WIU Women's Center

My son is a senior in high school this year. Visiting other university campuses over the past several months has given me a new view of universities --- a…

When I opened the Women's Center in 1986, I had a lot to answer for. One male faculty member stormed into my office a week after we opened, demanding to…

Since its establishment in 1986, the Western Illinois University Women's Center has been a vital resource for people of all genders on campus and in the…

Stories are so important. True, I'm a fiction writer and a teacher, but I've been enamored of stories since I can remember, even before I could write…

Some faculty members at Western Illinois University feel there's been a decline in female students studying STEM subjects (Science, Technology,…

I never had an abortion, but I should have. I am sure of this after reading Katha Pollitt's highly acclaimed book, Pro: Reclaiming Abortion Rights.…

The Shop Talk panelists discuss the gender disparities that remain across all types of news media.The Huffington Post described it as an “enormous…

Equal Pay Day, April 8th, marks how far beyond the end of the year a woman needs to work to match a man's salary for a single year. The national average…

The gender gap is not unique to corporate salaries or leadership in politics. It’s also very alive in today’s art community. Western Illinois University…

Rich Egger's guest is Janine Cavicchia, Director of the Women's Center at Western Illinois University. They talk about Women's History Month.The national…