
Women*s Initiatives



Women*s Initiatives is a unit within the Division of Student Life's Center for Student Diversity & Inclusion, focusing its efforts on:
- supporting women's personal and professional development, leadership, and empowerment;
- educating the campus about women's and gender issues; and
- advocating for gender equity within the University and beyond.
Looking for information about a women's, gender, and sexuality-related academic major or minor?
Visit Women's, Gender and Sexuality Studies in the College of Arts and Science.
Request a Tour
We invite classes and groups to tour the Center for Student Diversity & Inclusion so you can see for yourself what the Center has to offer and learn more about our resources, programs, and events.
To schedule a visit, call 513-529-6504 or email csdi@MiamiOH.edu to arrange a time between 8 a.m. - 5 p.m.
Request a Presentation
If you’d like a staff member from Women*s Initiatives to visit your class or group, call 513-529-6504 or email csdi@MiamiOH.edu to schedule a time. Staff are available to visit classes and groups to share information about the Center for Student Diversity & Inclusion’s resources, programs, and events. Topical presentations are also available.
Request an RA Bulletin Board
Women*s Initiatives interns create pre-made bulletin boards on a variety of women’s and gender-related topics each year. Topics have included women in politics, womanism, and ending the STI stigma.
To request a bulletin board, call the Center at 513-529-6504 or email csdi@MiamiOH.edu.
Get Involved
Join a Campus Group
Several student organizations focus on issues of gender and sexuality. They include:
- F-Word (Feminists Working on Revolutionary Democracy)
- Black Women Empowered (B.W.E.)
- Love You Like A Sister (L.Y.L.A.S.)
- People Against Violence and Sexual Assault (PAVES)
- Men Against Rape and Sexual Assault (MARS)
- Spectrum
See the HUB for a complete list of student organizations.
Take a WGS Class
Women's, Gender, and Sexuality Studies (WGS) is is a dynamic, interdisciplinary program in the College of Arts and Science that investigates how our lives are affected by gender race, class, age, sexuality, religion, (dis)ability, gender identity, and nationality. Both a WGS major and minor are available to undergraduate students. The WGS program also offers two thematic sequences and a graduate concentration.
Create Your Own Experience
Are you looking for ways to get involved in social justice or community outreach activities related to women's and gender issues? Do you have a project that you'd like to develop and implement? Need some help talking through your ideas and identifying opportunities or resources?
Stop by the Women*s Center and speak with our staff.