UCSD Women's Center

Join us on even-week Tuesdays from 11am-12pm for book club this quarter! We will be reading Bunny, by Mona Awad, a book about girlhood, horror, and belonging. Bunny comes together with impressive "insight into the often-baffling complexities of being a woman" (The Atlantic). Check out the reading calendar at tinyurl.com/bookclubfall25. We hope to see you there!

Summer is almost here! 🌊 Whether you’re Team Jeremiah, Team Conrad, or Team Belly, prepare for your Cousins Beach summer with the Women’s Center on Monday June 2nd from 3:30 - 4:30pm for our last Gender Bite of the year! 🐚👙 We’ll be having a critical discussion of The Summer I Turned Pretty show and having a raffle for a themed tote bag. Light refreshments will be provided!

A BIG THANK YOU to all who have engaged with us in the Women's Center this year. We are hoping to get your feedback about your experience with our space and programming. Please complete our survey at tinyurl.com/WC25survey by 11:59pm PST 6/8/25 to be selected as a winner* for one of our Summer Relax and Reflect bags. The winner will be contacted by email Monday June 9th to pick up their prize at the WC.

*Winner must be a current UCSD student, faculty, or staff member to win.

Finals Season is upon us and the Women’s Center welcomes you to join our Spring Finals Study Jam. From 10am-10pm Monday June 9th our space will be open for YOU!

Feel free to swing by to say hello, grab some goodies from our Finals Survival Stashes, engage in our mindfulness or activity rooms, or just have a quiet place to study.

Connect with peers and join us for self-care bingo on Tuesday, June 3rd 2:30-4 PM @ Women's Center with Dr. Roselee. We will have self-care bingo cards and snacks!

Are you a student parent or caregiver? Join us to meet others navigating academics and caring for loved ones in this facilitated discussion group, led by Students with Dependents Coordinator, Laurie Magulac. Snacks and information on resources will be provided.

Please e-mail Laurie at [email protected] to RSVP

Happy May Mental Health Awareness month, everyone! Swipe through the third and final post for Ciara’s Gender Action project to bust some myths that college students hold about s*xuality!

What does "untouchability" mean? Interested in learning about caste and casteism at UCSD and beyond? Join us on May 27th at 5PM for a short film screening featuring a series of interviews with UCSD students of various caste backgrounds as we discuss how to confront caste. This project is one of the Women's Center intern's Gender Action Projects, titled: Untouchability, Caste, Saviourism, and Dalit Feminism (UCSD). There will be a giveaway to raffle a copy of "The Trauma of Caste: A Dalit Feminist Meditation on Survivorship, Healing, and Abolition" and refreshments will be provided. The screening will be followed by a group discussion on Dalit feminism and casteism at UCSD.

Let’s talk about s*x, baby! Join the Women’s Center on May 28th from 5-6:30pm for an empowering conversation about s*xual liberation. There will be light refreshments, free condoms, and l**e! Attendees will also be entered in a raffle for a chance to win a copy of “Come as You Are” by Emily Nagoski and the accompanying workbook!

Interested in learning more about the history of the Women’s Center and feminist student organizing on campus? Attend Jacqueline’s Gender Action Project - Resilient Roots and Feminist Futures: The Fight for a UCSD Women’s Center! Created using archival materials and conversations with Women’s Center alums, the event will include a walkthrough museum exhibit and zine launch documenting the 22 year student struggle for a funded Women’s Resource Center. Come to the Women’s Center on Wednesday 5/21 from 5-6:30 to learn more about this hidden history of student activism! The exhibit will be kept up until the end of Week 9. Light refreshments will be provided.

Calling all friends-to-lovers aficionados! Even if you aren’t yet thirty and flirty and thriving, please join us in the Women’s Center living room on May 29th from 5:30-8:00 for a screening and discussion of “13 Going On 30”. We will be unpacking the film through a feminist lens, discussing girlhood, female friendships, and more. Light refreshments will be provided!

Calling all feminists! Are you interested in learning more about how to combat misogynistic rhetoric in your daily life? Come to the Women’s Center on May 15th from 5-6PM for an interactive event on fighting the patriarchy. We will be discussing strategies to dismantle patriarchal narratives and brainstorming collectively about how to handle difficult situations.