Our Events

Connect with strong, inspiring women in your community. If you'd like to read more about what we accomplished recently, read our Annual Report!

Attend one of our many events, like our Women’s Equality Day event or our recurring Feminism on Tap gatherings, to make connections that matter and meet other proud feminists, with the help of the Wisconsin Women’s Network.

NETWORKING & EDUCATIONAL EVENTS

Connect with others in your community who are interested in learning about the issues that women and girls are facing at networking and educational events hosted by the Wisconsin Women’s Network. Events include social gatherings, professional networking opportunities, and educational events.

COMPLIMENTARY EDUCATIONAL WEBINAR

Women and Investing: Building Confidence for Retirement
Wednesday, September 30, 2026
12:00–1:00 p.m.
Register here for the Zoom link

Women are living longer than ever, making retirement planning one of the most important financial decisions they will make. Yet many women face unique challenges including: wage disparities, career interruptions, caregiving responsibilities, and lower lifetime Social Security benefits, that can make building long-term financial security more difficult.

To help address these challenges, the Wisconsin Women’s Network is partnering with Summit Financial Education for Women, the Wisconsin Women’s Council, and Wisconsin Women in Government to present: Women and Investing: Building Confidence for Retirement.

The complimentary webinar will feature Jody Brown, CLU, ChFC®, CFP®, a Summit Financial Advisor, who will share practical strategies to help women invest with confidence and prepare for a more secure financial future.

Participants will learn:

  • how increased life expectancy affects retirement planning

  • strategies for addressing wage and Social Security gaps

  • ways to manage inflation and other retirement savings challenges

  • the benefits of compounding and diversification

The session is designed to provide practical, actionable information that can help women make informed financial decisions at every stage of life. We hope you’ll join us!

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Women’s Equality Day

Women's Equality Day is observed annually to commemorate the passage of the 19th Amendment, guaranteeing some women the constitutional right to vote. More than a century later, women continue to experience voter inequalities due to disenfranchisement, barriers to access the polls, and restrictive voter ID laws. The Wisconsin Women’s Network recognizes Women’s Equality Day, in order to bring awareness to the inequalities—at the polls and beyond—faced by many Wisconsinites due to their gender, race, ethnicity, age, religion, sexuality, ability, identity, and socioeconomic status.

Our Women's Equality Day event serves as our largest fundraiser of the year to sustain our programs and our work to advance the status of Wisconsin’s women and girls. Our 2026 Women’s Equality Day celebration took place on Thursday, August 27 at the Goodman Community Center in Madison.

 

Feminism on Tap

Feminism on Tap is a recurring casual gathering hosted by Wisconsin Women's Network. These events are a great chance for social and gender justice advocates and other community members to network, develop ideas for collaboration, and discuss local efforts to advance the status of women and girls in Wisconsin.

Join our email list and like us on Facebook to get up to date announcements about future gatherings.

 

THE BIG SHARE

Each March, the Wisconsin Women’s Network participates in The Big Share—a 36-hour online giving event hosted by the Community Shares of Wisconsin where community members come together to support local nonprofits advancing social justice causes.

The Big Share is one of our most important fundraising efforts of the year, raising critical funds for our programs that strengthen women’s leadership and civic engagement across Wisconsin. Thanks to the generosity of our incredible community, we raised $9,018 during The Big Share 2026. This support directly strengthens programs like our Policy Institute, Mentorship Program, and community-building events, helping women gain the tools, confidence, and connections to lead and advocate for meaningful change.

Thank you for being part of this movement—together, we are building the next generation of leaders and advocates.

 

networking & EDUCATIONAL events

Connect with others in your community who are interested in learning about the issues that women and girls are facing at networking and educational events hosted by the Wisconsin Women’s Network. Events include social gatherings, professional networking opportunities, and the chance to meet the mentors and students involved in the Wisconsin Women’s Network Mentorship program.

Join our email list and like us on Facebook to get up to date announcements about future networking events.