Women
Academic
The Department of Gender and Women’s Studies offers students the opportunity to study—through an interdisciplinary perspective—the formation of gender and its intersections with other relations of power, such as sexuality, race, class, nationality, religion, and age. There is a Bachelor’s degree and a minor program, reading and composition classes, American Cultures classes, and freshman and lower division seminars (womensstudies.berkeley.edu; 608 Barrows Hall; 510/642-2767).

Summer Research Opportunities for Underserved Undergraduates
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Housing
WiSE (Women in Science and Engineering) Theme Program provides a living and learning environment for women students with a strong interest in math, science, and engineering. For housing applications and more information, check online or contact the Office of Student Development, WiSE Theme Program (themeprograms.berkeley.edu/wise.html; 2610 Channing Way; 510/642-3213).

Support
Women’s Programs and Services, a program within the Gender Equity Resource Center (GenEq), provides programs, services, and resource information that increase knowledge, awareness, and understanding of women’s issues and rights as well as programs for increasing awareness related to issues of gender, sex, gender identity, dating, and sexual violence. Staff work closely with student groups and campus departments who are committed to the empowerment and advancement of women in society. Each year, Women’s Programs and Services co-sponsors events such as: Women’s History Month, Empowering Women of Color Conference, and LunaFest, a Women’s Film Festival. Staff also work closely with campus departments and student groups to provide a safe and welcoming campus environment for persons of all genders and sexual orientations, as well as to foster a campus climate that resists sexism and gender bias. Educational workshops include “Fresh Out of the Box” (gender roles) and the Women’s Caucus. Paid and academic internships are available (geneq.berkeley.edu; Gender Equity Resource Center, 202 Cesar Chavez Student Center; geneq@berkeley.edu; 643-5730).

Sexual assault
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Sexual harassment
See here.