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How to be part of the future of Gender and Women’s Studies. We are hoping that you value your time as a Women’s Studies or Gender and Women’s Studies major and you will want to help us remain strong in the future. We could use your help. Here’s how and why. Keep in touch. Let…
Teaching Indigenous land dispossession in Wisconsin and beyond
Thanks to new funding from the National Endowment for the Humanities, an interdisciplinary group of UW–Madison faculty, staff and graduate students will be able to help teach this history by creating educational modules about the expropriation of Indigenous lands. (Featuring Dr. Ruth Goldstein!)
News & Events
Elise Fjelstad – GWS Student Spotlight
Elise Fjelstad is a senior with majors in Sociology and Political Science with a certificate in Gender and Women’s Studies. Elise will graduate in summer 2023. Read Elise’s student spotlight to learn more. Why did …
Faculty Focus – Dr. Leigh Senderowicz
Name: Leigh Senderowicz Title: Assistant Professor of Gender and Women’s Studies and Obstetrics and Gynecology Hometown: Very proud Philadelphian Educational/professional background: I did my undergrad at Wesleyan, where I majored in anthropology and gender studies. …
Dr. Finn Enke Honored with UW System Award
The UW System has awarded Professor Finn Enke (Gender & Women’s Studies, and History) the Dr. P.B. Poorman Award for Outstanding Achievement on Behalf of LGBTQ+ People, which is one of two DEI awards given …
Department Statement
The Department of Gender and Women’s Studies further affirms and celebrates our trans*, nonbinary and gender expansive community members. We will continue to work for the fullest presence of trans*, nonbinary and gender expansive lives; …
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