Washington State University
 Women's Resource Center
 http://www.women.wsu.edu/


Contact Information:

Wilson Hall, Room 8
P.O. Box 644005
Pullman, WA 99164
Phone: 509-335-6849
Fax: 509-335-4377


CENTER DESCRIPTION

The Women’s Resource Center is an integral part of Washington State University’s commitment to equity and diversity. The Center works to promote a safe and supportive climate that enables women to engage as full and active participants within the university community. The Women’s Resource Center helps transform the educational environment into a more inclusive and progressive institution by assisting, supporting, and mentoring women at Washington State University.

The Women’s Resource Center develops programs to celebrate women’s diversity and contributions, while actively confronting societal challenges and obstacles through activism and working for change. Our programs address gender, race, class, and their intersections, recognizing the relevance of these inter-related social issues. Offering resources and educational programs to members of our university, we engage the larger constituencies to act as change agents for a more diverse and inclusive educational system.


AREA(S) OF EXPERTISE

    Community service; cultural, religious, racial and ethnic diversity; feminist thought and scholarship; leadership and leadership development; sexual harassment; violence against women.

RECENT PROJECTS AND ACTIVITIES

  • Leadership and Leadership Development
      • The Center is one of the nine institutions nationally to serve as a regional site for the National Education for Women (NEW) program. NEW Leadership Inland Northwest is a year-long leadership education experience, beginning with an intensive five-day summer institute. The innovative curriculum is designed to teach students about the diversity of women's history and contemporary participation in politics and policy-making, connect students with women leaders who make a difference in the public sphere, and cultivate students' leadership skills that would enable them to practice leadership through action. The program aims to enhance women's political participation by taking positive action to build a critical mass of women leaders.

      Coalition for Women Students. The Coalition for Women Students sponsors activities that heighten awareness of issues relating to women and ethnic groups. It includes the Association for Pacific and Asian Women; Black Women's Caucus; Mujeres Unidas; Native American Women's Association; YWCA of the University; Committee on Women in Math, Science, and Engineering; and Women's Transit Program. Past events included Take Back the Night and National Women of Color Day.

    PUBLICATIONS

      Gender Equity Report- Institutional Self-Assessment

      The Status of Women at Washington State University: Commission on the Status of Women-Report to the President

      Sexual Assault Prevention Resource Guide

      Community Resource Guide



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