Programs and Services

The Femme Student Group Showcase is intended to connect students to some cool women and femme-led student groups on campus. With topics ranging from career and business, gender equity and the arts, to STEM and politics, there’s a femme student group for all kinds of students! Event open to all, but students specifically interested in learning more about student groups for women and femme folks are encouraged to attend. Interested in advertising your femme-led student group to new Duke students? Email womenctr@duke.edu with the subject line “Femme Showcase” to learn more.

Every October, the Duke Women’s Center partners with Student Health, DuWell, and other organizations to host a Women's Wellness Fair, featuring informational tables with info on caring for your overall health, mindfulness and 5-minute meditation techniques, advice on establishing healthy relationships, tips on how to eat healthy, and tons of free giveaways! Soma Bra Fitters are also on-site to help correctly measure bust size for anyone looking to buy a new bra. This event is designed specifically to educate women/femme-identified folks on their health but anyone willing to learn more about women's wellness is welcome to attend! 

In collaboration with the Mary Lou Center for Black Culture, the Women’s Center puts on this annual event to celebrate the lives of Black femme students on campus! Students can network with faculty and staff, connect with other students, and learn more about Duke’s Black femme student groups. With this event, we hope to create space for Black femme students to build a safe, educated, and supportive community. This event is open to anyone who supports the advancement and development of Black femme-identifying students on campus. 

Having trouble connecting with your fellow STEM students? Join the Women’s Center for our STEMixer and chat with professors and faculty in your STEM field and learn about their strategies for success. Learn about advancing gender equity in the field and paving your own path to career and personal success. All STEMinists and allies welcome!

Celebrate love in all its forms during our night of good-old fashioned roller skating fun in collaboration with Housing and Residence Life, the Center for Sexual and Gender Diversity, and Jewish Life at Duke. Event open to all! Skates available while they last. An additional accessibility-friendly engagement often will be provided. 

Reproductive Justice Conference — The Duke Women’s Center hosts the Reproductive Justice Conference as part of our Women’s History Month programming in March. We use SisterSong's definition of reproductive justice, described as “the human right to maintain personal bodily autonomy, have children, not have children, and parent the children we have in safe and sustainable communities.” We work with content-matter experts, activists, and community members interested in these issues to participate as panelists and moderators for the conference. Anyone willing to learn more about reproductive justice and its impact on our community is welcome to attend. For more about this year’s theme and how to get involved, visit the Reproductive Justice Conference page on our website or email womenctr@duke.edu with the subject line “RJC.”

Duke WomC Awards — The WomC Awards, or Duke Women’s Center Awards, are our way of celebrating Duke students who have gone above and beyond in advancing gender equity on our campus. At this event, we celebrate a year’s long fellowship with our allies and advocates in social change with awesome speakers, free food, and lots of fun! The WomC Award ceremony recognizes individuals and campus organizations making an impact at Duke and beyond with 5 award categories to honor the amazing contributions of students, faculty, and staff on campus, locally, state-wide, and nationally. For more about this year’s celebration, visit the Duke WomC Awards page on our website or email womenctr@duke.edu with the subject line “WomC Awards.”

Wind Down Wednesdays — We welcome all students on the first Wednesday of every month for a night of fun, food, and community building! Events include creative writing workshops, pumpkin painting, cookie decorating, and more! 

Lunch & Learn Workshops — Join the Duke Women’s Center every third Wednesday of the month in Bolton Tower for a free lunch workshop. Topics range from wellness and accessibility, to creativity and self love, and so much more! Have an idea for a workshop topic or want to host one yourself? Email womenctr@duke.edu with the subject line “LL&S Workshop.”

FemmePod — The FemmePod is a new resource for students to hear the Women’s Center interns’ thoughts on various issues affecting our community. Students can listen to the FemmePod for deep dives on topics from menstrual care products, to gym safety, and much more! Link to FemmePod: FemmePod on Soundcloud

Her Garden: Women of Color Mentoring Initiative — Her Garden is a new mentoring program for women of color that starts recruitment in Spring 2024! Informed by feminist and womanist theory, we are seeking to create a space for Women of Color to grow into their authentic selves through connection with others, to learn to exercise agency and creativity in their daily lives, and to feel supported and empowered in all that they do. Her Garden is designed specifically for women and femme-identifying students of color; however, all are welcome to apply and participate. For more information, visit the Women of Color Mentoring Program page on our website or email womenctr@duke.edu with the subject “Her Garden.”