Womens and Gender Studies

Women and Gender Research Initiative

The Women and Gender Research Initiative (WGRI) was founded in 2002 to promote community-based programs and research that inform the prevention of and intervention in gender-related oppressions. The WGRI works with community members to effect social change through social policy, advocacy and community development. The initiative also is committed to documenting, collecting and making public the contributions of individuals whose lives reflect previously untold experiences and resilience. The WGRI has benefited from the support of the Steans Center for Community-Based Service learning and the W. and I. Beck Foundation, and has developed, funded and implemented several successful community-based projects.

The Women and Gender Research Initiative seeks to:

  • Prevent and intervene in gender-related oppressions.
  • Document, collect, and make public the contributions of individuals whose lives reflect previously untold experiences and unrecorded resilience
  • Engage the community by strengthening and expanding partnerships with individuals and organizations committed to the eradication of gender-related oppressions.

Call for Proposals - Faculty Fellow 2009-2010

Proposals due Wednesday, April 15, 2009

The Women and Gender Research Initiative was established in 2002 to promote community-based programs and research that inform the prevention of, and intervention in, gender-related oppressions. The Initiative advances collaborative work between DePaul faculty, students, and community members to effect social change through a focus on social policy, advocacy, and community development. The Initiative also is committed to documenting, collecting, and making public the contributions of individuals whose lives reflect previously untold experiences and undocumented resilience.

The Women and Gender Research Initiative invites proposals for a faculty fellowship for the upcoming 2009-2010 academic year. The faculty fellow will receive a $2,500 stipend and a funded research assistant (working 15-20 hours per week) chosen from Women's and Gender Studies graduate students.

Funding Criteria:

  • Research project is community focused in nature and community based in implementation;
  • Research project is, in some way, integrated into course curriculum and includes student involvement in research;
  • Research incorporates feminist frameworks;
  • Research assistant is a Women and Gender Studies Program graduate student;
  • Faculty fellow is expected to develop a research report or working paper that will be archived with the Women and Gender Research Initiative;
  • Faculty fellow will make a research presentation at the Services Speaks Conference (Spring, 2010) sponsored by the Steans Center for Community Based Service Learning

Application Process:

Proposals should be sent electronically to Beth Catlett, Director, Women and Gender Research Initiative, at bcatlett@depaul.edu. Proposals should include the following:

  • Project description not to exceed 3 double-spaced typed pages, including project rationale, research aims and goals, theoretical foundations, discussion of methodologies, and brief description of how the project articulates with the mission of the Women and Gender Research Initiative;
  • Research Timeline;
  • Paragraph describing graduate research assistant responsibilities;
  • Project abstract

Please contact Beth Catlett, bcatlett@depaul.edu, (773) 325-4758 with any questions.

For more information, go to the Research Initiative website.