Gender, Equity, and Justice Summit

(Formerly the Stanford Women’s Leadership Conference)

In the late 90s, students brought together campus leaders to create a Women's Leadership Conference. Over the years, the programming waned. In 2006, with the support of a Stanford Associates grant through the Stanford Alumni Association, the WCC revived the Stanford Women's Leadership Conference as a way to bring people together from the Stanford community to explore how gender interacts with concepts of leadership from a wide range of disciplines and fields. Over time the WCC decided to evolve its programs and after 13 consecutive years of hosting the SWLC, the team decided to change it to a more relevant event: the Gender, Equity, and Justice Summit (GEJS).

During the pandemic, the GEJS was held online, making it a free virtual event for all to attend beyond the Stanford community.

Past SWLC and GEJS Themes and Coordinators

2006 - “Defining Success” (Founding coordinators Da Pan, ‘06 (WVSO Coordinator) and Faith Kazmi (Assistant Director at the time) revived the idea of a campus-wide women’s leadership conference through the WCC.

2007 - Embracing Change (Sophia Tu and Supriya Misra)

2008 - Visionary Women: Imagining New Futures (Maryam Liaqat and Lakshmi Karra)

2009 - Creating a Valuable World (Sarrah Nomanbhoy and Ally Stewart)

2010 -  Brainstorm 2010: Reflecting Forward (Nimi Mastey and Sonja Swenson)

2011 - Imagine. Discover. Connect: Your Passions and Positive Change (Kat Lee and Surabhi Nirkhe)

2012 - Creating Opportunity in a Connected World (Roxana Gharegozlu and Devanshi Patel)

2013 - Next Generation (Garima Sharma and Viviana Arcia)

2014 - Add Your Piece: Redefining Success Individually (Maggie Cremin and Nicole Gurtler)

2015 - Still I Rise: Breaking Barriers, Building Change (Alona King and Jasmine Johnson)

2016 - Hear My Voice (Divya Siddarth and Yifan Huang)  

2017 - Courage to Bloom: Embracing Your Roots and Planting Seeds for Change (Catherine Xie and Niki Agrawal)

2018 - Dare to be Powerful: Our Strengths, Our Vision, Our Community (Alicia Hu and the entire WCC Staff)

*Program Changed to a new title as the Gender, Equity, and Justice Summit with feedback from Alicia Hu*

2019 - Tomorrow’s World is Ours to Build (Natalie Gable and the entire WCC Staff)

2020 - Love, Resilience, and Self-Care with Ericka Huggins (Jenna Jung and the entire WCC Staff)

2021 - Activism Panel and Keynote Address and Conversation with Dominique Jackson (Jenna Jung and the entire WCC Staff)
                 Dominique Jackson, Actress, Activist, and Model
                 Elba Morales, Centro Legal de la Raza
                 Isabella Zizi, Idle No More
                 Jenny Wun, AAPI Women Lead
                 Juniper Yun, San Francisco Transgender District

2022 - Healing and Learning for Self and Community Care (Jenna Jung and the entire WCC Staff)
                 Ash Alunan, Youth Program Coordinator at The Center for Independent Living
                 Asha Nidumolu, Ethnic Studies and Humanities Teacher at Life Academy of Health and Bioscience in Oakland
                 Ashley Trousdell, Program Coordinator for the Community Leadership Program at LYRIC (an LGBTQQ+ Youth Center)
                 Christine Mukai, Clinical Social Worker in the East Bay
                 Cindy Ng, Associate Dean and Scott J.J. Hsu Director Emerita, Stanford Asian American Activities Center
                 Jessica Black, Black Sanctuary Director at the Black Organizing Project
                 Mak Aruta Konefal, Activist at the Filipino Association of Workers and Immigrants
                 Rawley Clark, Artist and Art Workshop Instructor and Coordinator

2023 - Reclaiming Hope Through Intergenerational Solidarity (Claudia Nmai)
Janetta Louise Johnson, Executive Director of the Transgender, Gender Variant, and Intersex Justice Project