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
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
Going beyond diversity and inclusivity in STEM: when inclusion is not enough
Finding Yourself in STEM (FYIS), an initiative launched in the spring 2018, semester through the UW Madison Libraries and BioCommons, was aimed to give underrepresented students in STEM a chance to meet, discuss difference and …
Institute for Discovery Director Jo Handelsman takes Scientific Collaboration to a New Level
A passionate advocate for women and minorities in the sciences, Handelsman co-founded UW’s Women in Science and Engineering Leadership Institute (WISELI) and founded the Wisconsin Program for Scientific Teaching, which aims to increase diversity in …
Medical professionals of both genders link the word “career” with men
“Medical professionals of both genders link the word “career” with men.” August 6, 2019. Tamara Mathias. Reuters Health.