Welcome to the Research Center for Women and Girls

The Alverno College Research Center for Women and Girls (RCWG) is a collaborative, multidisciplinary, and action-oriented research center focused on initiating positive social change in the lives of women and girls in Milwaukee and beyond. The RCWG research team, made up of Alverno students, faculty, staff, and Milwaukee community leaders, will empower women and girls by allowing their voices, experiences, and ideas to help guide the RCWG research agenda.

The addition of the RCWG to the Alverno campus is very timely given President Obama’s newly formed White House Council on Women and Girls and the Clinton Global Initiative's new focus on the investment in girls and women. The Center, building upon the exceptional work of Alverno’s Research Center on Women Interest Group and the 2007 Status of Girls in Wisconsin Report, will follow in the footsteps of Alverno’s rich history of being a unique, experiential learning-centered, and innovative institution.

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