Cheris Kramarae

Upon completing her doctorate, Kramarae accepted a position in 1978 at the University of Illinois Urbana as an associate professor, teaching speech communication through 1985.

From 1991 to 1996, Kramarae was at the University of Illinois, where she was the co-founder and co-organizer of the Women, Information Technology & Scholarship (WITS) Center for Advanced Study.

With her research, she has published many books and articles on the concepts of women communication via technology, and how that can differ between genders.

[4] MGT breaks down into three assumptions: Upon this definition of MGT, Kramarae made the widely accepted claim that language is a tool made by men and used by a dominant culture to marginalize other groups and to deter them from full participation in their given societies.

The organization works to increase communication between women and connect the public with forms of women-based media.