Community Outreach to Women

Business and Professional Women’s Foundation (BPW Foundation) empowers working women to achieve their full potential and partners with employers to build successful workplaces through education, research, knowledge and policy.

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Turning Point encourages displaced homemakers to achieve their educational and personal goals by providing personalized support through educational services and employment resources. Our goal is to make a difference in our participants’ lives empowering them through education, career advising, counseling services and by enhancing their computer skills, job searching strategies, workshops and individual support to generate strong independent individuals.

Our Mission is to provide the most advanced forum for members to connect with like-minded professional women to develop innovative business and social relationships. We continuously offer our members the resources and benefits necessary to foster professional and personal success.

The National Organization for Women (NOW) is the largest organization of feminist activists in the United States. Since its founding in 1966, NOW's goal has been to take action to bring about equality for all women. NOW works to eliminate discrimination and harassment in the workplace, schools, the justice system, and all other sectors of society; secure abortion, birth control and reproductive rights for all women; end all forms of violence against women; eradicate racism, sexism and homophobia; and promote equality and justice in our society.

The Society of Women Engineers (SWE) is a not-for-profit educational and service organization that empowers women to succeed and advance in the field of engineering, and to be recognized for their life-changing contributions as engineers and leaders. Our Wisconsin section covers Wisconsin and the upper peninsula of Michigan.

Joan P. Schaupp Women's Center at St. Norbert College is a collective voice for those who share a commitment to issues concerning women. The Center provides resources and educational programing to the college and local community, and seeks to empower women through healthy relationships and lifestyles.

The Campus Women’s Center was founded in 1983 to confront the multiple oppressions woman-identified individuals face. We work toward this goal by providing a variety of support services, educating the campus community on a number of women-centered issues, and serving as a resource and referral center for all students. We affirm and celebrate women’s power to create social change by challenging and transforming institutions and relationships that oppress women.

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The Women's Center serves as UW-Platteville's central contact for resources and support for women on campus. All students, faculty and staff are encouraged to drop in for educational resources or just a friendly place to relax and study.

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The Women's Resource Center is a student organization dedicated to raising awareness on women and gender issues. We provide information and support on sexual assault, eating disorders, body image and domestic violence. But we also like to have fun, and enjoy having meetings where we socialize, play, and eat. Our office acts as a safe, open community space for all wishing to get involved.

To allow professional women who practice in the environmental area an opportunity to meet in a noncompetitive atmosphere, exchange information, and nurture relationships which enhance job performance.

Our organization, Women in Trades, began in 2006. Our mission as an organization is to support, energize, and empower trades women to successfully contribute to the quality of the skilled workforce. This task is also our organization's vision. We welcome women who are journey level, apprentices, training for construction and have an interest in pursuing a skilled trade or construction career. Join us!

The Women's Resource Center (WRC) is all about students! Supported by segregated fees and the Student Association, the WRC enriches the UWM campus environment through education, support and advocacy, and is committed to working in a nonjudgmental, culturally sensitive and compassionate way.

We desire a reputation as an institution that truly values and nurtures diverse intellectual, cultural, creative and service opportunities.

Transforming the transportation industry through the advancement of women.

YWCA is dedicated to eliminating racism, empowering women, and promoting peace, justice, freedom and dignity for all.

The YWCA of Madison is a nonprofit membership organization founded in 1908 as a member of the national YWCA, an autonomous women's movement. The YWCA of Madison is committed to self-determined social change for women of all racial, ethnic and economic groups. The YWCA provides leadership in our community, nation and world in the struggle for peace, justice, freedom and dignity for all people.

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