Workshops & Lectures
WISELI offers a variety of workshops and conducts research on their effectiveness. These include workshops for faculty search committees, workshops to understand and minimize the influence of unconscious or implicit bias, and workshops to improve department climate. We also provide lectures describing our workshops and research on implicit bias.
Bookstore & Resources
Order printed versions of helpful WISELI publications from the Bookstore, or download PDFs of these resources instantly. Links to our extensive research library and other resources can be found here.
Research & Data
WISELI is continually researching the effectiveness of our workshops and programming, as well as conducting original research on a variety of topics relating to the advancement of women in Science, Technology, Engineering, Math, and Medicine (STEMM).
Apply for grants
Celebrating Women in Science & Engineering Grant Program
A collaboration between WISELI and the College of Agricultural & Life Sciences, College of Engineering, College of Letters & Science, Gaylord Nelson Institute for Environmental Studies, School of Pharmacy, School of Medicine & Public Health, and School of Veterinary Medicine.
The Vilas Life Cycle Professorship Program
Provides funds to faculty and non-emeritus permanent PIs at UW–Madison who are at critical junctures in their professional careers and whose research productivity has been directly affected by personal life events (e.g., illness of a dependent, parent, spouse/partner, or oneself; complications from childbirth; combination of major life events).
WISELI in the news
Amy Wendt named AVC for Research in the Physical Sciences
Amy Wendt, professor of electrical and computer engineering, has joined the Office of the Vice Chancellor for Research and Graduate Education as a divisional associate vice chancellor for research. Wendt had been serving as the …
Molly Carnes Breaks Through Biases
As the [Center for Women’s Health Research] director, she developed a strong network of women across campus who, like her, were investigating gender bias in science, technology, engineering and math (STEM). When the National Science …
COVID-19 has pushed more women into ‘survival mode’
While one in three jobs deemed essential are held by women, the pandemic has also exacerbated gender inequality in academic settings.