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Leadership Change at the Wellesley Centers for Women
January 2025
After more than 12 years as the Katherine Stone Kaufmann ’67 Executive Director of the Wellesley Centers for Women (WCW), Layli Maparyan, Ph.D., will leave at the end of February to serve as president of the University of Liberia.
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New Research & Action Report: Celebrating 50 Years of Social Change
December 2024
This special 50th anniversary edition of the Research & Action Report looks back at some of our most significant accomplishments of the last 50 years—and looks ahead to how our research scientists and project directors are taking that work into the future.
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Induction into the National Women's Hall of Fame
March 2024
Senior Research Scientist Peggy McIntosh, Ph.D., was inducted into the National Women's Hall of Fame alongside Serena Williams, Ruby Bridges, Kimberlé Crenshaw, and six others.
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Evaluating Planned Parenthood's Sex Ed Program for High Schoolers
December 2023
Senior Research Scientist Jennifer M. Grossman, Ph.D., received a grant from the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services to evaluate the effectiveness of "Get Real: Comprehensive Sex Education That Works," a program for high school students.
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Wellesley Centers for Women

is a research and action institute at Wellesley College that is focused on women and gender and driven by social change.

Our mission is to advance gender equality, social justice, and human wellbeing through high-quality research, theory, and action programs.

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Gender-Based Violence

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Research & Action Annual Report 2024

Annual Report 2024

Women Change Worlds

For the Love of Literacy: Creating Literacy-Rich Environments

Turning Research into Action for Victims of Child Abuse

Social Media has Changed the Way Teens Interact. Is That a Bad Thing?

Last to Eat, Last to Learn: “Why would girls need to be educated at all?”

Leaping Headlong into 2024

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Social Media and Mental Health: Research-Based Approaches to Support Adolescent Girls’ Wellbeing

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Advancing Gender Equality Around the World: Four Innovative, Technology-Driven Approaches

Having 'The Talk' with Teens: Tips for Fathers to Start Conversations on Sex and Relationships

News

Leadership Change at the Wellesley Centers for Women

Meet the 2023-24 Wellesley College Student Research Interns

WCW Research Scientist Approved for $2.5M in Funding to Implement PTSD Treatment for College Students

Health advisory on social media use in adolescence

Podcast: Journeys in Youth Development, Episode 4

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