University of Massachusetts Boston
The Center for Women in Politics & Public Policy
http://www.mccormack.umb.edu/cwppp/
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Contact Information:
John W. McCormack Institute of Public Affairs
100 Morrissey Boulevard
Boston, MA 02125-3393
Phone: 617-287-5541
Fax: 617-287-5544
E-mail: cwppp@umb.edu
CENTER DESCRIPTION
The Center promotes women's leadership in politics and public policy by providing quality education through our graduate certificate program, conducting research that makes a difference in women's lives, and serving as a resource for the empowerment of women from diverse communities across the Commonwealth of Massachusetts.
AREA(S) OF EXPERTISE
Cultural, Racial, and Ethnic Diversity; Education; Economic Development; Economic and Social Status of Women; Family; Girls and Adolescents; Law/Legal Issues; Leadership and Leadership Development; Politics; Poverty; and Work and Family.
RECENT PROJECTS AND ACTIVITIES
Directory of Latino Candidates in Massachusetts, 1968-1994, by Carol Hardy-Fanta (with the Gaston Institute)(June 1996).
Speaking from Experience; a Handbook of Successful Strategies by and for Latino Candidates in Massachusetts, by Carol Hardy-Fanta (with the Gaston Institute)(1996).
Research on girls and politics, especially the factors that predict whether girls will vote or consider running for office when they reach adulthood.
From Dialogue to Action: The Mass Action for Women Audit. This statewide organizing and participatory action research project will produce fact sheets on the status of women and girls in Massachusetts and a publication of a Resource Manual for Regional Facilitators; Regional Women's Research and Action Committees. (To be completed September 2001.)
Alternatives to Incarceration for Substance Abusing Female Offenders. This research study produced academic papers and presentations at conferences.
Minors' Abortion Rights Project. This project examined the experiences of minors seeking judicial bypass in order to obtain an abortion in Massachusetts.
The Center does ongoing research on women in politics in Massachusetts including gender analysis of Massachusetts and national public opinion polls, political profiles of women in the state, studies of Latina women in politics, and the intersection of gender, race and ethnicity with politics. It also hosts numerous public forums including a televised Gubernatorial Candidates Forum on Issues of Concern to Women.
PUBLICATIONS
CWPP Women's News is a biweekly publication available online. It summarizes recent acquisitions for our Information Resource Center, highlights of political news affecting women in the Commonwealth, and provides alerts to upcoming events of interest to women.
A Tale of Two Decades: Changes in Work and Family in Massachusetts, 1979-1999, by Randy Albelda and Marlene Kim. (Report produced by the Donahue Institute of the Univeristy of Massachusetts, and UMass Boston's Center for Social Policy, Center for Women in Politics and Public Policy, and Labor Resource Center.)(July 2002)
Girls and Politics: Predictors of Political Ambition, by Claire Benedict, with Carol Hardy-Fanta. A Pilot Study, May 2002.
Connecting for Change: Results of the Mass Action for Women Audit November, 2001. (Also Available on CD).
A Policy Brief: Mental Health Needs Of Women In Transition From Welfare To Work, by Carol L. Cardozo and Lisa K. Sussman, June 2001.
Report on the Minors' Abortion Rights Project, by J. Shoshanna Erlich, Carol Hardy-Fanta and Jamie Ann Sabino (with the Law Center), June 2001.
Alternatives to Incarceration for Substance-Abusing Female Defendants/Offenders in Massachusetts, 1996-1998, by Carol Hardy-Fanta and Sylvia Mignon, October 2000.
Latina Women in Politics, by Lisa Montoya, L., Carol Hardy-Fanta, and Sonia Garcia. PS: Political Science and Politics, Special Symposium Issue on Latino Politics, 33(3) September 2000.
Making Family Leave More Affordable in Massachusetts: The Temporary Disability Insurance Model: A Policy Brief, by Jillian Dickert, August 1999.
Welfare Reform and Barriers to Work in Massachusetts: A Policy Brief, by Susan Pachikara, November 1998.
A Latino Gender Gap? Evidence from the 1996 Election, by Carol Hardy-Fanta, Milenio, No. 2, February 2000.
Latino Electoral Campaigns in Massachusetts--the Impact of Gender, by Carol Hardy-Fanta (with the Gaston Institute)(1997).
Opportunities and Dilemmas for Women Elected Officials in Massachusetts, by Elizabeth Sherman and Susan Rohrbach, December 1996.
Political Profile of Women in Massachusetts (with the Massachusetts Women's Political Caucus), (forthcoming).
Women and Pensions in Massachusetts, by Ellen Bruce, A CWPPP Fact Sheet, August 2002.
Who's in Charge? Appointments of Women to Policymaking Offices and Boards in Massachusetts, by Carol Hardy-Fanta. A CWPPP Fact Sheet, September 2002.
Mass Action West Profile of Women and Girls, (with Mass Action for Women), Winter 2001.
Area Metropolitana de Boston; Perfil de las Mujeres y las Ninas (with Mass Action for Women), Invierno de 2001.
Southeastern Profile of Women and Girls (with Mass Action for Women), Winter 2001.
Greater Boston Profile of Women and Girls (with Mass Action for Women), Winter 2000.
Political Profile of Women in Massachusetts, (with the Massachusetts Women's Political Caucus), October 1997.
Economic Profile of Women in Massachusetts, by Randy Albelda, 1995.
Latino Politics in Massachusetts: Struggles, Strategies and Prospects, ed. Carol Hardy-Fanta with Jeffrey Gerson. New York: Routledge, 2002.
Gender Politics: Progress for Paid Family Leave in Massachusetts, by Elizabeth A. Sherman, New England Journal of Public Policy (forthcoming).
Comparable Worth Policy: Opportunities for Gender and Racial Equality, by Elizabeth Sherman, Women's Policy Journal of Harvard, John F. Kennedy School of Government, Vol. 1, Summer 2001.
Not for Lack of Trying: The Struggle Over Welfare Reform in Massachusetts, 1992-1998, by Ann Withorn with Carol Hardy-Fanta, March 1999.
Collision Course? Massachusetts Families and the Economy at the Crossroads, compiled and edited by Randy Albelda, Diane D'Arrigo and Phyllis Freeman, June 1996.
Directory of Latino Candidates in Massachusetts, 1968-1994, by Carol Hardy-Fanta (with the Gaston Institute), June 1996.
Speaking from Experience; a Handbook of Successful Strategies by and for Latino Candidates in Massachusetts, by Carol Hardy-Fanta (with the Gaston Institute), 1996.
Latina Politics, Latino Politics: Gender, Culture and Political Participation in Boston, by Carol Hardy-Fanta. Philadelphia: Temple Univ. Press, 1993.
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