Institute for Women's Leadership at Marquette University

Upcoming Events

Welcome back!  We look forward to seeing you around campus soon.  Check back regularly for IWL Events and Programs information throughout the 2024-2025 academic year.  More information available on the IWL Events page.

• IWL Research Social featuring Summer 2024 IWL Interdisciplinary Research Grant Projects
  Mon., Nov. 18th, 2024 | 11:00 AM-12:00 PM 
• Click HERE to register!

• IWL Research Social featuring Spring 2024 IWL Faculty Fellows
  Wed., Dec. 4th, 2024 | 9:00-10:15 AM 
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• Registration will be required.  More info to come!

Cross-Promotional Events

Get to Know the 2024 IWL Transformational Leadership Awardees

• • IWL Transform Award
    recognizes community leader
    
    Wendy K. Baumann, President/Chief Visionary Officer of The Wisconsin Women’s Business Initiative Corporation 
  • IWL Inspire Award
    which recognizes a member of the Marquette campus community:
    

    

    Dr. Jacki Black, Director of Hispanic Initiatives and Diversity and Inclusion Educational Programming 
  • IWL Engage Award
    recognizes Marquette student
    
    Hope Moses, Executive Director of the Marquette Wire and a fourth-year journalism undergraduate
  • For more details from the 3rd annual gala and these award winners, visit the IWL 2024 Gala page. 

THANK YOU to all who support the work of IWL and attended this year's IWL Gala!

Research Round-Up

IWL Summer 2024 Interdisciplinary Grants Awarded

Seeking to foster interdisciplinary research collaborations across the university that further the campus community’s understanding of gender and sex, the fifth year of IWL's Interdisciplinary Summer Grant Program is underway.  Three projects supporting joint research projects of faculty, staff, and students in Educational Policy and Leadership, English, History, Nursing, Physical Therapy, and Political Science.  More information is available on IWL's Research Awards page; and keep an eye out for the announcement in an upcoming issue of Marquette Today.

IWL Research Mini-Grants

IWL accepts applications for research mini-grants of up to $1000 on a rolling basis. These grants are designed to support research-related activities that advance scholarship or academic knowledge focused on gender or sex.
Click HERE for application materials and more information.

Newest Research Paper:

Research and Storytelling as Gendered Resistance

This research paper, written by IWL's Fall 2023 Faculty Fellows, reviews the work of Drs. Heather Hlavka, Jennifer Vanderheyden, and Jessica Zemlak and how storytelling provides essential context to the lived experiences of people—"past and present—as ways to both challenge and amplify the experiences of those who have been doubted, denied, or silenced through time."  Navigate to IWL's "Pubications" page to learn more and see other research papers and reports from our community.

Watch IWL's Last Spotlight on Research Episode:

Click HERE to watch this episode on YouTube in its original formatting.

Playback Available for IWL's Women and Money Series

Watch video playback of IWL's latest series, Women and Money, by clicking HERE.  For each session, we learned from local, state, and national leaders in each subject on how to make a difference that benefits women as individuals and our communities.
Check out the Women and Money page to learn more.