WOMEN’S HISTORY MONTH | Calendar of events at YSU

“Sexy or Sexist?” is the theme for Women’s History Month in March at Youngstown State University.

The month-long series of events is sponsored by YSU’s Women’s and Gender Studies, an interdisciplinary academic field that focuses on issues related to gender in a variety of areas such as politics, history, society, literature and media.All events are at YSU and are free and open to the public:

Wednesday, 5 to 7 p.m., Beeghly Hall, McKay Auditorium, “LGBTQIA: Through the Eyes of Different Religions.” The panel and discussion is co-sponsored with YSUnity and Center for Judaic and Holocaust Studies. Individuals with in-depth knowledge about some of the world’s most populated religions will explore how lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, questioning, intersex, ally issues are viewed in the context of different religions.

Thursday, 6:30 to 8:30 p.m., Jones Room, Beeghly Center. The film “Sister, I’m Sorry” will be screened, followed by a discussion, co-sponsored with Office of Diversity and Multicultural Affairs. The film, starring Blair Underwood and Rev. Donald Bell, depicts men apologizing to women for physical, psychological, sexual and emotional abuses that other men have inflicted on them.

March 19, Beeghly Hall, McKay Auditorium. “Throwing Stones at the Glass Ceiling,” an evening with Jen Ralston, Emmy-winning sound editor and underground filmmaker. 11 a.m., lecture. 7 p.m., lecture and screening of the winners of the Women’s and Gender Studies Video Contest. Ralston has worked on such notable feature films as “Crouching Tiger Hidden Dragon,” “Primary Colors,” “Bringing Out the Dead,” “Boys Don’t Cry,” “The Big Lebowski,” ‘’ Sense and Sensibility” and TV series “The Wire,”’’Pretty Little Liars,” “Treme” and “Generation Kill.”

March 20, 11 a.m. to noon, Ohio Room, Kilcawley Center. “Transparently, Big Bang is a Scandal: Gender, Race and Ethnicity on the Small Screen.” Three scholars will discuss contemporary representations of gender, race and ethnicity on several hit TV shows: “The Big Bang Theory,” “Scandal,” ‘‘How to Get Away with Murder” and “Transparent.”

March 25, noon to 1 p.m., Ohio Room, Kilcawley Center. “Let’s Talk about (How Not to Have) Sex: Lessons from High School Health Class.” Many people’s experience with sex education in high school health class can be summed up in one word: Abstinence. This talk will address the ways that abstinence-only education may end up promoting negative attitudes about sex among teens and problems for their sex lives as adults.

March 26, 7 to 8 p.m., and Friday, March 27, 11 a.m. to noon, Beeghly Hall, McKay Auditorium. “Sexism in the Tech Industry,” a lecture by Brianna Wu, head of the video game development studio Giant Spacekat. Wu leads one of the largest professional game-development teams of women in the field.

March 31, 11 a.m. to 12:15 p.m., Gallery, Kilcawley Center. Screening of the film “Price of Pleasure,” followed by discussion.

The following Women’s Health Week events will be in the Andrews Student Recreation and Wellness Center:

March 23, 1:30 to 2:30 p.m. Mom and Me Exercises.

March 24, 12:30 to 1:15 p.m., Female Friendly Yoga.

March 25, 11 a.m. to 2 p.m., Healthy Eating for Women.

March 26, 11 to 2 p.m., Women’s Health Informational Table.

For more information about Women’s Health Week, contact Anna Pompeo at 330-941-2241 or avpompeo@student.ysu.edu.