• 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
    NEWS

    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
    NEWS

    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
    NEWS

    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

(formerly served as Layli Phillips)

 

PROFESSIONAL ORGANIZATIONAL MEMBERSHIPS

National Women’s Studies Association
National Council for Black Studies
Phi Beta Delta Honor Society for International Scholars (Honorary)

 

PROFESSIONAL CONSULTING

Consultant, National Center for Civil and Human Rights (NCCHR) Women’s Initiative, March 2011- June 2012.

Consultant, Women’s Funding Network, Black Women’s Donor Action Group Document, October-November 2010.

Consultant, Women’s Funding Network, WFN Conference Inclusion Program, February-April 2010.

Consultant, Atlanta Women’s Foundation, Women’s Economic Empowerment in Atlanta, August 3, 2007.

Consultant, Aid to Children of Incarcerated Mothers, Inc. (AIM), “Feminism and Womanism,” in-service workshop, April 27, 2007.

Consultant, AID Atlanta. Organized panel discussion entitled, “Creating Community Based on Lines of Affinity: Positive Responses to Difficult Situations.” With Duane Corpis, Derrick Lanois, Coy McCall, and Brad Wilkinson. December 19, 2005.

Consultant, Agnes Scott College Alumnae Association Board. Presented workshop entitled, “Engaging diversity in alumnae relations.” June 8, 2002.

Consultant, Agnes Scott College Alumnae Association Board, November 6, 2001.

 

CIVIC LEADERSHIP

Coordinator, National Center for Civil and Human Rights (NCCHR) Women’s Initiative Task Force, 2011-2012.

Member, Liberian Nurses Association USA, Inc., Board of Directors, 2011-present.

Member, Engender (South Africa) International Advisory Council, 2011-present.
Member, Georgia First for Liberia, Board of Directors, 2010-2011.

Member, Women’s Funding Network Advisory Council for Inclusion, 2010.

Chair, University Consortium for Liberia (UCL), 2009-2012.

Member, Green Youth of Liberia, International Advisory Board, 2009-present.

Co-founding member, Liberia Working Group, 2008-2010.

Member and Research Committee Chair, Foreverfamily (formerly Aid to Children of Imprisoned Mothers), National Board of Directors, 2007-2012.

Atlanta Women’s Foundation, Faith, Feminism, and Philanthropy Project Advisory Board, 2007-2009.

Radical Scholar, Inc., Board of Directors, 2006–2008.

 

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