Women’s Resources
Building 5, Room 107
617.253.4861
Women students have made enormous contributions to MIT’s excellence in academics and research, the quality of student life, and to the Institute in general. Over the years, women are bringing to the MIT community their individual strengths, gifts, perspectives, and creative initiatives. Welcome!
General information and more:
Want information about women at MIT and what’s available? Want to get connected to other women students and discover programs, workshops, lunches and more? Have a question, concern, or request? Want info or support to help make life successful and comfortable for you here as a student?
Among the many people and offices that support students, here’s one place to start:
- Student Support Services [617.253.4861]: Talk to the Coordinator of Programs and Support for Women Students! Or, talk to one of the Counseling Deans!
Want to learn more about women in history, technology or the arts? Or discover women’s contributions throughout the world today?
Outstanding classes and seminars open to all students! MIT Program in Women’s Studies [617.253.8844].
Want to connect to other great women students at MIT? Want to find common ground with others who share your interests?
Connect with a group or start your own!
For a listing, see:
http://web.mit.edu/life/category/women.html#links
Some of the groups include: women’s students’ peer-mentor group; a froshwomen’s lunch group; graduate women’s discussion groups; Black and Latina women’s groups; LBGT women’s group; sororities; women sports teams; a singing group; a women’s engineering society; and more!
Have questions about safety on campus and in the area?
- MIT Police are here to help students 24 hours a day! You can call them at 617.253.1212 or in emergency dial x100 from any campus phone.
- Safe Ride is there for those late hours of study or socializing when you are wondering how to get to your residence hall, independent living group, or apartment safely. Contact: 617.253.2997.
- Self-Defense: You can get Physical Education credit for taking one of the best women’s self-defense classes around: RAD [Rape Aggression Defense] course given by the MIT Campus Police.
Contact: Sgt. Cheryl Vossmer at 617.253.1212. - You can contact stopit@mit.edu to end unwanted, annoying or harassing emails.
- If you are being harassed or stalked, or if you have been sexually assaulted, there are a range of supports you can contact, including MIT Police 617.253.1212; MIT Medical 24-hour Urgent Care Medical and Mental Health Care 617.253.1311; Ombuds Office 617.253.5921; Student Support Services 617.253.4861 for personal and academic support.
Want to stay energized and healthy? Have questions? Women’s health and wellness can be an important part of your life at MIT!
Check out MIT Medical and the Center for Wellness and Health Promotion! Women students can receive free or low-cost health care at MIT Medical. Sexual health exams, breast exams, prescriptions for birth control, and other services are provided through Internal Medicine. Medical also has a full-service Obstetrics and Gynecology department which provides specialized care for sexual and reproductive health concerns. The Center for Health Promotion and Wellness at MIT Medical provides private individual consultations, a circulating library, and educational programming addressing many women’s health issues, such as nutrition, fitness, stress management, depression, eating disorders, and sexuality. Several groups for women students are held through Medical’s Mental Health Service. Visit MIT Medical’s website at
http://web.mit.edu/medical/.
