Women in Public Policy at UChicago Harris

Panel update! We are hosting one more guest from the Chicago Abortion Fund in tomorrow’s Abortion in Illinois Panel! Join us tomorrow for some refreshments at 12:30 in the Sky Suite. Register at bit.ly/WiPPRoePanel

As promised from our last WiPP Circle! WiPP, in partnership with W+ from the college, will be hosting an Abortion in Illinois Panel. Join us this Tuesday, May 24th at 12:30 in the Sky Suite for a panel featuring champions for abortion from the Illinois State Legislature and local abortion advocacy agency Midwest Access Coalition. We will be discussing reproductive rights and legislation in Illinois. This will also be WiPP’s final event of the year-so please come out and help make it a great one! Coffee and donuts provided. Register at bit.ly/WiPPRoePanel

This Thursday 5/19 at 12:30pm (Keller 2112) - join WiPP and Dean Biddle for a conversation on Roe v. Wade and the implications of the SCOTUS draft leak. Lunch from Saucy Porka provided! Please register: bit.ly/WiPP-Roe

WiPP is partnering with Harris' International Development Policy Association to welcome Professor Rachel Glennerster on May 11th! Dr. Glennerster will present on her efforts to bring evidence to policymaking during her recent tenure as Chief Economist at the Foreign Commonwealth & Development Office (FCDO) and the Department for International Development in the UK. Learn more about Dr. Glennerster and register at bit.ly/IDPA-WiPP.

Some of WiPP’s most essential work surrounds lifting the voices of gender minorities in policy. That includes both finding us jobs and ensuring those jobs compensate us correctly for the work that we do.

Join us Tuesday, April 26th for our Diversity Week Salary Negotiation Breakfast! We will participate in a seminar about salary negotiation specifically tailored to identity and have a chance to mingle and have breakfast with fellow students while celebrating Diversity Week! Register at https://sforce.co/3E7P38k.

We are so thankful for everyone who donated to our Menstrual Hygiene Product Drive! Shoutout to our partner the Chicago Period Project! Our hearts are so full, thanks again to all! ❤️

It’s that time of year! WiPP is looking for members to join next year’s Executive Board! We are searching for a variety of positions–scroll to see descriptions and responsibilities of each. Apply by April 20th at 5:00PM at bit.ly/WiPP-Application.

Thank you to those who came to our Title IX Educational Session today. Also thanks to Robin from the Title IX Office who did a wonderful job conveying the information to us! With such a heavy topic, we would like to create a space to follow-up this discussion for WiPP members. Please join us on Tuesday, April 5th in the Board Room next to the Sky Suite for a WiPP Circle. We will follow up on these discussions in a more intimate setting. Refreshments will be provided. Register at bit.ly/WiPPCircle4-7.

This is your last week to donate to our Menstrual Hygiene Product Drive! We are so thankful for the AMAZING amount of donations we’ve gotten so far! Please consider donating as we end Women’s History Month!

Welcome back from spring break, WiPP members! We are excited to welcome you back for a handful of events before the school year ends!

April is Sexual Assault Awareness Month. Each year during the month of April, we highlight sexual violence as a public health, human rights, and social justice issue and reinforce the need for prevention efforts.

Join us on Thursday, March 31st, in Keller 0001 for a Title IX Information Session with Robin Berman. Robin is the Associate Director of the Office for Sexual Misconduct Prevention and Support. During the session, she will discuss sexual misconduct prevention and support resources at the University of Chicago. Students will also have the chance to ask any questions they may have regarding Sexual Misconduct and Title IX. Lunch will be provided for the first 25 who register to attend! Register at bit.ly/WiPPTitle-IX.

The Office of Diversity and Inclusion and Human Resources will be facilitating a discussion that will focus on the challenges women face in higher education as students and employees. Check back after break for more from WiPP! Register: https://uchicagoharris.wufoo.com/forms/rsvp-women-allyship-and-inclusion

Thank you to the Representative and Ambassador for an AMAZING conversation this afternoon! Thanks as well to all who attended and LAM and ALAS for co-hosting!

Happy International Women’s Day!! Join us in celebrating our favorite holiday by attending our great lineup of events and activities today!

Join us in wearing purple or your WiPP swag for International Women’s Day tomorrow! 💜🚺💜

In partnership with LAM and ALAS, we are hosting a Women in Politics Event on Thursday, March 10! Join us in welcoming Mexican Government Official Elvia Martínez Cosio, Chamber of Deputies Representative!
Register: bit.ly/Harris_WomenInPolitics

A Happy Early International Women’s Day!

Thank you so much to everyone who attended our International Women’s Day Symposium! Next up, our day-of IWD celebration! WiPP will be tabling under our banner throughout the day on Tuesday, March 8th! We’ll be giving away WiPP swag, drawing names for a contest, as well as other activities to participate in such as our sign-making activity (see our cover photo). This will lead up to our Harris Women Around the World Panel Event afterwards at 6pm. We are so excited to celebrate our favorite holiday with you!

Attention WiPP Alumni! We need alumni to feature in our weekly WiPP Women's Month newsletter! Please fill out this form if you would like to be featured! :) https://docs.google.com/forms/d/1a5x3xG3NlZE9_V9L3JEuIncJ8nQLpwUVliO8CHKb5Gg/edit

Thank you to those who joined us today for our WiPP Circle! We love our international community of women and hope to create spaces where you feel welcome and heard. Harris is truly a global community - about half the student body is from outside the US. They represent 36 countries and 26 languages! Join us on Tuesday, March 8 at 6pm in the Sky Suite to talk about being both an international student and a woman at Harris. Hear more about seven of these students’ experiences in a conversation moderated by Prof. Maliha Chishti. Register here: https://bit.ly/intpanel | Student bios here: bit.ly/WiPPBios

Our donation bin is officially FULL! What a great way to start off ! ❤️

Along with debuting our shiny new banner, we will be hosting a mini-event to decorate WiPP’s Corner. Stop by and grab a colorful piece of paper and honor a woman who inspires you by writing her name and placing it on the Inspirational Women Wall. Markers and thumbtacks will be provided. This initial mini-event will be a fun way to socialize between classes. This event will run throughout the month of March–you are able to stop by and add to the wall at your leisure after this!

Every year during the month of March, WiPP is going to claim WiPP’s Corner–the area next to the IT office at the bottom floor of Keller. We will be debuting our Women’s History Month banner on March 1st to celebrate! The banner will be hung around 11:15am. Come take pictures underneath and tag us on our socials!!

We are so thankful for the huge amount of donations that have come in so far! You can continue to support WiPP’s Menstrual Hygiene Product Drive by donating pads, tampons, menstrual cups, and comfortable underwear. Donations will be taken to the Chicago Period Project after the drive ends on March 31st.

We are accepting donations to the Harris donation bin as well as shipped through our Amazon wishlist directly.

Amazon wishlist: https://amzn.to/31VHen7
Donate to CPP: https://donorbox.org/the-cycle.

WiPP is hosting so many events for Women’s History Month. Feel free to download this helpful calendar to keep up to date with all you’d like to attend! 😊🗓💜

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I’m proud to announce that I am nominating Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson to serve on the Supreme Court. Currently serving on the U.S. Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit, she is one of our nation’s brightest legal minds and will be an exceptional Justice.

WhiteHouse.gov/KBJ

Join us and MiPPS on Thursday, March 3rd for a WiPP Circle in preparation for International Women’s Day and our IWD Symposium the next day! Our conversation topic will focus on being an international student at Harris. Come share your perspectives and hear about others’ experiences as well! Register at bit.ly/IntWiPPCircle