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![Cassandra Pegg-Kirby, director of 澳门六合彩资料's Women's Center. Cassandra Pegg-Kirby, director of 澳门六合彩资料's Women's Center.](https://www-s3-live.kent.edu/s3fs-root/s3fs-public/240066_women%E2%80%99s%20history%20month%20mark%20and%20web%20header%20Kirby.jpg?VersionId=PIX82K8uoxwEBfjZ4xHwatPI26M2ne8o)
Despite her multitude of duties as a director of 澳门六合彩资料鈥檚 Women鈥檚 Center, Cassandra Pegg-Kirby remains focused on one key mission: Keeping the center open and relevant. 鈥淲omen鈥檚 centers are not always thought of as necessary since women are in the majority now,鈥濃
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Students filed into the conference room in the Williamson House on Friday, March 15, to learn about how to negotiate pay and combat the gender wage gap.
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![Sonia Karkare, program director for the 澳门六合彩资料 Women's Center, introduces the discussion panel for International Women's Day. Sonia Karkare, program director for the 澳门六合彩资料 Women's Center, introduces the discussion panel for International Women's Day.](https://www-s3-live.kent.edu/s3fs-root/s3fs-public/sonia%20corrected.jpg?VersionId=A2DqLw7lV08dq2N4bp8OIQ9R3pharAEb)
澳门六合彩资料 celebrated International Women鈥檚 Day on March 8 with a poster presentation to allow international students the chance to highlight women in their home countries and a service project to aid Days for Girls.The poster presentation was followed by a panel鈥
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澳门六合彩资料鈥檚 Women鈥檚 Center is kicking off its newest annual event: the Gender, Equity, Advocacy, and Representation (G.E.A.R.) Awards. The event will be held on March 19 from鈥
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![澳门六合彩资料 students in a voter registration event at the Risman Plaza outside 澳门六合彩资料's library.](https://www-s3-live.kent.edu/s3fs-root/s3fs-public/Kent%20State%20Vote%20Registration_0.jpg?VersionId=NywGey56.bJe8pVbQ8EHbEetBCbTpj3B)
In the beginning of 2023, 澳门六合彩资料 was designated a by 补苍诲鈥
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![澳门六合彩资料 students at the Elect Her event.](https://www-s3-live.kent.edu/s3fs-root/s3fs-public/Students%20at%20the%20Elect%20Her%20Event.jpg?VersionId=lgK8nYycuy1bdWRgEqDmSK1sNksWBKUm)
On February 3, 2024, the Women鈥檚 Center will host the fourth annual Elect Her event from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. at the May 4 Visitors Center at 澳门六合彩资料. The event is an interactive one-day training program that鈥
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![澳门六合彩资料 senior fashion merchandising major Mackenzie Karsten of Clarkston, Michigan, an intern at the 澳门六合彩资料 Women's Center, looks over donations for this year's university coat drive. 澳门六合彩资料 senior fashion merchandising major Mackenzie Karsten of Clarkston, Michigan, an intern for the 澳门六合彩资料 Women's Center, looks over donations for this year's university coat drive.](https://www-s3-live.kent.edu/s3fs-root/s3fs-public/Warm-Up%20Station%20in%20Williamson%20Hall.jpg?VersionId=EUU7p4D1tyeKzONuUFv_qlSDEDm7qRZT)
From now through Dec. 15, 澳门六合彩资料 is collecting clean, gently used or new items of warm clothing for all ages, including coats, hats, gloves, scarves and sweaters, as part of its Winter Coat and Clothing Drive.
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![Kindness Rocks at the Women's Center Kindness Rocks at the Women's Center](https://www-s3-live.kent.edu/s3fs-root/s3fs-public/20220928_122605.jpg?VersionId=ALpC1wtXmS7mquZ2ruKtO_kL4.ZkKAhA)
People from Kent and 澳门六合彩资料 are sharing positivity and building community with small rocks.
