
The WGSC is participating in a systemwide task force to advance research on the gendered impacts of COVID-19 in higher education and develop ways to sustain and support caregivers across the UW System. The task force will determine key issues and concerns of faculty, staff, and student caregivers across the UW System, paying particular attention to the impacts on caregivers at the center of multiple marginalized identities as well as impacts of gender equity and COVID-19 on career progression. Our mission is to provide resources and collective policy recommendations to campus leadership across the UW System as part of collaborative process designed to streamline and expedite the support available to caregivers. Task force members include faculty and staff from across the UW System.
Please see the WGSC’s June 23, 2020 statement regarding caregiving recommendations to UW System Campus Leaders, as the UW System campuses prepare to return to campus in Fall 2020. This document provides the foundation of our concerns and considerations.
- Impact of COVID-19 on UW System Caregivers: 2021 Survey Results
- 2022 Student Caregiving Forum - Video
- Progress Reports
- Task Force Members
- Student Caregiver Resources
- Testimonials
- Publications About UW System Caregiving Task Force
- Caregiving Forum 2021
- Student Caregiving Forum 2022
- Student Caregiving Forum 2024 - Video
- Publications Related to Gender Equity and Caregiving
- Other National Caregiving Initiatives
Caregiving Resources
Reports and Articles:
- Higher Education and Student Parent Supports: Barriers, Challenges, and Opportunities
- Parents in College by the Numbers
- Understanding the Student Parent Experience: The Need for Improved Data College on Parent Status in Higher Education
- Parenting While in College: Basic Needs Insecurity Among Students with Children
- Report from Ascend at the Aspen Institute on Improving the Mental Health of Student Parents
- Title IX Protections for Pregnant and Parenting Students: A Guide for Schools
- Back to Campus 2021: Supporting Pregnant and Parenting Students During COVID-19 – 2021
- Student Parents and HIPS: Missing Out on High Impact Practices
- Pouring from an Empty Cup: Women Faculty as Caregivers Amid COVID-19 and the Threat to Career Progression
- Caregiver Burnout: Symptoms and How to Avoid Them
- Professoring and parenting in a pandemic
National Resources:
- National Women’s Law Center
- Institute for Women’s Policy Research
- Family Friendly Campus Toolkit from Endicott College: Using Data to Improve Outcomes
- Academic Mamas Foundation
- The Pregnant Scholar
- Higher Education Access for Student Parent Research Initiative
- Title IX Protections for Student Parents
- Consulting and Technical Assistance Services to Support College Access, Inclusion, and Success for Parenting Students
- Data-to-Action Campaign for Pregnant and Parenting Student Success
- Find Your Way: Resource Guide for Prospective College Students with Kids
- Student Parents at the Center: Building a Policy Road Map
- The SPARK Collaborative
UW System Campus Offices and Resources:
- UW-Milwaukee Student Parent Success Program
- UW-Milwaukee Children’s Learning Center
- UW-LaCrosse Self-Sufficiency Program
- UW-Oshkosh Pregnant and Parenting Resource Center
- UW-Green Bay Phoenix Childcare Support Program
- Systemwide Caregiving Task Force
- Syllabus Statement on Children in Virtual Classes
- UW-Green Bay Student Advocacy Panel
- Performance Review and Evaluation Guidelines for COVID and Caregiving