Western Illinois University Women's Studies Program

http://www.siue.edu/artsandsciences/swg/

Symposium on Women and Gender (SWG) | SIUE page

https://www.theguardian.com/world/2017/may/26/gender-wars-household-chores-comic

The gender wars of household chores: a feminist comic French comic artist Emma introduces the concept of the mental load. When a man expects his partner to ask him to do things, he is viewing her as the manager of their household chores

The Intersectionality Wars The term has gone viral. But what does it mean?

3 things women say that weaken the power of their words. Words matter. Even when they shouldn't.

For those of you who took Politics of Reproduction (or are interested in the topic), I saw that this documentary is now available on Netflix. It deals with postpartum depression and gets good reviews on IMDB.

When The Bough Breaks

This is why women need to be more involved in politics. Yes, women vote in higher numbers than men (usually), but they also need to run for office. In case you need a little reassurance that, yes, you can run for office, I will post a link to WIU's "Ready to Run" summer program in just a moment. Just wanted you to see why it's important.

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The New Hampshire Coalition Against Domestic and Sexual Violence now has a petition up: https://t.co/9oeNUS2oXW

We need to make some noise about this guy and pressure the Republicans to make him resign
http://www.gencourt.state.nh.us/ethics/
House Republican Office, NH State House – Room 313
Phone: (603)271-3665, Email: [email protected]
http://time.com/4756308/robert-fisher-new-hampshire-mens-rights/
http://www.thedailybeast.com/articles/2017/04/25/the-republican-lawmaker-who-secretly-created-reddit-s-women-hating-red-pill.html?via=twitter_page

Guttmacher Institute Now Accepting Applications for the 2017 Cory L. Richards Memorial Scholarship The Guttmacher Institute is pleased to announce the 2017 cycle of the Cory L. Richards Memorial Scholarship to support emerging leaders in the field of sexual and reproductive health and rights. The scholarship honors the legacy of Cory L. Richards, a member of the Guttmacher Institute staff for nea...

Less than 2 weeks away from Spring Break!

Thinking about law school? Great opportunity to hear about the process from WIU alums and ask them questions.

WIU Pre-Law Symposium | Centennial Honors College - Centennial Honors College - Western Illinois University Sponsored and organized by the Centennial Honors College, the Annual Pre-Law Symposium provides an excellent opportunity for students, faculty, and staff to learn about law school while being introduced to important legal issues by current law students who are WIU alumni and practicing law professio...

As you may know, Women's Studies is now being housed in the Liberal Arts and Sciences program. We just had our new sign installed, which includes our three resident minors: African American Studies, Religious Studies, and Women's Studies. Hopefully people can find us now! We're in Morgan 232 - please stop in to say hi.

And there is of course this position!

Western Illinois University Job Posting: Director of the Women's Center Western Illinois University, accredited by the Higher Learning Commission and a member of the North Central Association of Colleges and Schools, serves more than 11,094 students at its traditional, residential four-year campus in Macomb, IL and its metropolitan, non-residential campus in Moline, IL....