali Nates (Johannesburg Holocaust &… -
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39 plays 0Museums, Monuments, and MemoryHuman Rights, Heritage, and Memory PanelPanelists: Colleen Murphy (Law, University of Illinois), Toru Oga (Political Science, Kyushu… -
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6 plays 0Museums, Monuments, and MemoryOpening Keynote by Ann Burroughs (President and CEO of the Japanese American National Museum)November 29, 2022 -
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13 plays 0WGGP Virtual Talk, "AI Applications in Education" featuring Dr. Hanan Elshair took place on November 29, 2022 12pm CST. Dr. Hanan Elshair is the Professor in… -
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43 plays 0Dr. Koni Benson presented on October 28, 2022. Her talk, "Pedagogy and Politics: Enacting Alternative Maps for Creating Communities of Practice". Dr. Koni… -
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3 plays 0WGGP hosted a panel, "Exploring Place-Based Adaptation to Climate Change: Perspectives from Andean South America and Southern Africa on October 13, 2022. This… -
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20 plays 0On October 13, 2022 9am CST, Kathleen Siminyu gave talk, "Honoring Kiswahili with Technology and Community" via Zoom. Kathleen Siminyu works at Mozilla… -
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4 plays 0Global Feminist MethodsSeptember 30, 2022 Featured Panelists:Dr. Melissa Rae Goodnight (College of Education)Dr. Korinta Maldonado (Anthropology)Dr. Mimi Nguyen (Gender… -
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15 plays 0On September 27, 2022 2pm CST WGGP hosted a virtual talk with Dr. Timnit Gebru, "Independent Community Rooted AI Research". Dr.Timnit Gebru is the founder… -
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1 plays 0West African Dance Night: The Untaught Night 2"The Journey...."March 25, 2022Lacina Coulibaly and Sena Atsugah Co-sponsored by: Center for Global Studies;… -
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1 plays 0West African Dance: The Untaught Night 1 March 24, 2022 Film Screening and discussion for "Engagement Feminin Project"Lacina Coulibaly and Sena Atsugah… -
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32 plays 0On April 15, 2022 at 12pm CST, WGGP hosted the panel, "Feminisms, Arts and Activism: practices of resistance and solidarity in public scpace". Individuals… -
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10 plays 0On April 1, 2022 at 12pm, Dr. Natasha Aruri presented, "Takhayali [imagine. fem] Otherwise! Neocolonialisms, Spatial narratives, Resistance during a virtual talk.…