Campus resources that focus on women, but are not STEM-specific:
Commission on the Status of Women
The COSW advises Wayne State University's Office of the President and the larger campus community on issues facing women students, staff, faculty, and alumni including gender equity and equality, social justice, and intersectionality. The Commission advocates for women through programming, university service, outreach, research, and policy recommendations.
Wayne Women LEAD
An affiliated chapter of the Michigan ACE Women's Network. They envision an open and just higher education environment in which women and men share their talents and voices equally in management and policymaking to improve the quality of higher education.
Aims to provide a supportive community for moms. This employee engagement group offers programming and events for the entire campus, while also creating a safe space to share ideas, challenges, and wins for the enrichment and betterment of working moms at WSU.
GEARS: Gender Equity Advances Retention in STEM
The Gender Equity Advances Retention in STEM (GEARS) Project at Wayne State University works to "reduce inequities for diverse women faculty members in STEM disciplines through systemic change." They provide resources, special events, and networking opportunities. Explore their site.
See their Wayne Women in STEM profiles.
Marsha Richmond, Professor of History
Marsha Richmond is a historian of science and Emerita Professor in the department of history at Wayne State. Her research interests include women and gender in the life sciences. Featured here are some of her recent publications.
"Women as Public Scientists in the Atomic Age: Rachel Carson, Charlotte Auerbach, and Genetics,” Historical Studies in the Natural Sciences, 47, 3 (2017), pp. 349–388.
“Women as Mendelians and Geneticists,” Science and Education, 24, 1-2 (2015): 125-150.
“Women in Mutation Studies: The Role of Gender in the Methods, Practices, and Results of Early Twentieth-Century Genetics,” in Making Mutations: Objects, Practices, Contexts, ed. Louis Campos and Alexander von Schwerin. Preprint #393, (Berlin: Max-Planck-Institut für Wissenschaftsgeschichte, 2010), pp. 11-48.
2022-2023 Enrollment in STEM Disciplines by Self-Reported Gender (Female/Male)
| #Female | %Female | #Male | %Male | |
| Biological Sciences & Neuroscience | 893 | 66% | 458 | 34% |
| Chemistry | 230 | 51% | 216 | 49% |
| Computer Science | 1 | 12% | 7 | 88% |
| Engineering | 811 | 24% | 2526 | 76% |
| Environmental Science & Geology | 60 | 57% | 45 | 43% |
| Mathematics | 63 | 44% | 80 | 56% |
| Medicine | 796 | 54% | 684 | 46% |
| Nursing | 686 | 82% | 147 | 18% |
| Nutrition & Food Science | 206 | 77% | 62 | 23% |
| Pharmacy & Health Sciences | 697 | 73% | 251 | 27% |
| Physics & Astronomy | 57 | 39% | 90 | 61% |
| Public Health | 601 | 77% | 168 | 23% |
Some of the above disciplines collect data on non-binary gender preferences by offering an option of "other."
Source: Office of Institutional Research and Analysis (OIRA)
Study finds cervical cancer screening may be safe at longer intervals
From School of Medicine News. May 22 2024.
Wayne State professor inspires community college students to redirect academic efforts into astronomy-related careers
From Today@Wayne. June 18, 2024.
Wayne State graduate selected to National Institutes of Health's All of Us Research Scholar Program
From Today@Wayne. February 14, 2024.
Nursing graduate and National Guard soldier relies on passion and persistence to build impactful career
From Today@Wayne. December 5, 2023.
Biology Ph.D. students selected for prestigious Knauss Fellowship in Washington, D.C.
From Today@Wayne. November 22, 2023.
Wayne State faculty emerging leader grant will study causes of iron accumulation in the brain
From Today@Wayne. November 3, 2023.
Warrior spotlight celebrates Hispanic Heritage Month: Meet medical student Tannia Rodriguez
From Today@Wayne. October 4, 2023.
Cancer Biology student and advisor win Wayne State’s first spot in Howard Hughes Medical Institute fellowship program
From Today@Wayne. September 19, 2023.
Ramona Benkert Appointed New Dean of College of Nursing
From Today@Wayne. June 7, 2024.
Public Health Student, Adaure Iwuh, Named 2024 Harry S. Truman Scholar
From Today@Wayne. April 12, 2024.
Engineering Student, Ashley Jones, Navigates Her Own College-to-Career Road Course
From Today@Wayne. March 13, 2024.
1947 at Wayne State University: During the College of Nursing's annual capping ceremony, students prepare for a class photo with Dean Katherine Faville. Source.