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.

NCRW Resources

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
afaitelson
 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

  • Why More Women Are Heading To Business School
    April 16, 2010

    Increasing numbers of women are heading to business school due to a weakened economy, the flexibility the degree affords and an effort by universities to actively recruit more female students. According to the...
  • Why Business Schools Are Failing Women
    April 12, 2010

    For decades, M.B.A. programs have failed to attract a critical mass of female students, even as admissions offices scramble to target their recruiting practices at women.

    The numbers of women pursuing...
  • Computer Engineer Barbie and the Role of Women in Tech
    April 9, 2010

    Twenty years ago, women were awarded twice as many computer science degrees as they were in 2008. Of course, there are more fields open to women today. But that only explains part of the reason this well-paid, fast-growing field is losing women.

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  • Teaching Girls to Report on the World Cup
    March 31, 2010

    Global Girl Media, an educational nonprofit founded in January 2009, aims to use the 2010 World Cup to empower young women by teaching them about digital media.

    Its first project, called "Kick It Up!", will...
  • Degrees Female Undergraduates Want
    March 2, 2010

    Despite more women moving into business degrees, there is a continuing gender imbalance in the majority of undergraduate college majors.