The Center for Women is a confidential resource for all students facing a variety of issues. We offer education, limited counseling and CARES.
The Center for Women and Gender is committed to promoting a campus community that is safe, equitable, and respectful of all members. Thus, our Center is a resource for the entire RIT Community.
04/28/2020
Tomorrow is Denim Day 2020, so get out of those sweatpants and put on some jeans for a cause! Denim Day is the longest running sexual assault prevention campaign in history, you can read more about it on their website below.
https://www.denimdayinfo.org/
04/01/2020
April is Sexual Assault Awareness Month, and while we may not be on campus, there is still support available for you. The RIT CARES team is confidential and available 24/7; you can reach them by texting or calling 585-295-3533.
11/11/2019
Join us today for the Men's Health Fair in the Fireside Lounge! From 11am-2pm there will be vendors with important information and materials related to men's health. We hope to see you there!
11/08/2019
We love putting on programs with awesome student groups! Tonight, we partnered with Sigma Nu to put on a program focused on consent and boundary setting.
10/24/2019
Join us tomorrow morning for Building Bridges over Brunch: Religion, Relationships, & Violence for Domestic Violence Awareness Month. This is a collaboration between The Center for Women and Gender and Spirituality and Religious Life. The event is free, and ASL interpreters have been confirmed. Register with the link below! Free waffle brunch will be provided.
http://cglink.me/r608631
09/17/2019
Come and join us tomorrow for Corn Roast & Tie Dye!
08/29/2019
Join us for our 14th Annual Lighting the Way Ceremony!
Thursday, August 29th
8 pm on the Davis Room
8:30 on the Quarter Mile
8:45 University Gallery Dessert Reception
RIT Lighting the Way 2016 Lighting the Way is a Welcoming Ceremony for new RIT women sponsored by the Center for Women and Gender. It’s a ceremony where faculty, staff and returning s...
08/27/2019
YOU ARE INVITED!!
Lighting the Way is a Welcoming Ceremony to celebrate incoming First Year, Transfer and Graduate women to RIT on Thursday, Aug. 29, at 8 p.m. All RIT community members are invited to attend – new and returning students, alumnae, faculty, and staff. This special event features a Welcome Ceremony in the SAU, Davis Room at 8pm-8:30pm, followed by a lantern-lit procession and dessert reception at 8:45pm-9:30pm in the University Gallery. All new RIT women will receive a commemorative lantern for this event. This event is sponsored by the Center for Women and Gender.
07/16/2019
Transgender Su***de Hotline is now available.
06/26/2019