gender – Temple Update

Tyler to Host Feminist Art and Wikipedia Edit-a-Thon

Wed, 13 Mar 2019 00:10:57 +0000

The Tyler School of Art and Temple Library will team up next Tuesday to host their sixth annual Art+Feminism Wikipedia Edit-a-Thon. With a stated goal of remedying gender gaps on Wikipedia, attendees will edit articles to reflect views on all sides of the gender spectrum. According to the hosts of the event, “The Wikimedia Foundation found that less than 10% of editors on the platform were…

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Protestors Take a Stand for Transgender Rights

Thu, 25 Oct 2018 14:15:16 +0000

Hundreds of protestors crowded LOVE Park to oppose a controversial draft proposal by the Department of Health and Human Services on Tuesday regarding gender law. The draft proposal aims to define gender as “either male or female based on biological traits identifiable by or before birth.” 1.4 million Americans currently identify as a gender other than the one they were born into according to…

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The Women’s Mobile Museum

Thu, 11 Oct 2018 14:40:44 +0000

A new Philadelphia museum is bringing its exhibit to a neighborhood near you. The Women’s Mobile Museum aims to make its exhibits accessible to neighborhoods where art spaces are limited. Artist-activist Zanele Muholi, along with the Philadelphia Photo Arts Center, selected ten female artists of color who have little to no experience in the arts and provided them with resources to develop as…

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Temple Introduces Gender Inclusive Housing

Thu, 16 Feb 2017 15:05:30 +0000

University Housing and Residential Life is now offering a new option for on-campus living. Gender inclusive housing will allow students of any gender to live together regardless of their sexual orientation, gender identity or biological sex. Housing options for freshmen will be offered in 1940 and White Hall and for returning and graduate students it will be offered in Morgan Hall North…

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Gender Inclusive Housing Being Explored In University Dorms

Thu, 27 Mar 2014 16:00:37 +0000

The concept of gender inclusive housing is gaining traction on Temple’s main campus. University President Neil Theobold and his administrative staff have considered instituting gender neutral residential halls in response to the student body’s interest. Residential Life held the first focus groups last week in the Student Center to evaluate the level of interest and to receive feedback from…

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