Women's & Girls' Leadership

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Reports & Publications

WOMEN GO GLOBAL CD-ROM
Monday, July 13, 2009 - 11:31am
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
Balancing the Equation: Where are Women and Girls in Science, Engineering, and Technology?
Monday, July 13, 2009 - 11:26am
MISSING Information About Women's Lives
Monday, July 13, 2009 - 11:25am

Blog Posts

Stellar Honorees -- NCRW Celebrates 30th Anniversary March 6th
vivhdem
At a stellar gathering of leaders from business, philanthropy, government, and non-profits, the National Council for Research on Women will kick off...
An Inventive Tribute to International Women's Day
Kyla Bender-Baird
By Teresa BagleyFeminism shouldn't be exclusive to scholars, advocates, researchers and policy wonks. Women's issues affect all of us, and this is an...
NYC No Longer Misleading Women
Kate Meyer
By Kate Meyer*"If you hide what you do, you must believe you can only do what you do through deception” said Christine Quinn, speaker of...
Origin of "Women of Color"
Kyla Bender-Baird
In case you never learned or in case you need a refresher, Western States Center offers this video of Loretta Ross, cofounder and national...
Egypt’s Uprising: Don’t Drown Out Women’s Voices
Kyla Bender-Baird
As Egypt enters the second week of protests against the 30-year rule of Hosni Mubarak, women are speaking out about what the uprising means to them,...

Member Experts

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Lynda Sagrestano
Lynda M. Sagrestano, Ph.D. is the Director of the Center for Research on Women at the University of Memphis.  She earned a Ph.D. in social psychology...
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Tiffany Dufu
Ever since she accepted the Girl of the Year Award in eighth grade, Tiffany Dufu knew that she wanted to make a profound impact. Raised in the...
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Jamia Wilson
Jamia Wilson is Vice President of Programs at the Women’s Media Center. Jamia has a strong background in youth leadership development...
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Gloria Jacobs
Gloria Jacobs is Executive Director of the Feminist Press, a non-profit publisher affiliated with the City University of New York. The Press has been...
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Shyama Venkateswar
Shyama Venkateswar, Ph.D., Director of Research and Programs brings a strong background in international programming, particularly in the areas of...
Kyla Bender-Baird
Kyla Bender-Baird, Research and Programs Manager, is providing the Council with a wide range of research and communications support. She received a...
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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...

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News

  • Feminists warn US hopefuls not to erode women's gains
    March 2, 2012

     Feminists in the United States, "fed up" with election-year attempts to erode their hard-won gains, issued a sharp reminder that women make up a voting bloc that cannot be ignored.
  • The Women of Tahrir
    December 22, 2011

     On Tuesday, thousands of women—the Associated Press’s estimate put the number at ten thousand—went to Tahrir Square to protest. (According to Reuters, the women were “surrounded by men pledging to protect them.”)...
  • Who's Afraid of Post-Feminism? What It Means To Be A Feminist Today
    December 19, 2011

    Jenna Goudreau asks what feminism means today and reports on her poll of change-makers from across generations—from the old guard of the women’s liberation movement to business trailblazers and millennial women reclaiming and...
  • The Saudi 'study' that finds all women drivers on the road to immorality
    December 9, 2011

    Critiques the methodology used by Professor Kamal al-Subhi, the American-educated retired professor in Saudi Arabia who took it upon himself to prepare a scientific study on the effects of women driving on society. 

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  • In the New Tunisia, Women's Rights Are in Play
    November 4, 2011

    Women's rights have long been considered a development keystone. Tunisian women--in the vanguard of the Arab world--will put that theory to a crucial test as the country's new democracy takes shape following last week's elections.