Established in 2025 with the inaugural Convening, the North Orange County Community College’s Women in Power Spaces (WiPS) Initiative is designed to advance social justice and gender equity through an agenda that focuses on public service leadership; educational equity; economic security; and safety from gendered violence.
The WiPS Initiative offers a broad range of education programs and leadership 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 or gender.
The WiPS Mission
To foster a safe space in which people from various power sectors can leverage intersectionality and build relationships to influence national and global efforts to advance women’s rights and equality.
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.
Women in Power Spaces 