The Research & Action Report, published twice a year, is a window into our latest activities and initiatives. The report features commentaries on social justice issues, interviews with our research scientists and project directors, and news about our research findings.
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- Celebrating 50 Years of Social Change for Women
- Landmark Achievements
- Then and Now: Tackling the Most Critical Global Issues
- Then and Now: Leading the Way in Out-of-School Time
- Then and Now: Insights into Early Childhood Care and Education
- Learn more about where our research initiatives started, and where they are today
Past Years
- Peggy McIntosh to be Inducted into National Women’s Hall of Fame
- WCW Enters the Environmental Arena with Project in Liberia
- Researcher Will Evaluate Planned Parenthood’s Sex Ed Program for High Schoolers
- Transforming Research into Action to Protect Teens on Social Media
- New Study Focuses on What Home-Based Child Care Providers Need to Survive
- How a WCW Research Scientist and a Wellesley Student Co-Authored a Book Chapter
- New Book “School Moms” Delves Into Battle for Public Schools
- NIOST Studies Youth Fields Workforce
- WCW Research Scientist Contributes to Work Recognized by Nobel Prize
- Leadership Transition at SEED
- “Afghanistan Is a Country of Rebels. We Will Never Stop Fighting.”
- Q&A: Learning at Wellesley, While Helping Girls Learn in Afghanistan
- STEAM Camps Continue in Nigeria
- The Challenges of Accessing Child Care While Working Non-Standard Hours
- The Motherhood Penalty and the Fatherhood Premium: The Gender Wage Gap Across the Family Life Cycle
- Q&A: Kate Price Remembers Something Terrible—But She's Still Moving Forward
- New Article Documents Decades of Activism to Address Sexual Harassment in K-12 Schools
- Research Scientist Collaborates with Instagram to Promote Supportive Spaces Online
- Q&A: How a WCW Research Scientist and a Wellesley Student Collaborate
- New Book Tells the Stories of Youth Development Professionals
- Virtual SEED Training Expands Accessibility and Affordability for Participants
- WCW Celebrates Two Groundbreaking Careers
- New Project Will Transform Data into Action for Single Mother College Students
- Prosecution of Child Sexual Abuse: Overcoming Challenges to Achieving Justice
- Workshops in Liberia Provide Training to Recognize Human Trafficking
- New Study Will Investigate How Discrimination Affects the Mental Health of Asian American Adolescents
- Fathers Want Guidance on How to Talk to Their Kids About Sex and Relationships
- Q&A: Humanizing Survivors of Human Trafficking
- International Partnership Aims to Prevent Human Trafficking in Liberia
- Research Scientist Testifies at Hearing on Title IX Changes
- Diverse Data Samples Drive Social Change
- Q&A: Education in a Multicultural Democracy
- New Grant to Prevent and Treat Depression in Teens with Disabilities
- Research Scientist Studies "New Normal" in Child Care
- Black Girls Create Seeks to Transform How Black Girls Think About STEM
- Tips to Boost Youth Engagement in Learning
- Open Circle's Legacy of School Transformation
- A Better Child Care System is Essential to Gender Equality—and Economic Recovery
- Immigrant Entrepreneurs Will Play a Key Role in Economic Recovery
- Study Examines the Role of Pets in Adolescents’ Online Social Interactions
- Furthering Racial Justice Through Conversation
- Tracy Gladstone Takes on New Position of Research Director
- Colleges Need to Include Info on Their Websites About Sexual Assault Response
- Project Director Testifies Before Boston City Council on Social and Emotional Wellbeing in Education
- COVID-19 Has Compounded Challenges for College Students Who Are Parents
- What NIOST Has Learned About Delivering Quality Virtual Learning Experiences
- Family Communication About Dating is Changing During the Pandemic
- Screening Teens for Depression, Before and During a Pandemic
- WCW Recommends Focus on Early Childhood Care and Education in Reopening Plans
- WCW Completes Project on Campus Sexual Assault as New Rules Are Released
- Celebrating International Women’s Day
- Supporting Educators With Social and Emotional Learning Resources
- When Social Distancing Collides with Social Media
- Investigating How Parents Talk to Teens About Sex and Relationships in the Midst of COVID-19
- Preventing Depression While Social Distancing
- Wellesley Students Complete Research Internships Remotely
- New Initiative Supports Mental Wellbeing in College Students
- Social and Emotional Learning Supports Restorative Justice
- Economist Testifies Before Congress on the Benefits of Immigration
- Schools Can Prevent Normalization of Sexual Harassment
- Fathers Have a Role to Play in Their Teens' Sexual Health
- Q&A: Preventing Depression with Online Tools
- Research Study Highlights Challenges to Child Sexual Abuse Prosecution
- Editing the Code of Violence in Northern Nigeria through STEAM Education
- NIOST to Study Impact of STEM Program for Rural Girls
- Conversations with Extended Family Can Boost Teen Sexual Health
- Social Biases Impede Justice for Sexual Assault Victims
- Collaborating to Advance Equity and SEL
- Immigrant Networking and Collaboration
- Gaming Affects Youth Development
- Child and Parent Depression Connections
- Leadership in Afterschool
- New Book from Peggy McIntosh
- Preventing Sexual Harassment in Schools
- Examining Black Motherhood
- Does #MeToo Represent Black Girls’ Experiences with Sexual Violence?
- Recommendations for U.S. Policymakers: Paid Family Leave
- Recommendations for U.S. Policymakers: Skilled Immigration Policy
- Recommendations for U.S. Policymakers: Supporting Housing Stability for Victims of Domestic Violence, Stalking, and Sexual Assault
- Commentary with Laura Pappano: Olympics Are Gold for Women Athletes
- Q&A with Erin Johnson, Ph.D.
- Q&A with LaShawnda Lindsay, Ph.D.
- Q&A with Sari Pekkala Kerr, Ph.D.
- Commentary with Linda Charmaraman, Ph.D.
- Commentary with Layli Maparyan, Ph.D., on the 20th Anniversary of the Beijing Declaration
- Black History Month in Germany
- Depression Prevention and Obstetric Fistula
- Prevention of Child & Adolescent Depression in Latin America
- Women’s Studies and Women in Academia
- Q&A with Beatrice Achieng Nas, BSC: Nobody is a Nobody, Everybody is Somebody
- Wellesley Centers for Women connections grow in Washington, D.C.
- Q&A with Tamara Beauboeuf-Lafontant, Ed.D.: Daughters of Educated Men: School Girls, College Women, and the Ethics of Settlement Life
- Commentary: Thinking about Trafficking
- Q&A with Erika Kates: A New Staff Partnership Studies Justice for Victims, Justice for Offenders, and Economic Justice
- Executive Report on the Asian Regional Conference—Women and Children: The Human Rights Relationship, December 9-10, 2007
- Gen Y Goes to School
- Gender Equality Gets a Boost from an Unexpected Corner
- Q & A with Monica Driggers: An Update on the Battered Mothers' Testimony Project
- Marriage as a Bogus Cure for Poverty: Keeping low-income women safe is in our hands
- Innovations in Understanding
- Back on the Presses: Women's Review of Books
- Relational-Cultural Research in the Real World
- Quality Programming for Kids: Three studies identify key workforce and environment factors
- Battered Women: What Goes Into the Stay-leave Decision?
- The WCW 2004 International Research and Action Conference: Innovations in Understanding
- Taking Stock: Evaluation Research Paves the Way for Better Programming
- Work, Life, and Social Class: A Life-span Perspective
- Q&A: Interview with Wendy Wagner Robeson
