Dr. Jessica A. Sheetz-Nguyen, Grad '99 For more information click HERE.
2024 IWL Alumna Awardee
IWL Excellence Award Recipient
Sabina Bhatia, Grad '89 For more information click HERE.
Latest IWL Annual Report Out:
Interested in learning more about IWL at Marquette University? Take a look at IWL's 2023-2024 year in review now: 2024 IWL Annual Report
2025 IWL Gala Recap
Miss the fun and want to review the amazing 4th Annual IWL Gala? Click HEREto learn more about the superb leaders who made this possible and joined us to celebrate this year in the IWL Gala Information Hub.
2026 IWL Gala News
IWL Transformational Leadership Award Nominations Open
Nominate Leaders for the 2026 IWL Transformational Leadership Awards NOW... Know outstanding leaders who deserve recognition for the transformational work and impact they have made? Nominate someone who has made a difference in the community or on campus through their leadership for a 2026 IWL Transformational Leadership Award.
5th Annual IWL Gala Sponsorship Opportunities Available
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Research Round-Up
Application Processes OPEN: Summer 2026 IWL Interdisciplinary Grant Program
Seeking to foster interdisciplinary research collaborations across the university that further the campus community’s understanding of gender and sex, the IWL Interdisciplinary Summer Grant Program is now taking applications for its seventh year. Applications due by 4:00 PM (Central) on Friday, February 6th, 2026. For more informaion, visit the IWL Research page.
IWL Research Mini-Grants
IWL accepts applications for research mini-grants of up to $2,500 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.
Recent Research Publications:
Feminist Evaluations of Structural Injustices—A Short Film Series
Alison Efford, PhD History “A German American Feminist Imagines Justice in 1859”
Kathryn Malin, PhD Nursing “The Impact of Social Determinants of Health on Infant and Maternal Health Using a Reproductive Justice Lens”
Zori Paul, PhD Counselor Education and Counseling Psychology “A Feminist Perspective of the Loneliness Epidemic and Women of Color”
Giving Voice to the Unheard: Words from Women Speaking Truth to Stigma
Released on Dec. 4th, 2024, this paper written by IWL's Spring 2024 Faculty Fellows examines the work of Drs. Sabirat Rubya, Daniel Collette, and Alie Kriofske Mainella, and how hearing/amplyifying the voices of those who go unheard help dismantle negative stigmas.
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 Season 3 on YouTube in its original formatting.
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.
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