One of five entities working under the umbrella of the College's Center for Social and Behavioral Sciences, Women in Coalition is committed to working across geographical and political, as well as academic, borderlines in the interest of intellectual and political collaboration and innovation. In its inaugural year the Coalition is focusing on the disjunction between academic and activist feminisms in the United States and on the globalization of feminist theory and practice. The Center's activities include supporting and disseminating the research of its members, originating collaborative research projects, both intra- and extramurally, and convening conferences designed to encourage communication among women who might otherwise be separated by geopolitical, professional, or disciplinary boundaries. The Center has offices in the new Humanities and Social Sciences building at the University of California, Riverside. It is administered by a director and assistant director, drawn from the faculty, and by two graduate assistants.
Policy is made by an executive board made up of faculty, graduate students, and staff.
The basic operating budget and in-kind clerical support are provided by the Office of the Dean of the College of Humanities, Arts, and Social Sciences.