The Women's Center can be just the place you are looking for. People of all cultures, ethnicities, ages, sexual orientations, and abilities can be found involved in the Center. The Women's Center provides a comfortable place to meet friends, get to know people and feel a sense of belonging. There are sofas to relax on, and a hardwood deck outside where you can study, visit, or eat your lunch in the sun. The Women's Center has a special collection library containing materials about women, gender, race, sexual orientation, politics, sex, masculinity, and more.
Students use the library to write papers on many topics.
Some examples include women artists in Latin America, pay equity issues, abortion, Asian American women writers, and the media's portrayal of violence against women. The library staff clips newspaper articles on a daily basis which are organized by topic in the library files. Every quarter the Women's Center offers a variety of one-time programs as well as weekly support groups and workshops. The programming focus is on bringing women of color to UCSB, such as famous writers, comics, activists, scholars, scientists, artists, etc. to speak to students on a wide variety of issues. We also co-sponsor activities with other departments and student organizations.