Annie Contractor, MS in Urban and Regional Planning, is the Exec Director of Africa's Tomorrow and CEO of Workplace Equity Partners. Come hear her speak at the WGGP 40th Anniversary on March 26th. Visit http://go.illinois.edu/WGGP40
WGGP Alumna, Jackline Madegwa, lunchtime performance for the WGGP 30thAnniversary. Stay tuned for information about the upcoming 40thanniversary celebration on March 26, 2020.
David Goodman and recipient of the Yates Fellowship, Emilia Poppe standing side by side.
Founding director, Barbara Yates, and Robin Fossum catching some waves and fish on a beautiful boat ride. To learn more about Barbara Yates, please visit https://wggp.illinois.edu/academics/graduate-fellowships-and-awards/barbara-yates-fellowship/barbara-yates-history
From March 17th-March 19th, 2004, the WGGP hosted a symposium presenting on crucial topics relating to the Gender/Human security within Latinx immigrants.
A recipient of the Rita and Arnold Goodman Fellowship, Zakia Salime and David Goodman pose for a picture together in honor of Salime’s research on the challenges of simplistic formulations of the relationships between various feminisms and religions in the Arab world.
Barbara Yates, WGGP founding director, created the Barbara A. Yates Graduate Fellowship to give financial support for students in the GRID minor. For more information about Yates and her accomplishments, CLICK HERE.
Varsha Venugopal was the first recipient for the Barbara A. Yates International Research Award in 2002! Her research was on gender empowerment in Harisiddhi village in the backdrop of decentralization process in Nepal.
From an October, 2000 WGGP Program video, alumni Hyun Eun Choi talked specifically about the impact of education in shaping women’s identity, especially within Korean education. The video is available to view at https://wggp.illinois.edu/resources/october-2000-historical-video-grid-program...
Irene Tinker, a pioneer in the field of women in international development, discussed and promoted the importance and need of leadership skills in women within non-governmental and grassroots organizations nearly a decade ago.