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For five decades CSWS has funded feminist scholarship at the University of Oregon. Our mission is simple: we create, fund, share, and support research that addresses the complicated nature of gender identities and inequalities.

Anita Hill
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Feminist Futures event
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JSMA Feminist Futures exhibit
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Tina Brown
WATCH: Reflections on Tina Brown, 2024 Johnston Lecture

Create

Our faculty and student affiliates generate wide-ranging research on the complexity of women’s lives and the intersecting nature of gender identities and inequalities. Discover what we are working on.

Fund

For five decades, we have funded feminist scholarship at the University of Oregon. Read about our present opportunities and past awards

Share

As a research center, we disseminate new knowledge on the complicated nature of gender identities and inequalities with other scholars and educators, the public, policymakers, and activists. Keep in touch with the latest news, publications, and media.

Support

Through event programming and special initiatives, we foster networking, collaboration, and mentorship within our vibrant community of feminist scholars.  Learn more about how to get involved.

Upcoming Events

Info Session: CSWS Undergraduate STEAM Summer Fellowship

An info session will be held 3 p.m. Wednesday, Feb. 12, in 330 Hendricks (CSWS Jane Grant Room) for students and advisors interested in applying to the 2025 CSWS Undergraduate STEAM Summer Fellowship.

Feb 12 - 3:00pm
Hendricks 330 (CSWS Jane Grant Room)

CSWS Happy Hour & Open House

Join CSWS for an afternoon of conversation, connection, and celebration of the important work being done in feminist research.

Date: Thursday, February 14
Time: 3:00 – 5:00 PM
Location: Hendricks Hall, third floor

In honor of Valentine's Day, we’ll be offering wine, light refreshments, and plenty of chocolate to indulge your sweet tooth. This is a wonderful opportunity to meet fellow researchers, share ideas, and learn more about the work happening across the university in feminist scholarship.

Feb 14 - 3:00pm
Hendricks 330 (CSWS Jane Grant Room)

CSWS Noon Talk: Margaryta Golovchenko

"Rosa Bonheur’s Multimodal Menagerie" — The celebrated animal painter Rosa Bonheur (1822-1899) was a prolific artist. Her paintings and sketches capture an array of animals that she encountered in a variety of settings, including on the grounds of her chateau in Thomery, France. Bonheur’s dynamic yet intimate portrayals of her animal subjects capture their individuality and speak to a deeper level of care for the animals being depicted.

Feb 19 - 12:00pm
Hendricks 330 (CSWS Jane Grant Room)
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News

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Feb. 12 info session for new CSWS undergraduate fellowship

An info session will be held 3 p.m. Wednesday, Feb. 12, in 330 Hendricks (CSWS Jane Grant Room) for students and advisors interested in applying to the 2025 CSWS Undergraduate STEAM Summer Fellowship.

Launching this year with funding from our 50th anniversary Duckfunder campaign, the new fellowship is intended to create opportunities for cross disciplinary collaborations among science, technology, engineering, arts, and mathematics (STEAM) faculty and students on campus and to enhance pathways for underrepresented students in STEAM to succeed.

Julie Weise

Julie Weise receives NEH grant

CSWS research fellow Julie Weise, associate professor of history, has been awarded a National Endowment for the Humanities grant. Her project "Guest Worker: Lives across Borders in an Age of Prosperity, 1919-75" examines the experiences of guest workers in the middle of the twentieth century, focused on three cases—Mexicans in the U.S., Spaniards in France, and Malawians in South Africa. 

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CSWS launches undergraduate fellowship

University of Oregon undergraduate students have a new way to participate in the research mission of CSWS.

Launching this year with funding from the Center's 50th anniversary Duckfunder campaign, the CSWS Undergraduate STEAM Summer Fellowship is intended to create opportunities for cross-disciplinary collaborations among science, technology, engineering, arts, and mathematics (STEAM) faculty and students on campus and to enhance pathways for underrepresented students in STEAM to succeed. 

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History of CSWS

For 50 years CSWS has funded feminist scholarship at the University of Oregon. Our mission is simple: we create, fund, and share research that addresses the complicated nature of gender identities and inequalities.

Our ability to do this resulted from an incredible act of generosity. In 1983, the hard work and vision of faculty members working in what was then called the Center for the Sociological Study of Women attracted the attention of Fortune magazine editor William Harris. His endowment, the largest single gift ever given to the university at that time, was given in memory of his wife, Jane Grant, an early feminist and co-founder of The New Yorker.

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Learn more about history of CSWS