To celebrate international women’s day, UW-Madison engaged scholars will present flash talks about initiatives to empower women across the world. A reception follows. The event is hosted by the 4W Initiative (For Women and Well-being in Wisconsin and the World), convened by the Global Health Institute, School of Human Ecology and Department of Gender and Women’s Studies. The scholars include:
- Lori DiPrete Brown: Highlights from the Campus Wide 4W Initiative
- Mary Crave: Girls Grow: Empowering Vital Voices in Africa
- Constance Flanagan: Youths’ Commitments to the Environmental Commons
- Karen Bogenschneider: Using Research to Build Better Public Policy for Families
- Christina Ewig: Gender, Politics and Policy in Latin America: Identifying Paths to Equity
- Jenny Higgins: A Sex-positive, Whole-woman Approach in Reproductive Health Research
- Sweta Shrestha: STREETS: Policy and Programs to Address Sex Trafficking
- Allison Sambo: Women and Wellbeing: Perspectives from the Congo
- Jennifer Angus, Janet Niewold, Carolyn Kallenborn, Dee Warmath: Women’s Empowerment through Microenterprise
