Gender

Georgetown hosts a broad range of programs that engage issues of gender in a global context.

Leading efforts include the Institute for Women, Peace and Security (Walsh School of Foreign Service); the International Women’s Human Rights Clinic (Law Center); and the Women’s Leadership Institute (McDonough School of Business). From 2016 to 2020, Georgetown participated in U.N. Women's HeForShe campaign as a founding University IMPACT Champion.

In the classroom, programs such as the major in Women’s and Gender Studies give students the opportunity to explore gender dynamics across disciplines. Outside the classroom, Georgetown Women in International Affairs (GWIA) provides networks of resources for leadership development. Georgetown’s Jesuit identity and commitment to the global common good shape this engagement around gender issues and human rights more broadly. The Georgetown Women's Alliance brings together Georgetown staff, faculty, students, and alumni for dialogue, networking, professional training, and collaboration around women and leadership.

Select Centers, Institutes,
and Research Programs

Georgetown Institute for Women, Peace and SecurityGeorgetown Unit

Established in 2011, the Georgetown Institute for Women, Peace and Security is an institute for research, scholarship, and outreach at the School of Foreign Service that seeks to deepen and extend the university's engagement with the critical issues of our time involving women worldwide.

Gender Justice InitiativeGeorgetown Unit

The Gender Justice Initiative is a cross-campus initiative that seeks to make Georgetown a dynamic hub of knowledge production, community engagement, and policy development on intersectional issues of gender, racial, and economic justice.

Select Academic Programs

Leadership and Advocacy for Women in Africa Fellowship Program

This fellowship program trains women's human rights lawyers from Africa who are committed to returning to their home countries in order to advance the status of women and girls. This fellowship program is sponsored by the Women’s Law and Public Policy Fellowship Program at the Law Center.