Women and Gender Services (WXGS)
Providing support, programming, and education for MIT’s women, nonbinary, and ally communities.

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
La Yuma (2009) Movie Screening
Join MIT Global Languages and WXGS for an Ibero-American celebration movie night. The film is in Spanish with English subtitles. LA YUMA (2009) is a Nicaraguan film that tells the story of a resilient young woman from a poor neighborhood of Managua who dreams of becoming a professional boxer. Despite facing poverty, gender stereotypes, and violence, she pursues her passion for the sport as a path to independence and dignity. The film highlights themes of perseverance, gender empowerment, and social inequality. Free food!
Open to all MIT students. Students enrolled in Spanish courses are encouraged to attend.
- Date: Wednesday, October 1
- Time: 12:00 - 1:00 p.m.
- Location: Rainbow Lounge (50-250)
Click the link below to see our full list of programs for the month.
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.
Margaret Cheney Room
The Margaret Cheney Room was founded in 1884. Cheney Room exists to promote community, relationship building, support, and empowerment of all students at MIT as it relates to gender.
Quick Forms for Students
- Cheney Room Reservation
- Cheney Room Locker Reservation
- Check-Out WXGS Library Book
- Cheney Room Tap Access
- Request for Program Funding – Contact the Student Group Funding Council for more information
Single Gender Swim, Women’s only open swim, Swim test (Interphase), SCUBA.
Find up-to-date information on all currently available campus 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
- Women’s Independent Living Group (WILG):
- WILG is an independent living group run by its residents.
How to Find Us
WXGS is located in (3-308). Since finding us can be a bit tricky, one of our student workers created a video to help. Text version
Enter the elevator in Building 2 and take it up. When you exit, turn left and walk through Building 2 until you reach Building 4. Take a right and continue down the hallway until you reach a set of steps.Turn left, and continue walking until you enter Building 3. The Margaret Cheney Room will be on your left.
Enter Lobby 7. To your left, you’ll see large green doors—go through them and head up to the 3rd floor.
Take a left, walk toward the hallway, and continue through Building 7 until you reach Building 3. The Cheney Room will be on your right. Alternatively, you can take the elevator in Lobby 7 to the 3rd floor and follow the same path.
Take the elevator to the 3rd floor. Walk straight until you reach the corner, then make a right.
Continue walking until you reach Building 3. The Cheney Room will be on your left.
Contact Us
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Mon – Fri: 10:00AM – 6:00PM