NYCU Gender Diversity Week 2025: Don’t Trick Me Out of My Cave!
Disheartened by unfulfilling intimate relationships, we sometimes retreat into our caves—choosing seclusion over the risk of being hurt again. When confronted with the heavy weight of gender issues, intimacy, and societal expectations, it’s easy to feel discouraged, prompting us to seek refuge, to take a break from reality, or even to give up hope altogether.
Inside our caves, we can heal, temporarily escape, and shield ourselves from negative emotions. But the world outside isn’t always hostile. Emerging from the cave doesn’t mean denying our pain or vulnerability; rather, it’s an attempt to understand the diverse experiences of gender and challenge our preconceived notions about relationships, identity, and social norms.
NYCU Gender Diversity Week 2025 invites every participant to break free from limiting narratives and face fear with courage. We believe that through dialogue and interaction, we can rediscover the richness of gender diversity and embrace a more authentic, freer version of ourselves—while also imagining new possibilities for relationships.
The cave can be a place of comfort, but the world beyond it holds the potential for connection, empathy, and understanding. This time, let’s step out together—bravely exploring, embracing the vibrant intersections of gender, and ensuring that every story is heard and understood.
【Static Exhibition: After the Incident? The Next Step for Gender Justice】
Date: May 1 – May 16
Location: 2nd Floor, NYCU Library （Guangfu Campas）
【Gender-Inclusive Fair】
Theme: F8ED76
Date: Saturday, May 17, 1:00 PM – 5:00 PM
Location: 浩然圖書館前廣場, Guangfu Campus
【Gender Issues Workshops】
#Session 1 ► Emotional Navigation: Exploring and Communicating in Intimate Relationships
Speaker: 蔡佳賢 (Gender Psychologist)
Date & Time: Friday, May 9, 7:30 PM – 9:30 PM (Light dinner provided)
Location: Guangfu Campus, Engineering Building 1, EA101
#Session 2 ► Stepping Beyond the Binary
Speaker: Siena (Founder of “Aromantic Taiwan”)
Date & Time: Saturday, May 10, 2:00 PM – 4:00 PM (Afternoon tea provided)
Location: Guangfu Campus, Engineering Building 1, EAB06
#Session 3 ► Desire, Gender, and Health in the History of Male Virility in Modern Chinese Society
Speaker: 皮國立 (Distinguished Professor and Director, Graduate Institute of History, National Central University)
Date & Time: Thursday, May 15, 6:00 PM – 8:00 PM (Dinner provided)
Location: Yangming Campus, Zhi Xing Building, YX502
【Gender Film Screenings】
#Session 1 ► Happy Together: Film Aesthetics and Gender Politics
Date & Time: Wednesday, May 7, 6:00 PM – 9:00 PM
Location: Guangfu Campus, Humanities and Social Sciences Building 2, FR326
Moderator: 蔡華臻 (Assistant Professor, Institute of Social Research and Cultural Studies, NYCU)
Panelist: 溫溫凱/地下電影 (Moderator of Underground Film Forum)
#Session 2 ► The Wedding Banquet
Date & Time: Monday, May 12, 6:30 PM – 9:30 PM
Location: Yangming Campus Home on the Mountainside
Talk : Sunrise Film Club Group Discussion
#Session 3 ► The Favourite
Date & Time: Wednesday, May 14, 6:00 PM – 9:00 PM
Location: Guangfu Campus, Humanities and Social Sciences Building 2, FR326
Moderator: 陳維平 (Associate Professor, Department of Communication and Technology, NYCU)
Panelist: 波昂刺刺 (Executive Director of the Taiwan Film Critics Association)
【Parent-child gender equity book reading】
► Using “Addition” to Undo Gender Bias: Talking to Children about Gender Equality through Picture Books
Speaker: 諶淑婷
Date & Time: Sunday, May 18, 9:00 AM – 12:00 PM
Location: Hakka College HK140 Lounge, Liujia Campus
*Parking available on-site
【Women’s Labor History Talk】
► Death of a Female Worker: An Anthropological Narrative of Haunting, Gender, Labor Rights, and Spatial Memory in the Post-Industrial Era
Speaker: Prof. Ann Anru Lee (Associate Professor, Department of Anthropology, New York University)
Date & Time: Wednesday, May 28, 3:00 PM – 5:00 PM
Location: HK120, Hakka College, Liujia Campus
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Registration & Info Link: https://linktr.ee/nycu_genderweek_2025
Organizer: Student Association – NYCU Guangfu Campus
Co-organizers: Northern and Southern Gender Equity Education Centers, Gender Equity Education Office, Sunrise Film Club
National Yang Ming Chiao Tung University Gender Equality Education Office
Email: geec@nycu.edu.tw
