Protecting Our Futures: Challenges & Strategies for Women’s, Gender, and Sexuality Studies, a WGSS Speaker Series
Speaker: Angela Clark-Taylor, PhD
Title: Protecting Our Futures: Challenges & Strategies for Women’s, Gender, and Sexuality Studies
Abstract: Women’s, gender, and sexuality studies (WGSS) programs are experiencing heightened political pressure amid national efforts to restrict discourse on race, ethnicity, gender, and sexuality. In response to direct threats emerging in 2022, the National Women’s Studies Association convened a working group to assess the conditions facing WGSS departments. The group developed a national survey examining departmental structure, budgets, faculty lines, staffing, enrollment, and perceived institutional support, supplemented with data on anti DEI legislation and institutional characteristics from IPEDS. Findings reveal uneven support, emerging vulnerabilities, and notable enrollment trends across four year institutions. While limited by survey depth, the report offers foundational insight into the current climate for WGSS and identifies critical areas for further qualitative and quantitative research.
Bio: Angela Clark-Taylor, PhD (she/her) is a scholar and leader with over 20 years of experience dedicated to advancing education, scholarship, and leadership. Her work focuses on growing women's leadership and developing equity-focused organizations. Driven by a commitment to creating inclusive communities where individuals of all identities have the access, opportunity, and resources to determine the course of their own lives. Angela's leadership has been recognized by the American Association for Women as an emerging leader, the International Council for Research on Women through the Community Innovation Fellowship program, and with the National Women’s Studies Association’s mentor award.
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