Mission
The Center for Gender Equity’s work is centered around gender equity, LGBTQIA+ equity, reproductive justice, and the prevention of interpersonal violence. The CGE promotes equity and justice through activism, education, support, student programming, and events. The CGE is committed to promoting social, emotional, and physical health and wellness at 91¾«Ñ¡. We strive to help students find community on campus, explore and develop their core identities, cultivate healthy relationships, and prevent interpersonal violence.
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The Center for Gender Equity is housed within the Student Engagement and Inclusion Department. Core programming areas include:
- Reproductive Justice: The CGE provides the Forest Grove and Hillsboro campuses period products (tampons, pads, liners, and sustainable period products such as cups and period underwear), safer sex supplies (condoms, dental dams, lubricant), and family planning supplies (emergency contraception-Plan B) to the Pacific community. We also provide educational opportunities around contraception, safer sex, sexual liberation, family planning, the pink tax, and more. .
- Gender Equity: CGE investigates and aims to address topics such as systemic gender inequality, gender based violence, oppression, marginalization, misogyny, misandry, rape culture, and more through our programming. We also encourage people to consider gender as a social construct, gender beyond the binary, and how the gender binary can be oppressive and unnecessarily proscriptive.
- LGBTQIA2S+ Support: CGE works to promote LGBTQIA2S+ students through educational and social programming. We recognize numerous days of LGBTQIA2S+ identity visibility & remembrance throughout the year by holding celebrations, receptions, and ceremonies. CGE is also a key University partner in planning the annual Lavender Graduation celebration for those in the LGBTQIA2S+ community.
- Interpersonal Violence Education & Prevention: CGE helps to support the Confidential Advocacy Network; a group of staff and faculty who can remain confidential and provide the entire 91¾«Ñ¡ community with the resources they need to stay safe in the wake of gender-based violence, including sexual assault and domestic violence.
Location
AuCoin Hall 127
Follow the signs for the Center for Gender Equity—we are located down the hallway behind the stairs
Hours
Monday – Friday
9 a.m. – 5 p.m.
*Closed during most major University holidays and breaks
Physical Space
All students are welcome in the Center for Gender Equity, so drop by and make yourself comfortable! Come lounge on the comfy couches or study under soft lamp lighting! We have a mini fridge, microwave, coffee maker, and hot water boiler for student use.
Reproductive Justice Products
Stock up on these reproductive justice products available in the CGE:
- Pads, underwear liners, tampons
- Menstrual cups (by request only) — to request!
- Condoms, dental dams, lubricant
- Latex-free sexual health products
- Emergency contraceptives
- Pregnancy tests
Keep up to date with CGE events!
Instagram: @pacu_engage
Resources
- If you are experiencing a significant life stressor, wellbeing and safety concern, support for accessing basic needs, or a personal concern and are unsure who to talk to, you can submit a Care Referral for yourself or another student. The referral initiates an outreach from the Office of Student Support (OSS).
- If you have experienced or witnessed protected class bias, discrimination, harassment, sexual misconduct, or related retaliation, we encourage you to share your concerns through the Campus Climate Report Form.
- If you have had an unwanted or confusing sexual experience or have concerns about your relationship, you can request advocacy through Pacific’s Confidential Advocacy Network.
For 24/7 assistance the is offering 24/7 hotline assistance: 503-626-9100. - If you would like to talk with someone confidentially before deciding whether to make a report, the following resources are available to students:
- Confidential Advocacy Network: confidential support for students navigating sexual assault, relationship violence, stalking, or other gender-based concerns
- Student Counseling Center: confidential mental health support and counseling services
24/7 Support & Crisis Line: 503-352-2999 - immediate, around-the-clock support for urgent concerns
