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The Women’s Leadership and Resource Center (WLRC) is a Center for Cultural Understanding and Social Change (CCUSC) and serves faculty, staff, and students across all of UIC’s campuses (East, West, Law, UI Health).

Our mission: Heading link

  • Increase awareness of and affirm the diverse needs of woman-identified persons in higher education.

  • Provide opportunities to learn about the histories of and contemporary issues in feminist movements, activism, and scholarship, especially as they relate to white supremacy, ableism, heterosexism, transphobia, wealth inequality, et al.

  • Promote gender equity, anti-violence, inclusion, and social justice on campus and in the larger society and world.

The center’s Campus Advocacy Network (CAN) program provides

  • Advocacy confidential crisis support and advocacy for survivors of any gender/sexual/racial identity or university status who have experienced gender-based violence

  • Education educational programs, training, campaigns, activism, internships, and community-building

News & Events Heading link

Feb 5 2025

HEALS: Healing for Engagement, Action, & Leadership by Survivors (every other Wednesday)

2/5/25, 12:00 pm–5/7/25, 1:00 pm
1700 SSB & Zoom
Feb 14 2025

Meet us at the Wellness Health Fair

Friday, 11:00 am–1:00 pm
Student Center East, Cardinal Room
Feb 17 2025

Tatreez, Bordado, Embroidery: Stitching Connections between Palestine, Mexico and Central America

Monday, 5:00 pm–7:00 pm
Latino Cultural Center
Feb 18 2025

One Million Experiments Screening & Conversation

Tuesday, 3:30 pm–5:30 pm
Student Center East, Tower Room 605