WXGS supports all nonbinary and women students as well as allies to foster wellness, community, and belonging through student club and support, programs, workshops, education, advocacy and providing resources so students can be their whole selves to thrive at MIT.


Explore WXGS Programs 

Midday Music: Veronica Robles

Free and open to all! August 6, 2025 Spend your lunch break with professional mariachi singer, musician, Latin American folkloric dancer and choreographer Veronica Robles, joined by her All Women Mariachi Band.

Women and Gender Services offers programs, social events, educational workshops, and more that are open to all. 

Stay Connected

Keep up to date with WXGS related news and announcements, including resources provided by our office and student run initiatives.

  • WXGS News – Join our once a week email to students about events and programs.
  • Advisory Board – Join our group to meet once a month with other students to talk about programs, events, connecting with other student clubs and organizations, hear updates from the offices of WXGS and LBGTQ+ Services, and more.

Quick Forms for Students

Single Gender Swim, Women’s only open swim, Swim test (Interphase), SCUBA.

MIT Open Recreation

Find up-to-date information on all currently available campus lactation rooms

Lactation Rooms

There is a prayer room (Musalla) for use by the MIT-MSA community in the Institute’s Religious Activity Center (W11).

The address for the building is:

40 Massachusetts Avenue
Cambridge, MA 02139

This is not a comprehensive list; please visit MIT Engage to discover more students and opportunities.

  • The CRWN: The CRWN is designed for sophomore and above undergraduate women, though participation is open to all students. Students may remain in the program until graduation. Women include transgender women, cisgender women, and non-binary women
  • Graduate Women at MIT (GWAMIT): A student-led organization focused on the personal and professional development of women graduate students.
  • Graduate Womxn in Biology (GwiBio): A group focused on the needs of women graduate students in Biology.
  • GWAE (formerly WGA3): The Graduate Women in Aerospace Engineering group, focused on building community and encouraging relationships between graduate students, faculty, and women’s group.
  • HST Women’s Group: A group for women in the Harvard-MIT Health Sciences and Technology program.
  • MEGA Women: The Mechanical Engineering Graduate Association of Women, dedicated to fostering friendships, mentorship, and supporting graduate women in the Mechanical Engineering department.
  • Sloan Women in Management (SWIM): A club at MIT Sloan that aims to empower women in management through professional development, networking, and social events.
  • Taara: Taara (meaning: Star) aims to provide a dynamic platform that empowers and elevates the voices of South Asian women, femme, and gender non-conforming students at MIT.
  • TransMIT: TransMIT is to support the trans and gender expansive (i.e. identities including but not limited to: transgender, transsexual, gender non-conforming (GNC), genderqueer, two-spirit, agender, non-binary, and gender questioning) community at MIT
  • Women in Chemistry: A group for women in the Chemistry department.
  • Women in Electrical Engineering and Computer Science: A group for women in the Electrical Engineering and Computer Science department.
  • Women in Math: A group for women in the Math department.
  • Women in Nuclear Science: A group for women interested in nuclear science.
  • Womxn in Physics: A group for women in the Physics department.

The MIT Housing Office currently handles student housing

  • Gender Inclusive Housing
  • Juniper
    • Juniper is an undergraduate living group centered on the celebration of the achievements of Black women and non-binary people by providing a residential environment that fosters community
  • McCormick Hall
    • The only all-female residence hall for undergraduate students at MIT

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