Lisa Hager, Caregiving Task Force member, UW-Milwaukee-Waukesha Professor of English and Gender, Sexuality, & Women’s Studies, and Director of the LGBTQIA Resource Center, is the new co-editor of the academic journal Prose Studies. She also …
Caregiving Task Force Member and UW-La Crosse Graduate Featured in La Crosse Tribune
Melissa Baca, Caregiving Task Force member and UW-La Crosse graduate was featured in the La Crosse Tribune on December 19, 2020, in a piece called “Single mom graduating from UW-L this weekend hopes to create …
Caregiving Task Force Member Co-Authored Article About Gender Equity Amidst the Pandemic
Caregiving Task Force member and UW-Madison Biomedical Engineering faculty member Dr. Kristyn Masters has co-authored an article in PLOS Computational Biology, “Ten simple rules for women principal investigators during a pandemic.” Noting the evaporation of …
Alumni Spotlight – Lindsay Sherman, 2018 UW-Eau Claire Graduate
Below please find an Alumni Spotlight for 2018 UW-Eau Claire WGSS Graduate Lindsay Sherman. Lindsay graduated with a major in Women’s Gender and Sexuality Studies and a minor in Psychology. Read Lindsay’s spotlight below! Hi …
UW-Platteville WGS Minor Presents at Red River Women’s Studies Conference
This past October, UW-Platteville senior and WGS minor gave a presentation at the 2020 Red River Women’s Studies Conference, hosted by North Dakota State University. Mumma presented on black women and the suffrage movement. Mumma, …
WGSC Director Featured in Badger Herald Article
WGSC Director and Caregiving Task Force Co-Chair Dr. Stephanie Rytilahti was featured in a December 2020 article by The Badger Herald, “Women Face Additional Challenges Balancing Work, Home Life Amid Pandemic.” “I think that there …
Dong Isbister of UW-Platteville WGS Published an Anthology
Dr. Dong Isbister, Professor and Program Coordinator of WGS at UW-Platteville, has published an anthology, “Chinese Women Writers on the Environment: A Multi-Ethnic Anthology of Fiction and Nonfiction.” This book’s genesis began in 2014 at …
UW-Stout WGS Professor Rickie-Ann Legleitner Receives 2020-21 Outstanding Teacher Award
UW-Stout WGS Professor Rickie-Ann Legleitner has received the Outstanding Teacher Award for 2020-21, on behalf of UW-Stout Academic Affairs. Evaluation criteria for the award included 1) scholarly approach and creativity regarding methods for teaching and …
Caregiving Task Force Cited in Green Bay Press Gazette
In a piece called “Labor Day: Caregivers in the home are taking on more work, new obligations due to the pandemic,” the Caregiving Task Force, including WGSC Director Stephanie Rytilahti and WGSC Board Member Women …
Caregiving Task Force’s Recommendations Mentioned in Inside Higher Ed
The Caregiving Task Force was highlighted in a piece called “Babar in the Room,” published in Inside Higher Ed in August 2020. The Inside Higher Ed piece lists the Caregiving Recommendations created in June 2020 by …