Women's Center Washington

02/12/2025

👋Are you ready to learn more about financial literacy in the early stages of your career? Join this educational event presented by the UW Women’s Center to gain a foundational understanding of the benefits of budgeting, credit management, different types of savings accounts and more. 💸📊

All students and community welcome! More details can be found within the link attached.

The event will be held at the UW Women's Center at Cunningham Hall (4101 George Washington Lane, Seattle, WA 98195) from 3:30 - 5:00 pm. Hope to see you there!

⭐️RSVP at bit.ly/WCwealth101 ⭐️

01/30/2025

ACCESS DENIED: Bridging the Healthcare Gap for People with Disabilities

Time/Date: Thursday, Jan 30th, 4-6 pm .

Location: Husky Union Building (HUB) Room 250, but a Zoom link is available upon request through the registration form.

The UW Women's Center, ASUW Student Disability Commission, and the Campus Sustainability Fund, are proud to host Prof. Elizabeth Pendo, Senior Associate Dean for Academic Affairs, UW School of Law, and Joanna La Torre, LCSW, MSW, PhC, UW School of Social Work, for an informative panel discussing the root causes of disparities in health care and social security for disabled communities. Our panelists will also be offering their valuable insights into navigating these complex systems for the benefit of event participants and audience members.

We hope to see you there!

ASL Interpretation and CART Captioning Provided

Light Refreshments Will Be Served

09/12/2024

Our team at the UW Women's Center has been filled with gratitude over the past week as we reflect on our 2024 Anti-Human Trafficking Conference. A heartfelt thank you to our village of planners, speakers, moderators, participants, university staff, servers, and custodial workers. Each and every one of you had a hand in making this conference substantive and impactful.

Let’s build on the generative connections established and continue to work together to eradicate all forms of trading in human beings and trafficked labor!

05/07/2024

Shaping Tomorrow’s Leaders Today! Here’s an update on what our emerging leaders are up to at the UW Women's Center's Leadership Academy! Celebrate their progress and see how they're preparing to make their mark on the world!

04/23/2024

Join us for an enlightening session of the Feminist Scholarship & Activism Series at the UW Alene Moris Women’s Center! Dive into pressing topics of Disability, Social Difference, and Marginalization with our distinguished speakers Safiya Karmy-Jones and C.R. Grimmer.

🗓 Date: Thursday, April 25, 2023
⏰ Time: 3:30 - 5:00 PM
📍 Location: Conference Room, Cunningham Hall

Engage with groundbreaking research and dynamic discussions. Don’t miss this chance to expand your perspective and connect with like-minded scholars and activists. Light refreshments will be served. 🍵

✨ All students, staff, and faculty are welcome! ✨ RSVP and join the dialogue.

04/09/2024

We at the Women's Center would like to share " that the Resilience and Compassion Seed Grants will be open from March 11 through April 30. These grants are in partnership between the CSF and the UW Resilience Lab and for the early stages of projects that cultivate resilience, compassion, and sustainability. Past funded project have included: workshops, retreats, community activities, social justice and anti-racist training, building connections between the Seattle community and UW, and applied research.

The seed grants are for projects between $500 and $5,000 across the three UW campuses, open to staff, faculty, and students. Application link in our bio. We look forward to reading your ideas! Share with your community." Please check out their Instagram!

04/04/2024

Dive into the latest updates and insights from the Women's Center in our April newsletter! From empowering stories to important announcements, there's something for everyone. Don't miss out—check it out now!

April 2024

04/04/2024

Introducing the Spring 2024 Leaders of the Alene Moris Women’s Center Leadership Academy!

At the Leadership Academy, we believe in the power of intersectional leadership. It's not just theory—it's practice. Our intensive program equips college students with the skills needed to thrive as leaders in any sector. From building powerful networks to negotiating salaries, our participants gain invaluable expertise.

Join us as we welcome a new cohort of emerging leaders, ready to organize communities, present ideas, and champion gender equity. Together, we're igniting change and shaping the future of leadership.

04/02/2024

Join us at Parrington 320, 11:30am-1pm, for a session on Part 3 of Finance 101 will focus on what happens after you open and fund your accounts: trends in investments, diversification of where you place your assets, return expectations and the importance of staying invested.
3 Key Takeaways
Market timing doesn't work
Sticking with your investment plan is key
Keep it simple - index investing is your friend
Location: PAR 320
1:30am - 1pm
* For virtual access, please RSVP https://lnkd.in/g3rFRGEp and email [email protected]