The University of Wisconsin-Madison UNESCO Chair on Gender, Wellbeing and a Culture of Peace invites you to its 2026 Conference! This virtual conference will take place on Friday, March 6th, 2026, from ___ to ___ and includes …
The United Nations Educational, Scientific, and Cultural Organization developed its UNESCO Chairs Programme to “promote international inter-university cooperation and networking to enhance institutional capacities.” UNESCO Chairs around the world act as both a creative incubator for new ideas and a platform for cutting-edge research and engagement. The UNESCO Chair on Gender, Wellbeing and a Culture of Peace at UW-Madison is one of 21 Chairs in the United States, and one of the few to address gender and wellbeing, specifically. Awarded to UW in 2016, this campus-wide Chair is supported and administered by the Center for Research on Gender and Women in partnership with the Department of Gender & Women Studies.
Read more about the UNESCO chair and UW-Madison history below!
Registration is free! We invite local and international scholars, students, community members …
