The Women’s

Center
Abby Jordan, Julie Wiman,
and Bailey Farr
Goals & Objectives
1. To educate female identifying persons on various health topics such as body
image, nutrition, relationships and sexual health.
a. Develop and implement three workshops for women in the Living and Learning Community
going over body positivity topics.
b. Meet with women in the High Achievers after-school program once a month for four months
discussing health topics.
c. Record “Lady Bits” podcast every Tuesday.
2. To assist Victim Services Coordinator, Women’s Center Director, and Women’s
Center Program Coordinator by creating, facilitating, and completing various
activities and tasks on a daily basis.
a. Develop a proposal to be presented at the Women’s Leadership Conference on March 1st.
b. Complete the Victims Advocate Training (VAT) in order to be of assistance in confidential
matters.
The Women’s Center’s Mission
The Women’s Center at Georgia College strives to create a dynamic campus
community that challenges gender-based oppression through education, support,
and community-building. Utilizing a feminist and intersectional lens, the Women’s
Center works to achieve their mission through:

● Creating programming promoting healthy sexuality and relationships;

● Providing opportunities for leadership development and personal
empowerment;
● Collaborating across campus and community for social change;
● Driving power-based interpersonal violence prevention efforts at GC;
● Supporting members of our campus community in times of crisis.
Women’s Center Services
★ Resource Library

★ Individual Support

★ Lactation Spaces

★ Community Groups

★ Trainings and Presentations

★ Lounge and Study Area

Women’s Center Staff
★ Jennifer Graham, Director
★ Melissa Gerrior, Program Coordinator, Women’s Center & LGBTQ+ Programs
★ Emily Brookshire, Services Coordinator
★ Student workers
○ Different specialities- MARS, program planning, marketing, etc.
★ Interns- us! :)
VAT Training
● Victim Advocate Training
● Allows student workers to be fully trained and equipped to handle emotionally
heavy subjects and situations in workplace
○ The Civil Justice System ○ Financial Crimes
○ Basic Communication Skills ○ Hate & Bias Crimes
○ The Military Justice System
○ Collaboration ○ Human Trafficking
○ Tribal Justice Systems
○ Confidentiality ○ Identity Theft
○ Types of Victim Services
○ Conflict Management & ○ Impaired Driving
○ Victim Compensation
Negotiation ○ Intimate Partner Violence
○ Victims’ Rights
○ Crisis Intervention ○ Property Crime
○ Advocacy
○ Culture, Diversity, & Inclusion○ Sexual Assault
○ Assessing Victims’ Needs
○ Documentation ○ Stalking
○ Referrals
○ Problem Solving ○ Teen Relationship Abuse
○ Self- Care
○ Cyber Fraud ○ Terrorism & Mass Violence
○ Trauma-Informed Care
○ Elder Abuse ○ Specific Populations
LLC Body Positivity Workshops
LLC Workshop
Planning Process

● Meetings with Liz Christopher, LLC Coordinator

○ Went over presentation outline and asked what she wanted included/taken out
● Why we chose the topics/population we chose
○ Body positivity is a very relevant topic for college women because it is something almost
everyone has struggled with
● Goals/objectives of the workshop
○ We wanted to open up a space for these women to learn about and discuss issues relating to
body image
○ Our main goal was to leave these women with stronger feelings of body positivity and overall
confidence
LLC Workshop
Improvements!

● First Workshop (2/26)

○ We had 0 attendees
● What we did in response to the failure
○ Worked harder on promoting the event by reaching out to all sorority presidents and negotiating
incentives for a few
● Second Workshop (3/26)
○ We had 10 attendees
○ Received good feedback from attendees
LLC Workshop
https://docs.google.com/presentation/d/18nkKlp0oxlo7sYBc16K2Dt0rh3QHNhtL
5Bz6dvf4KKI/edit?ts=5c63186b#slide=id.g4cc73300da_0_36
LLC Workshop
Discussion Questions
LLC Workshop Feedback
★ All participants were sent a Google form to complete for presentation feedback

○ How we did as presenters

○ What worked

○ What didn’t work

○ Thoughts/concerns/etc.

★ 100% response
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★ 40% answered
high school women
★ 60% college
women
LLC Workshop Feedback
★ “4” on body scale
image increased
by 80%
★ 80% of
respondents
moved from
average body
image to ABOVE
AVERAGE body
image
LLC Workshop Feedback
★ All responses
were either
ABOVE
AVERAGE or
EXCELLENT
★ 50% increase in
ABOVE
AVERAGE
★ 10% increase in
EXCELLENT!
LLC Workshop Feedback

One specific attendee reached out to us to share her personal take away from the workshop..
LLC Workshop Feedback
★ 90% would
implement
program to
LLC
★ 10% had
heard a similar
presentation
LLC Workshop Feedback
★ 90% would
attend program
regardless of
incentive
★ 10% prefer
incentive-based
attendance
LLC Workshop Feedback
★ 50% more
social media
presence
★ 10%
promotion by
flyers
★ 40% targeting
specific
organizations
LLC Workshop Feedback
★ 70% agreed GCSU
works to improve
student confidence
and self
empowerment
more than other
universities
★ There is no such
thing as a Women’s
Center at UGA!?
LLC Workshop: April 30th
LLC Workshop: April 30th
● Birth Control Methods

● STIs

● Women’s health exams

● Hookup culture

● Consent
Any questions about the LLC workshops?
High Achievers After School Programs
High Achievers
★ The mission of the High Achievers Program exists to prepare future leaders. Its vision is that every young person has

the potential to become a community leader. By participating in high-quality educational programming, as well as

project-based and apprenticeship enrichment activities, participants are encouraged to become effective and

participatory future leaders.

