• New Study on the State of Women and Girls in Massachusetts
    NEWS

    New Study on the State of Women and Girls in Massachusetts

    January 2025

    WCW is pleased to announce that it is partnering with the Women’s Foundation of Boston to conduct an in-depth analysis of the state of women and girls across Massachusetts, with a particular emphasis on their economic empowerment.

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  • Leadership Change at the Wellesley Centers for Women
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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
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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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  • Homepage - Peggy Induction
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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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The

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.

PROJECTS

International Work

 international work At the Wellesley Centers for Women (WCW) we are committed to strengthening our international connections and collaborations. We believe we have much to learn from women around the globe, as well as much to share. WCW has nongovernmental organization (NGO) status at the United Nations which facilitates our participation in this international work. We are committed to continuing and deepening our research and policy-focused programs in order to better understand and offer solutions to the challenges facing women and girls.

Learn more about our international projects, international news, and resources and collaborations, including: 



All WCW International Projects

All WCW International News

Disaster Relief

Hundreds of international and national relief organizations are working to bring aid and relief to struggling communities around the world. The websites, InterAction.org and CharityNavigator.org, have expanded lists of agencies and can help donors find the right charities for their intent. Several search engines and new media sites on the Internet also feature lists of resources.

 
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