Colloquium Series
The colloquium series showcases the work of cutting-edge gender and intersectional scholars from both the University of Wisconsin-Madison and other universities.
About Us
The Center for Research on Gender and Women organizes campus events, including lectures, workshops and conferences featuring campus, national, and international speakers. It also sponsors grant-funded research. A current project, headed by postdoc Sophia Friedson-Ridenour, investigates the empowerment of women in rural agriculture in Ghana. A major project, begun in July, 2016, is coordinated by…
About Us
The Center for Research on Gender and Women (CRGW) was established in 1977 as part of the Department of Gender and Women’s Studies, to advance knowledge about gender and women both in the US and globally. The Center hosts the Wittig Postdoctoral Fellowship in Feminist Biology. It sponsors competitions for research funds and awards, hosts visiting scholars, builds institutional partnerships on and off campus, and publishes a weekly e-bulletin. In addition to its colloquium series, the Center for Research on Gender and Women organizes campus events, including lectures, workshops, and conferences, featuring campus, national, and international speakers.
Over the years, the CRGW has sponsored projects on transnational feminism and women’s movements, gender and citizenship, gender equity training, women and human rights, internationalizing the curriculum, and mainstreaming gender and ethnicity into the curriculum. Currently the Center has two major initiatives: Feminist Biology, and Sexual Violence Research.
For inquiries, contact the Center Director, Dr. Christine Garlough, clgarlough@wisc.edu, or the Communications and Operations Coordinator, Lyddia Ruch-Doll, ruchdoll@wisc.edu.
Feminist Biology Initiative
Funded by an estate gift from the late Dr. Gertraude Wittig, who was herself a biologist, the Feminist Biology Initiative has two components: the Wittig Postdoctoral Fellowship in Feminist Biology, and the biannual Wisconsin Symposium on Feminist Biology.
Center for Care Initiative
The Center for Care Initiative grows from a two-year Borghesi-Mellon Grant made possible by the UW Madison Center for Humanities. We take an interdisciplinary approach to addressing the challenges of care work, offering innovative connections between the humanities, the social sciences, policy studies, STEM disciplines, and health sciences -- supporting emerging practices toward more livable futures.
Sexual Violence Research Initiative
Learn more about the Sexual Violence Research Initiative launched by UW-Madison and housed in the Center for Research on Gender and Women. The Initiative involves hiring 3 new faculty, funded by the cluster hiring program. Together, they launched the Sexual Violence Research Initiative.
Co-Sponsorship Procedure
For requesting a co-sponsorship from GWS, please fill out the Event Co-Sponsorship Request Form.