Women's Center

The Women’s Center is here to support you in your journey at Bristol! More than ever it is important to engage in conversations and experiences regarding anti-racist, intersectional feminism that can create a more equitable and resilient college community and world.

What is the Women’s Center?

The mission of the Women’s Center at Bristol Community College is to provide a safe and supportive space of empowerment through advocacy and education. The Women’s center promotes the concept of intersectionality—that gender intersects with all other markers of identity—and thus works to help students understand the complexity of their lives and the lives of others.

This work is done by making the connections between the classroom and the outside world by organizing and facilitating student center programs, workshops, lectures, and seminars aimed at improving self-esteem, developing leadership skills, promoting diversity and raising awareness about women’s and gender issues. The center commits itself to the support and progress of all students in their personal, academic, and career needs.

Student Support Services

• Speakers and discussion panels on topics that relate to women
• Support and referrals to community organizations for survivors of sexual and intimate partner violence
• Peer support groups
• Lactation Room - located at the Fall River campus Women's Center office

Off-Campus Resources

• Legal Aid Massachusetts
• National Organization for Women (NOW)
• Planned Parenthood
• Southcoast Legal Services
• Stanley Street Treatment and Resources (SSTAR)
• Women, Infants and Children Nutrition Program (WIC)
• Women's Center New Bedford

Peer Community Groups

Student-led peer support groups that create a safe space to discuss real challenges, build practical skills, and form meaningful connections.

Please take a moment to review our support groups: Peer Support Group Feedback Form.

Community Group – Tuesdays at 7 p.m.

Open to ALL Bristol students, come as you are!

Dates: 9/15, 9/22, 9/29, 10/6, 10/13, 10/20, 10/27, 11/3, 11/10, 11/17, 11/24, 12/1, 12/8

Zoom Meeting ID: 936 7062 2912

Women's/Disability/LGBTQIA+ Groups – Thursdays at 7 p.m.

Women's Group Dates: 9/17, 10/8, 10/29, 11/19

Disability Empowerment Group Dates: 9/24, 10/15, 11/5, 12/3

LGBTQIA+ Group Dates: 10/1, 10/22, 11/12, 12/10

Zoom Meeting ID: 984 3255 7785

Who can be involved in the Women’s Center?

EVERYONE

The Bristol Women's Center is a place of inclusion, open to ALL genders and identities.

With that said, we focus on creating programs and experiences for women. We are inclusive of LGBTQIA+ Students, Students of Color, First-Generation College Students, International Students, Students with Disabilities, and Athletes.

How do I learn more about the Center?

More about the Women’s Center can be found on our Facebook Page.

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