Women in Political Science
Our events include social activities and workshops. In addition, we raise funds for and plan an annual speaker series that brings a prominent woman scholar in the discipline to the Department. In the past, we have hosted Drs. Christina Wolbrecht, Maya Sen, and Beth Simmons. Through this annual speaker series, our goal is not only to showcase the work of women in the discipline, but also to provide women graduate students in the Department with the opportunity to build relationships with women scholars outside of UT and discuss issues related to women in academia. As a note, while our speaker series is always open to the public, some of our social activities and workshops are limited to women in order to support WIPS’ mission of supporting the development of women political scientists. We also actively cooperate with organizations that advocate for other underrepresented minorities in the discipline.
*We use binary terminology to describe gender identity in the name of our organization and mission statement in order to identify more clearly with the broader Women in Political Science movement in the profession. Our mission, however, is to provide support for all individuals in the UT Government Department whose gender identity is not cisgender male. Such individuals are always welcome at all our events and should feel included in all our communications.
