The Consortium for Graduate Studies in Gender, Culture, Women, and Sexuality
The Consortium for Graduate Studies in Gender, Culture, Women, and Sexuality advances intersectional feminist scholarship and teaching.
Hosted by MIT, the Consortium for Graduate Studies in Gender, Culture, Women, and Sexuality is a pioneering multi-institutional home for interdisciplinary feminist inquiry. Through graduate courses, micro-seminars, and professional development, we connect faculty and students to bridge the gap between theory, pedagogy, and practice.
The Summer Feminist Learning Institute (SFLI) marks a bold expansion of GCWS's mission: opening our micro-courses to the public. Students, professionals, and activists are invited to step beyond the academy and engage directly with world-class scholars at the forefront of feminist inquiry, gaining tools to translate cutting-edge intersectional theory into meaningful social praxis.
Each summer, SFLI welcomes a new cohort for an immersive series of live, highly interactive online courses — intentionally small in size, to make room for deep connection and high-level dialogue. Explore highlights from our inaugural 2026 Institute, "Talking Back," below.
Explore SFLI Micro-courses
Courses
Available to students enrolled in any of our member institutions, GCWS offers interdisciplinary graduate level seminars.
Open to faculty from all disciplines at our member institutions. We support team-taught and solo-taught graduate courses that center intersectional feminist analysis and provide students with the tools to transform traditional fields of study.
Events
Experience feminist thought in action. Through our signature film festivals, public seminars, and a curated digital map of Boston’s academic landscape, GCWS is your gateway to the region’s most vital interdisciplinary conversations. Open to all, free to everyone, and always provoking new ways of thinking