★ Early College female students

★ Male students participated in other meetings on campus

★ During the academic year, funding supports students from grades nine through twelve, with weekly leadership

enrichment programming 4 to 5 days per week

High Achievers
Planning process

● Mentor women once a month for four months

● Meetings with Jennifer to decide on the topics

● Topics based on relevance to high school aged women

High Achievers
Implementation

● Discussion based hour-long sessions

● Topics:

○ Body image (“Shopping” game based on body looks, discussion) - January 22nd

○ Healthy relationships (How to leave toxic relationships, defining toxic relationships and personal

standards) - February 12

○ Consent (defining consent, what it means to them, etc) - April 16th

High Achievers Example Session
★ Body positivity and self image “shopping” game

★ High Achievers responses

High Achievers 4/16
★ Consent lesson
★ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lOS5_I3Yzog
High Achievers
Evaluation

● 4 women attended the first session, 10 attended the second

● More responsive in second session

● Conversation and discussion was more beneficial than a presentation

● Opened the floor to women for a “Q&A” session- spoke about healthy

relationships, their personal experiences, reproductive health

Any questions about High Achievers?
Lady Bits Podcast
Lady Bits Podcast
Planning

● Originally began as an idea for a sexual health workshop

● Decided a podcast was the best fit

● Meetings every Monday to discuss and research topics

● Recorded on Tuesday mornings

Lady Bits Podcast
Implementation

● Rented a microphone from the library

● Use the website ‘Anchor’ to upload the podcast
● Recorded in a closed off conference room
● Mostly anecdotal with public health knowledge
● Topics:
○ Your Private Parts Shouldn’t be Private to You
○ Hookup Culture
○ Periods, Period Shame and How to Overcome It
○ Body Image
Lady Bits Podcast
Evaluation

● 106 total plays

○ 42 for the first episode
○ 13 for the last episode
● 29 Instagram followers
○ Avg. 10 likes per post
● A few positive verbal responses
● Interview by the Colonnade
Any questions about Lady Bits Podcast?
Women’s Leadership Conference Proposal
Women’s Leadership Conference Proposal
Planning

● Personality and Professionalism: Discovering Your Brand

○ Educate women on how to professionally embrace who they are.
● Researched material by reading various articles written by career coaches on
professional branding.
Women’s Leadership Conference Proposal
Overview of Presentation
● What is a personal brand?
● Step 1: Accept Yourself
● Step 2: Define Your Aspirations
● Step 3: Do Your Research
● Step 4: Determining Your Personal
Image
● Step 5: Create An Action Plan
● Step 6: Manage Your Brand
https://docs.google.com/presentation/d/1C3z8Jc-2J0g_C
Zmt7P8xcZwplFFkCVoiltPeqzvh3l4/edit?usp=sharing
● Professional Etiquette
● Standing Out In A Job Fair
● Interviewing In An Unusual Location
● Workwear Inspiration
● Instagram/Twitter/Facebook
● LinkedIn
● How To Get A Job With No
Experience (Video)
● Personal SWOT Analysis
● Elevator Pitch
Women’s Leadership Conference Proposal
Evaluation

● 9 women attended our presentation

● Women were very engaged and responsive

● Feedback surveys

● Positive feedback reporting our presentation was helpful and informative

Women’s Leadership Conference Proposal
Likert Scale: 1 (strongly disagree) to 5 (strongly agree)

This workshop helped me to explore my leadership capacity

4.67
In this session I learned more about topics related to women's leadership.
4.56
Attending this session was a good use of my time
4.67
This session was relevant to the theme of the conference - Leading Change
4.67
The presenter was engaging and knowledgeable
4.67
What additional feedback or comments do you have?
- Loved the worksheets I felt like the powerpoint taught then we had time to start to develop the skill
- Loved it! More hands-on brand-building workshop activities would be fun
- Something I wish all students could experience! Well researched and organized. Great job!
- It would have been nice if was a bit more interactive/ showed examples of branding on social media
Media Design
● Partnered with Marketing team to create promotional graphics for events using
the website Canva
● Idea pitched in meeting → Rylee (social media) would either pitch me the idea
to create graphic for/I would assist her in graphic making!
● Events/topics included: Ally of the Week, Women’s Leadership Conference,
Women’s History Month, LLC Workshop Promotion, MARS Workshops, etc.
● Canva is an excellent tool to use to create graphics for any event!
Work Produced via Canva
Canva Design Process
★ https://www.canva.com/create-a-design
Final thoughts
★ What we’ve liked
★ What we’ve learned
★ What we’re going to take with us into our next chapters of life
Questions/Comments/Remarks?
Thanks for coming to our presentation! :)