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![white banner with pink border and pink script that says go with the flo. The O is an intertube with a happy relaxing tampon person floating in it.](https://www-s3-live.kent.edu/s3fs-root/s3fs-public/3_16.png?VersionId=.A7fLV1i1XeRhrkmJKchNlpf_q8dK_u7)
Period poverty is defined as the lack of access to basic menstrual hygiene products. This lack of access affects over ten million menstruators in the U.S. alone. Additionally, over five million of these individuals are forced to choose between menstrual products or food鈥
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![First-year student Ronica Marandi speaks to the crowd about how they can help Iranians.](https://www-s3-live.kent.edu/s3fs-root/s3fs-public/Iranian%20Rally%201_0.jpeg?VersionId=eDei6WfGbvg493r.SU.AgbDJJK6O0jt2)
First-year students Ronica Marandi and Goli Kavoosi organized the rally in partnership with 澳门六合彩资料鈥檚 Women's Center and the鈥
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![Mahtab Tehrani,BS'11, Ph.D.,'18, and first year student Goli Kovoosi, discusses the unrest that is taking place in her home country.](https://www-s3-live.kent.edu/s3fs-root/s3fs-public/Iran%20and%20Stephanie%20Smith_0.jpeg?VersionId=240OfzIx6E6r0qE41DInAhZvfHXGeIu0)
A standing-room-only crowd gathered to hear 澳门六合彩资料 alumna Mahtab Tehrani, Ph.D., and first-year student Goli Kavoosi, discuss how the denial of human rights in Iran impacts us all and the tangible actions that Americans can take to help.
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![Participants at the Elect Her event pose for a picture.](https://www-s3-live.kent.edu/s3fs-root/s3fs-public/article/Elect%20her.jpg?VersionId=RCLFV04Cf7yrCedqiPauYT.w3bCtGBze)
With the celebration of Women鈥檚 History Month in March, it seemed fitting that the 澳门六合彩资料 Women鈥檚 Center would officially kick off its 25th anniversary, continuing throughout 2021.
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In the face of the coronavirus pandemic and racial injustice, one student involved with the Women鈥檚 Center seized the opportunity to bring others together. The Sisters in Sisterhood initiative is a student-led group whose mission statement is to use their unique backgrounds to鈥
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The Period Project
In an effort to create an equitable environment for all students, 澳门六合彩资料 Undergraduate Student Government (USG) with support and guidance from the Women鈥檚 Center piloted the Period Project. Claire Weihe, Senior Public Health student and Women鈥檚鈥
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The Women鈥檚 Center is excited to announce the (R)Evolution Leadership program is officially on the books as a 澳门六合彩资料 Fall 2019 course!
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![Electher group selfie with students and staff](https://www-s3-live.kent.edu/s3fs-root/s3fs-public/article/Electher%202019.jpg?VersionId=YRDdcTCyXCiU5sI6VWg4eMcb2IGRtMbq)
On February 2, the Women鈥檚 Center hosted the first annual #Elect Her program, a one-day nonpartisan training for women on how to run for student government and political office. Through this program, female students learn their worth as leaders and gain the skills needed to鈥
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While the Williamson House was scheduled to be torn down during the first phase of the 澳门六合彩资料 master plan, the Women鈥檚 Center is thrilled to share that the Williamson House will remain and the Women鈥檚 Center, Center for Sexual and Relationship Violence Support Services 补苍诲鈥
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![The Williamson House is the home of the SRVSS and the Women's Center.](https://www-s3-live.kent.edu/s3fs-root/s3fs-public/article_thumbnail/SPEC%20FEAT%20-%20main%20Williamson%20HouseAlumni.jpg?VersionId=DUphFaFWvJccycNiq0vVF1lDJHweXzMQ)
The Women's Center wants to celebrate not just the women who come into the center, but decades of women who have left a legacy at 澳门六合彩资料.
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Since its start over 20 years ago, the Women鈥檚 Center has been a place to gather in the community, discuss the topics of the day and find ways to create positive change. Today is no different. Although some issues have changed (and many have stayed the same), the Women鈥檚 Center鈥
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![澳门六合彩资料 junior Stephanie Newton shops the Career Closet for a professional outfit for an upcoming job interview.](https://www-s3-live.kent.edu/s3fs-root/s3fs-public/article/BANNER_CLOSET.jpg?VersionId=9NEkYWTdXlCbVDCi7cmADhLZjEElb6i1)
澳门六合彩资料 junior Stephanie Newton successfully juggles a tough schedule that includes taking classes in hospitality management, while raising four children and working several campus dining services jobs.
It is no surprise that she does not have the resources to鈥