The Women’s and Gender Studies Program sponsors or cosponsors a variety of programs throughout the year. The largest array of programs occurs during Women’s History Month each March.

Be a part of "America Engages the World" at EMU
• Join the discussion about changing the international role of the United States and consider how the U.S. can work with other nations to address critical global issues. Learn how to become actively involved in our community to support positive U.S. international engagement, human rights, human security, and a more just and peaceful world.
Friday September 11, from 3:45-4:30 a panel of WGST faculty and faculty affiliates will discuss international and U.S. women's rights issues.

For more information about EMU's "America Engages the World" and to register for the event check it out on Facebook.


The Women’s and Gender Studies Program also sponsors the Olga Madar Lectureship for the Empowerment of Women. Olga Madar was a 1938 graduate of Michigan Normal College (now EMU) and in 1966 became the first woman to be elected to the Executive Board of the United Automobile, Aerospace and Agricultural Implement Workers of America International Union (UAW). A tireless advocate for women’s equality, she helped to found the Michigan Women’s Political Caucus and the Network for Economic Rights in 1971, and the Coalition of Labor Union Women (CLUW) in 1974. The lecture brings renowned political scholars and leaders to the EMU campus for engagement with students, faculty and staff, and community members in an effort to increase awareness of polititcal leadership oppurtunities for women.