Education & Education Reform

Programs to encourage greater diversity and inclusion, particularly in the leadership of educational institutions, are a central focus of NCRW’s work. We view affirmative action as an important component of efforts to level the playing field in all aspects of education – from access, to quality education, to teaching, tenure and administration. We have led important initiatives such as the Diversity in Higher Education Summit in 2006 and Ford Foundation-funded projects for diversifying the leadership of our member centers. Diversity and inclusion will continue to be overarching values that are central to our work and programs.

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Reports & Publications

Effective_Philanthropy
Monday, July 13, 2009 - 11:30am
THE GIRLS REPORT: What We Know & Need to Know About Growing Up Female
Monday, July 13, 2009 - 11:29am
MISSING Information About Women's Lives
Monday, July 13, 2009 - 11:25am

Member Organizations

Resources

Blog Posts

Department of Commerce Releases STEM Gender Gap Report
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 By Ariella Faitelson*
Looking to Women in America for Solutions
Kate Meyer
*By Kate MeyerLast week Valerie Jarrett, Senior Advisor to President Obama and Chair of the White House Council on Women and Girls, and Preeta Bansal...
Texas Scaredy-Cats
Kyla Bender-Baird
By Rylee Sommers-Flanagan*History is a collective story. It is selectively written, representing even unintended preferences of its author, and it is...
Gender Fatigue in MBA Programs
jzeilinger@ncrw.org
*By Julie Zeilinger Despite widespread satisfaction over the fact that women now constitute close to 50% of students in medical and law schools...
FAST FACT: Black Women's Health Care Access and Educational Attainment Rising
Kyla Bender-Baird
By Josephina Ragon* Last week, I waited eagerly on the steps of City Hall to get the latest facts on the status of black women and girls. The...

Member Experts

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Judy Robinson Rogers
Judy Robinson Rogers, Ph.D., became the eleventh president of Cottey College in 2004. Previously, she served as vice president for leadership and...
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Sally Stevens
Sally Stevens is the Executive Director of the University of Arizona - Southwest Institute for Research on Women (SIROW) and a Distinguished Outreach...
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Clyda Rent
Clyda S. Rent, Ph.D. is recognized as a successful leader, speaker, strategic planner, executive coach, and marketer. She played primary roles in the...
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Lorna Edmundson
Lorna Duphiney Edmundson, Ed.D., President Emerita of Wilson College, is recognized as an effective leader, fundraiser, and facilitator of...
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Dario Cortes
Dario A. Cortes, Ph.D., is President of Berkeley College, an accredited college offering Associate and Baccalaureate degree programs in eight...
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Mariko Chang
Dr. Mariko Chang is the author of the new book, Shortchanged: Why Women Have Less Wealth and What Can Be Done About It, and the main author of the...
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Lucinda Marshall
Lucinda Marshall is the Director of the Feminist Peace Network (FPN) which she founded in December, 2001 as a virtual ‘room of our own’...
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Linda Perkins
Linda M. Perkins is Associate Professor of the Claremont Graduate University. She holds an interdisciplinary university appointment in the...
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Silvia Henriquez
Silvia Henriquez is responsible for the overall management, fundraising and administration of the National Latina Institute for Reproductive Health....
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Lisa McClain
Dr. Lisa McClain is an Associate Professor of History and the Director of Gender Studies at Boise State University. She researches the issue of...

News

  • Syria Bans Face-Covering Veils in Universities
    July 18, 2010

    CBS: Authorities in  Syria have banned the wearing of the niqab, a face covering veil worn by some Muslim women in public universities.  The ban is an attempt by the government to discourage Islam and has forced over 1000 female teachers who...
  • In Pakistan, Islamic schools for women thrive
    June 26, 2010

    Seattle Times: The Al-Huda chain of Islamic schools across Pakistan is growing rapidly and gaining popularity among the many women who attend classes there. It was started by a woman and offers structured curriculum to its many students.  However...
  • Left Behind? Actually, More Boys Take 'Gifted' Test
    June 16, 2010

    WeNews: "News stories abound about girls suddenly outperforming boys in the very early grades, obscuring the fact that increasingly more boys than girls are taking "gifted" tests. Either way, Rosalind C. Barnett and Caryl Rivers say...
  • National Security Strategy Vows to Support Rights of Women and Girls
    May 31, 2010

    From Ms. Magazine:  The Obama administration recently released a report from the National Security Strategy that prioritized supporting the rights of women and girls.   The document also states that it will support the ...
  • Private Schools See Growth in Girl Scout Numbers
    April 16, 2010

    Scouting has come to New York’s private schools, a world known more for couture and expensive co-ops than for cookies and campcraft. Schools with newly formed troops include Chapin, Berkeley Carroll, Brearley, Dalton, Packer Collegiate, Spence...