Established in 2025 with the inaugural Convening, the North Orange County Community College’s Women in Power Spaces (WiPS) Initiative will advance social justice and gender equity through an agenda that addresses the systemic and persistent barriers that female-identifying people face.
The WiPS Initiative will offer a broad range of programs, resources, and opportunities for students, faculty, and staff to learn, lead, and advance gender equity on NOCCCD campuses and statewide.
The WiPS Initiative is part of the North Orange County Community College District and is open to all, regardless of sex, race, color, national origin, or any other protected identity.
The WiPS Vision
To achieve true gender equity across all power spaces.
The WiPS Mission
To foster a safe learning, rsearch, and leadership community which will leverage intersectional power spaces to advance gender equity and social justice at the local, state, and national levels
Goals
Goal #1
To develop and connect a statewide WiPS member community with the purpose of promoting and advocating for gender equality education, legislation, policies, and investments.
Goal #2
Create a “Plan for Action” which will act as a strategic blueprint to align women’s power spaces to further empowerment and equality.
Goal #3
Provide purposeful research and transformative education that facilitates the implementation of evidence-based approaches to advancing gender equity.
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