Leadership Development
Through its vast and rather wide network of alumnae, volunteers, and supporters, the UW Women’s Center provides access to resources and opportunities that all work to promote an individual’s ability to both grow and blossom in their community as a leader.
Alene Moris National Education for Leadership
This innovative program brings together people from across the leadership spectrum to discuss the different ways that leaders have led their communities. The program exposes participants to new ideas and new opportunities that, together, develop self-awareness as participants consider their own future careers.
Check out our emerging leadership program
Education & Empowerment
The UW Women’s Center programs are globally recognized for their success, and they serve as a model for other organizations, networks, and individuals who are all invested in forging a community of belonging and resilience.
Anti-human trafficking research and policy development
The Women’s Center is committed to collaborating with campus and community advocates to increase public awareness, advise state and local policy development, and research the contexts and consequences of forced labor.
Violence prevention
The Women’s Center collaborates with students and community-based organizations to host educational forums and resources that encourage everyone to cultivate a more fertile and fruitful community.
Salary negotiation
The Women’s Center offers workshops every winter and spring quarter on salary negotiation techniques to help reduce any pay gaps and empower undergraduate students to start their own careers with a fair and equitable wage.
Tools for success
While the Women’s Center emphasizes supporting people who are first-generation, returning or non-traditional students, and aspiring leaders on their own academic and career paths, it is a safe space and place for all individuals to flourish. Check out two of our current community-based programs down below.
Lifelong learning
Year-round, low-cost SAT and GRE courses that address many common test-prep concerns such as math anxiety, study skills and general test content.
Making connections
A proven comprehensive college-readiness program for underserved students and their families in the greater Puget Sound area.