WXGS

WXGS

Women and Gender Services

Women and Gender Services (WXGS)


 

Welcome to Women and Gender Services (WXGS) | 3-308


Women and Gender Services (WXGS) is under the department of student life. We support all women students as well as all non-binary students and their intersectional identities through student club support, programs, workshops, education, advocacy and providing resources so students can be their whole selves to thrive at MIT. 

The Margaret Cheney Room is the women and non-binary student center that's open 24/7 via tap access.  There's a zoom room, a lactation/quiet room, a student conference room, lockers, piano, a lounge, a main space/activity room, a kitchen, the WXGS office and so much more. 2-3 times a month there will be intersectional programs and events. Take a look at our sidebar for programs/events page to see what WXGS is up to.

If you're interested in learning more about what we do, how we support our undergrad, grad, and postdoc students and more, then feel free to click our sidebar FAQ page. If you have any additional questions please reach out to us at: wxgs@mit.edu.

 

The Margaret Cheney Room

 

The Margaret Cheney Room, MIT's women's student community center, was founded in 1884 in recognition of the fact that women have traditionally been denied a safe space of their own, especially in the STEM fields. In light of its founding mission, the Cheney Room exists to promote community and empower all students at MIT who experience gender-based systems of oppression. This includes (but is not limited to) transgender women, cisgender women, non-binary individuals as well as marginalized gender identities.

Click the sidebar to learn more about the Margaret Cheney Room.

 

 

Programs and Events Highlight

 

A full list of monthly 2024 programs is under our Events and Programs page.

 

Uplifting Transgender & Gender Non-Conforming Voices

Description: Join WXGS and Jesse Freidin (He/Him), a queer-identified photographer, author, and educator, for a conversation on elevating the experience of the trans and gender non-conforming community through portraiture and interviews in his current project “Are You OK?”. Open to all MIT students.

 

  • Location: Cheney Room, 3-308
  • Date: Tuesday, March 5th
  • Time: 5:30-6:30pm
  • Snacks will be provided 

 

Exploration of Data + Feminism  

Description: To celebrate Women’s Heritage Month, come learn from Catherine D’Ignazio (she/hers) on how to use data and computational methods to work towards gender and racial equity. D’Ignazio is a scholar, artist/designer and hacker mama who focuses on feminist technology, data literacy and civic engagement. Open to all MIT students. 

 

  • Location: Wellbeing Lab, W20-308
  • Date: Monday, March 11th
  • Time: 6:30-7:30pm
  • Dinner will be provided

 

Keep In Touch!

 

Follow us on Instagram and join our listserv so you don't miss announcements and programs and events.  In addition to sharing our programs, we spotlight women figures past and present, share educational resources and support, highlight women's conferences that students can attend, and much more.