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For nearly 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.
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Common Reading selects 'Feminist Futures' theme for 2023-24
Common Reading selects 'Feminist Futures' theme for 2023-24
Haunting Ecologies: The Past, Present and Future of Feminist and Indigenous Approaches to Forest Fire
Haunting Ecologies: The Past, Present and Future of Feminist and Indigenous Approaches to Forest Fire

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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.

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

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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.

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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.

Haunting Ecologies

"Killed Tree," by Sarah Grew
“Haunting Ecologies: The Past, Present, and Future of Feminist and Indigenous Approaches to Forest Fire”
  • April 24–May 4: “Ghost Forest” – an exhibition by Eugene artist Sarah Grew at the LaVerne Krause Gallery, featuring Jon Bellona’s sound installation “Wildfire”
  • April 25: “Native Ecologies” panel discussion on Indigenous histories and approaches to fire management, knowledge production, and ecological stewardship
  • May 2: Acker-Morgen Memorial Lecture by invited scholar Michelle Murphy, Professor of History, Women and Gender Studies Institute, Canada Research Chair in Science and Technology Studies and Environmental Data Justice, University of Toronto

Sponsored by CSWS and UO Environment Initiative.

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Feminist Futures: CSWS 50th Anniversary

The Center for the Study of Women in Society is celebrating 50 years of enriching the University of Oregon community. Starting in Spring 2023, our year-long celebration will include invited speakers, exhibits, performances, and events that speak to intersectional feminist research and the ways in which gender, race, class, ability, and sexual orientation intersect and inform our visions of social justice. As the Center looks ahead to our next five decades, we will explore both the promises for and the imperilment of our “feminist futures” within fraught social, political, and environmental landscapes both nationally and globally. 
50 Years
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History of CSWS

For more than 45 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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May 10, 2023
Twenty-one research grant were awared by CSWS for 2023-24.

CSWS announces 2023-24 grant awardees

The Center for the Study of Women in Society (CSWS) is thrilled to announce funding awards for AY 2023-24 of $78,000 to support scholarship, research, and creative work on women and gender at the University of Oregon. A total of 21 research grants were given to 16 graduate students and five faculty members. 

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