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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…
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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…
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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…
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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…
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Some faculty members at Western Illinois University feel there's been a decline in female students studying STEM subjects (Science, Technology,…
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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.…
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The Shop Talk panelists discuss the gender disparities that remain across all types of news media.The Huffington Post described it as an “enormous…
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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…
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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…
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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…