Georgetown University: Women’s History Month

Press release from Georgetown University:

March 1, 2022

The U.S. Congress first designated March to be Women’s History Month in 1987. Georgetown joins the nation in recognizing the specific achievements women have made over the course of American history in a variety of fields — and joins the world in recognizing women’s global impact on International Women’s Day on March 8.

Drawing on recognized data sources to measure women’s inclusion, justice and security in 170 countries, the Women, Peace and Security Index shows that the global advance of women’s status has slowed and disparities have widened across countries.

The effort, led by fellow Madeline Meth (L‘17) and director Brian Wolfman, is part of the Appellate Courts Immersion Clinic’s focus on advancing racial justice in the courts and society.

McDonough School of Business professor Reena Aggarwal talks about the gaping disparity between men and women in the finance industry and recommends steps to help bridge it.

The Women’s Center offers educational programs, volunteer opportunities, services and resources to highlight the experiences of women on Georgetown’s campus and educate the community about gender dynamics impacting campus culture. Serving students of all gender identities, the center seeks to create a more equitable campus with a more expansive notion of gender and gender roles.

Faye Simanjuntak (SFS’24) began advocating for human rights at age 11. She helped drive landmark change for women in the Indonesian Army, and now continues her advocacy from the Hilltop.

Cassie Bronson (G’22), a U.S. Navy veteran and Tillman Scholar, will apply her Doctor of Nursing Practice to become a more inclusive women’s health nurse practitioner.

Helene Gettler Mallett (SFS‘59) is a member of one of the first classes of women admitted to the Walsh School of Foreign Services (SFS). She helped establish the Foreign Service Women’s Association at Georgetown and went on to a career in teaching children of all ages and adults learning English as a second language.

Sixty years after Georgetown’s first female business school graduate received her diploma, McDonough School of Business alumnae are leveling the playing field in the business world.

An oral history project is ensuring that the memories and voices of the first African American women to graduate from the School of Nursing – between 1964 and 1969 –…

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