About the Women's Initiatives Network

History

WIN began in 2001 with support from then President Joseph Steger, provosts and senior vice presidents. Two tenured professors, Cynthia Berryman-Fink (Communications) and Urmila Ghia (Engineering) led WIN during its first several years. Membership was composed of representatives from various women's organizations at UC.

In 2005, President Nancy Zimpher formalized WIN, appointing a steering committe and incorporating WIN under the direction of the UC Women's Center. 

What we do

WIN has three current focus areas: increasing women faculty especially women of color; increasing women in the STEM disciplines; and improving work/life balance for all at UC.

WIN maintains a list serve and communicates regularly via the list serve, presenting opportunities for professional development and highlighting issues at UC or in higher education generally that are of importance to women. WIN also runs the Women's Institute for Leadership Development (WILD), a collaboration between six area institutions to develop women faculty and staff for leadership in higher education.