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
We take an interdisciplinary approach to addressing the challenges of care work, offering innovative connections between the humanities and STEM disciplines– 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.
Gender, Aging, and Activism Initiative
This exhibit invites audience to learn about the history of the Raging Grannies of Madison, their dynamic approach to activism, and the relationships forged through caring for their community.
2025-2026 Year-In-Review
The academic year was full of record programming and new beginnings!
- hosted 12 lecture series’ speakers in our department
- co-sponsored 5 campus events including 2 conference keynotes
- ran 1 international UNESCO panel
- received 2 Anonymous Fund grants
- awarded 17 annual scholarships
- launched a new! student collective with corresponding speaker series
- launched a new! departmental affiliate tea series
UNESCO Co-Chair
on Gender, Wellbeing and a Culture of Peace
The Co-Chair operates through important global networks. We share the conviction that women’s sustained wellbeing cannot be attained without gender analysis. Joint efforts between academia, NGOs, political sectors, and local communities supports the knowledge exchange that is at the core of the Chair’s international foundational dimension.
FLOW: Feminist Leaders for Opportunity and Wellness
CRGW Student Collective of the De Cleene Student Leadership Series
Leadership is important to me because it nurtures both professional and personal growth– from inspiring potential career paths to building communication and problem-solving skills. After I graduate, I want to pursue graduate studies in GWS and continue community organizing for social justice.
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 sponsors competitions for research funds and awards, offers a colloquium series, organizes campus events including lectures, workshops, and conferences that feature campus, national, and international speakers, creates a suite of programming just for students, designs programming in partnership with faculty and community audiences, hosts visiting scholars, and builds institutional partnerships on and off campus. The Center holds the UNESCO Co-Chair on Gender, Well-Being and a Culture of Peace, and hosts the Wittig Postdoctoral Fellowship in Feminist Biology. Read more in our monthly e-bulletin.
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 four major initiatives: Feminist Biology, Ethics of Care, Sexual Violence Research, and Gender, Aging, and Activism.
For inquiries, contact the Center Director, Dr. Christine Garlough, clgarlough@wisc.edu.