Educational Resources
“Don't be in a hurry to condemn because [they] don’t do what you do or think as you think or as fast. There was a time when you didn't know what you know today.”
- Malcolm X
Welcome to the educational resource page created by our office to serve as a space for learning. Please browse through the resources provided below to raise your awareness, knowledge, and skills. Please contact us via the chat feature (located in the bottom right) or email us at cwge@wcupa.edu if you have any questions or concerns.
Center for Women & Gender Equity's Library
The Center for Women & Gender Equity has a number of books available for students to reserve on topics such as: (1) Trans Inclusivity, (2) Feminism, (3) Masculinity, (4) Gender Studies, (5) Sexism, (6) Ethnicity, (7) Race, (8) Body Image, (9) Women's Health, (10) Sexual Health, and more! Our library has over 150 books.
To reserve a book, please utilize our CWGE Library Request Form.
Quick Links
Establishing Boundaries
- What are my boundaries? by Love is Respect
- Setting Boundaries in Relationships by Break the Cycle
Power & Control
- Power & Control by Love is Respect
- Understanding Power & Control by the Domestic Abuse Intervention Program
Understanding Consent
- Understanding Consent by Love is Respect
- What Consent Does & Doesn't Look Like by Love is Respect
Self-Paced Courses:
Self-Paced Courses:
- LGBTQ Pride: From Origins to Evolution Teach-Out
- Queering Identities: LGBTQ+ Sexuality and Gender Identity
Self-Paced Courses:
- Justice by Harvard University
- "Taught by lauded Harvard professor Michael Sandel, Justice explores critical analysis of classical and contemporary theories of justice, including discussion of present-day applications. Topics include affirmative action, income distribution, same-sex marriage, the role of markets, debates about rights (human rights and property rights), arguments for and against equality, dilemmas of loyalty in public and private life. The course invites learners to subject their own views on these controversies to critical examination."
- Love as a Force for Social Justice by Stanford University
- "This course will explore the concept of agape love (compassion/kindness) as a force
for social justice and action and as the inspiration for service and the application
of knowledge to positive social change. Biological, psychological, religious, and
social perspectives of love will be discussed, drawing on the expertise of people
from a variety of disciplines."
- "This course will explore the concept of agape love (compassion/kindness) as a force
for social justice and action and as the inspiration for service and the application
of knowledge to positive social change. Biological, psychological, religious, and
social perspectives of love will be discussed, drawing on the expertise of people
from a variety of disciplines."
- Environmental Justice by Future Learn
- "Understand how climate change, biodiversity loss and deforestation affect people, exploring justice in environment management."
2020 Ruby Jones Conference Sessions
Additional Educational Resources
Preventing Violence
- Men Can Stop Rape
- Men Can Stop Rape’s mission is to mobilize men to use their strength for creating cultures free from violence, especially men’s violence against women
- One in Four
- One in Four is non-profit organization dedicated to the prevention of rape by the thoughtful application of theory and research to rape prevention programming
- Trauma-Informed Pedagogy
Resources to Support Survivors in Your Life
- Support for Partners
- It is important for partners of survivors to have support; Support for Partners is a great resource for partners of sexual assault and abuse
- If She is Raped: A Guidebook for Husbands, Fathers, and Male Friends
- Author: Alen McEvoy, Jeff Bookings
- ISBN: 978-1556911996
Books on Masculinity
Books
- Men's Work: How to Stop the Violence That Tears Our Lives Apart
- Author: Paul Kivel
- The Guy's Guides to Feminism
- Author: Michael Kaufman, Michael Kimmel
- Guyland
- Author: Michael Kimmel
- The Guide to Getting it On
- Author: Paul Joannides
- ISBN: 978-1885535337
- You Ought To Know: A Guy's Guide to Sex
- Author: Bill Kelly
- ISBN: 978-0823930845
- Yes Means Yes
- Author: Friedman, Valenti
- Gender Outlaw>
- Author: Kate Bornstein
- Feminism Is For Everybody
- Author: Bell Hooks