GPRP Newsletter: March 27, 2026

Final Writing Retreat of the Year

Thanks so much to everyone who has come to our mini writing retreats this year! Our final retreat of this academic year is coming up on Friday, April 17th from 9:00am-1:00pm. Join us for guided goal setting, three hours of focused writing, and a brown bag lunch! Register for our April writing retreat here.

Events

"The Right Track" Film Screening and Panel Discussion

Tuesday, March 31st at 6:30pm | USC Continental Ballroom

The George Washington University Office of Advocacy and Support (OAS) and Rights4Girls invite you to a film screening of the groundbreaking documentary "The Right Track.” After the film screening, please join us for a panel moderated by Carolina Bazan, Senior Program Manager at Rights4Girls. Register here. 

Safer Births: The Momnibus Blueprint for Maternal Safety

Thursday, April 2nd at 6pm | Virtual

A conversation with Rep. Lauren Underwood, co-author of the Momnibus Act, on the policy blueprint that can make pregnancy and birth safer.

WGSS Yulee Lecture: Bodies in Motion

Friday, April 3rd at 4pm | Duques 151  

Join the Women's, Gender, and Sexuality Studies (WGSS) community on Friday, April 3rd for our annual Yulee Lecture. We are excited to feature two groundbreaking scholars: Professor Deborah A. Thomas and Professor Jade Power-Sotomayor. Register here.

Trans Justice Now: Courts, Care and the Politics of Gender

Wednesday, April 8th at 4pm | Virtual 

Join the Gender+ Justice Initiative, Women’s and Gender Studies Program, OutLaw, LGBTQ+ Resource Center, Georgetown Journal of Gender and the Law, and Center for Health Equity at Georgetown University for an in-depth examination of Supreme Court jurisprudence affecting transgender rights in the United States. Register here.

Gender Policy Community Hour

Friday, April 10, 2026 at 12pm | Virtual

All GW community members are welcome to join to discuss their current projects and network with fellow gender policy scholars. To be added to the Community Hour calendar invite, please fill out this form.

Mini Writing Retreat for Gender Scholars

Friday, April 17, 2026 at 9am | MPA Building

Join us for guided goal setting, three hours of focused writing, and a brown bag lunch! Register for our April writing retreat here.

Women & Politics Institute "Women on Wednesdays": The Instigators 

Wednesday, April 22nd at 6pm | Virtual

Atima Omara will discuss her forthcoming book, The Instigators: How Black Women Have Been Essential to American Democracy (And What We Can Learn From Them), which examines how we can build a truly inclusive multi-racial democracy. Laying out little known history, research, and data, Atima argues that no such future can be discussed or strategized within movements or political parties without Black women. She also examines how Black women have responded to failed strategic political decisions by political and movement leaders as context for the present moment. Register here. 

Opportunities

Work Opportunities:

Senior Research Assistant (Adding It Up (AIU)), Guttmacher Institute

The Senior Research Assistant (AIU) will provide research assistance and coordination support across AIU’s key component projects and deliverables. The Senior Research Assistant (AIU) will support senior and mid-level staff with data processing and management, analysis, data visualizations, manuscript and presentation drafting and preparation, and operational tasks, among other duties.

Media Relations Manager, National Women’s Law Center

The National Women’s Law Center is seeking a creative, organized, and detail-oriented media relations manager for a two-year term position leading press work advocating for gender justice, with a particular focus on women at work and workplace justice. We are looking for a storytelling expert and an energetic team player, someone adept at juggling multiple deadlines and who stays poised in rapid response moments.  

Project Manager, Advocacy Campaigns and Electoral Creative, Planned Parenthood

Planned Parenthood Federation of America (PPFA) and Planned Parenthood Action Fund (Action Fund) seek an Advocacy Campaigns & Electoral Creative Project Manager to support PPFA and Action Fund’s advocacy and issue campaigns operations, and Action Fund and PPVotes electoral program operations leading up to and during the 2026 electoral cycle. 

Coordinator, Legislative Affairs and Global Advocacy, Planned Parenthood

Planned Parenthood Federation of America (PPFA) and Planned Parenthood Action Fund (Action Fund) seek a Coordinator to provide support to the Legislative Affairs and Global Advocacy team in the planning and execution of Planned Parenthood Federation of America’s work to protect access to sexual and reproductive health care at home and abroad.

Policy Analyst, Planned Parenthood

Planned Parenthood Federation of America (PPFA) and Planned Parenthood Action Fund (Action Fund) seek a policy analyst to serve as a subject matter expert for key public policies that impact access to sexual and reproductive health care, coverage, and rights, with a focus on health care finance. 

Fellowship Opportunities:

Equity, Inclusion, and Belonging Fellow, Center on Budget and Policy Priorities

The Equity, Inclusion, and Belonging (EIB) Fellow provides general coordination and logistical support for EIB programs and initiatives.The Fellow will sit on the Equity, Inclusion, and Belonging (EIB) team and help build staff capacity to effectively integrate EIB concepts, theories, tools, and strategies into their professional practice.

Internship Opportunities:

Summer 2026 Social Media and Digital Engagement Internship, National Women’s Law Center

The National Women’s Law Center (NWLC) seeks an energetic, creative and detail-oriented undergraduate intern for summer 2026 to work with, and learn from, our content/creative team on our social media, digital advocacy, and campaign work.  

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