Women's & Girls' Leadership

From prime ministers to grass roots organizers, women and girls are attaining leadership positions in increasing numbers across government, civil society and the economy. But the glass ceiling is still firmly in place in many countries including in the US, where women are still vastly under-represented in government and senior leadership positions. Explore the resources listed below, including Related Categories links, or use the Keyword Search for more information.

WOMEN’S EQUALITY FORUM: Steps to Political Equality from Gloria Thomas

By Gloria Thomas*

Women will not have achieved political equality until critical societal changes have taken place. First, women’s successes in being elected and appointed to political positions, corporate and non-profit executive leadership roles, as well as significant public and private boards must no longer be an anomaly to demonstrate equality has been accomplished. When we reach this point, there will no longer be a need for organizations like The White House Project to inspire women to run for public office. Nor will there be a need for other leadership programs designed to provide women with the skills and networks necessary to pursue various executive level positions and to provide the staying power to succeed once they are in these roles.


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Center for the Education of Women

Contact

330 E. Liberty St.
Ann Arbor, MI 48104-2274
Ph. (734) 764-6005
Fx. (734) 998-6203
http://www.cew.umich.edu
cew.mail@umich.edu
contactcew@umich.edu

The University of Michigan Center for the Education of Women (CEW) advances the personal, educational, career, professional and leadership potential of women. The services, programs, applied research, and action initiatives conducted by CEW promote inclusiveness and equity within the University, across the state and throughout the nation.

Founded in 1964, the Center for the Education of Women, within the University of Michigan, was one of the nation's first comprehensive, university-based centers focused on women.  Designed to serve the needs of women students as well as women returning to school or work, CEW (then known as the Center for the Continuing Education of Women) was founded with a three part mission of service, advocacy, and research. CEW maintains that mission today, serving University students, staff and faculty, community members, women and men, facing educational, employment or other life issues.

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Gloria Thomas, Executive Director
Ph. (734) 764-7640
E-mail: gthomas@umich.edu

Wanlanda Ault, Fianance Assistant

Kristina Bee, Development and Scholarship Assistant

Jacqueline Bowman, Senior Counselor and Program Specialist

Eilisha Dermont, Communications Manager
Ph. (734) 764-6277
E-mail: edermont@umich.edu

Kirsten Elling, Associate Director for Counseling, Programs and Services

Connie Hansen, Assistant to the Director

Areas of Expertise:

Advancing Women's Leadership, Affirmative Action, Business & Entrepreneurship, Domestic and Workplace Violence, Barriers & Opportunities, Diversity & Inclusion, Discrimination, Employment & Unemployment, Disparities, Educational Leadership of Women & People of Color, Diversity & Inclusion, Higher Education, Inclusion, Women & Girl Heads of Household, Work - Life Balance, Work:life Balance, Economic Development & Security, Education & Education Reform, Equality, Diversity & Inclusion, Violence, Women's & Girls' Leadership

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RESEARCH

Center researchers are currently analyzing the results of the Faculty Work-Life Study, a joint project of the Center for the Education of Women and the UM Center for Research on Learning and Teaching. The survey of UM faculty included questions about climate, workload, sources of satisfaction and stress, and incorporate AAUDI questions for comparison to similar institutions.  This project also provides comparison to the 1998 FWLS.

Contingent Faculty in a Tenure Track World - CEW researchers held focus groups with full- and part-time non-tenure track (NTT) faculty at twelve research universities across the country. In total, we conducted 24 ninety-minute focus groups with a total of 343 full- and part-time NTT faculty. A report of the project is available  and a video based on the project explores the responses of focus group members. The project was funded by the Alfred P. Sloan Foundation.

The National Clearinghouse on Academic Worklife  (www.academicworklife.org) combines into a single website information resources and community discussions to support those who study or participate in academic work.  Up to date articles and policy examples are available on topics ranging from family-friendly benefits, tenure attainment, and faculty satisfaction to policy development, productivity, and demographics.  An email newsletter is also available free to subscribers. This clearinghouse was developed  through a grant from the Alfred P. Sloan Foundation.

The Dual Career Ladder Project, funded by the Alfred P. Sloan Foundation, resulted in several publications based on the findings of our institutional survey of U.S. institutions of higher education.  highlighting the numbers, working conditions and perceived contributions of non tenure track faculty.  These are available on the CEW website.

LEADERSHIP DEVELOPMENT

CEW’s Advanced Leadership Program offers middle management University of Michigan staff, recommended by their supervisors, an eight-month skill development workshop series and accompanying change management project.  This program has been offered annually for nearly 10 years. 

 

Focus on Leadership, addresses the need for leadership development and training for staff not yet in key middle-management positions or not yet ready for the more extensive Advanced Leadership Program.  Offered to approximately 30 individuals annually, this program offers participants an introduction to leadership concepts while it assists participants in developing an identity as a potential leader.

 

Emerging Leaders Iniative  CEW is currently developing an innovative nine-month program for emerging leaders (those with less than 6 years in their career fields) over the course of two years. The program will focus on women from a specific Michigan urban region, combining those from the private and the non-profit sectors.  The program combines in-person sessions, career coaching by senior leaders, and ongoing support and learning using web 2.0 tools including social media and online learning. 

PROGRAMS

CEW offers about 50 programs each term, covering topics such as careers, career change and job searching, work-life balance, leadership development, and focused programs for graduate students and post-docs.  In addition, CEW brings special events and speakers to the campus and community. 

In addition, CEW leads three support networks for University of Michigan women: Women of Color in the Academy Project and Junior Women Faculty Network for women faculty and the Women of Color Task Force for women staff.  These networks offer support, mentoring, and learning opportunities for participants.  The Task Force delivers a campus-wide career conference annually, with about 550 participants. 

CEW provides free counseling to students, faculty and staff of the University as well as to women and men in the community.  Each year over 1,000 adults are seen by CEW’s professional counselors.

Reports & Resources

2012
 
"Factors Contributing to Job Satisfaction and Dissatisfaction among Non-Tenure-Track Faculty" By Jean Waltman, Inger Bergom, Carol Hollenshead, Jeanne Miller, and Louise August. The Journal of Higher Education, May/June 2012 83:3.  
 
Success for Nontraditional Students at Elite Institution, On Campus with Women v.40, no 3. By Gloria D. Thomas and Carol Hollenshead
 
2010
 
 
2009
 
 
"Satisfaction and Discontent: Voices of Non-Tenure-Track Faculty," By Inger Bergom and Jean Waltman. In On Campus With Women, vol 37, #3, 2009.
 
2008
 
Women of Color Faculty at the University of Michigan: Recruitment, Retention, and Campus Climate. Aimee Cox, PhD, Research Investigator Center for the Education of Women, CEW Jean Campbell Research Scholar (Executive Summary)
 
 
 
Developing a Transparent Tenure Process (Resources for Deans and Chairs)
 
Enabling Junior Faculty Success (Resources for Deans and Chairs)
 
2007
 

Post-Apartheid South Africa: Creating Critically Leaderful Schools that Make a Difference, 
Juliet Perumal, University of the Witwatersrand (South Africa) and CEW Visting Scholar, 2007.

How American Men's Participation in Housework and Child-care Affects Wives' Careers. 
Renge Jibu, CEW Visiting Scholar

 
 
 
2006
Attrition Among Female Tenure-Track Faculty, paper presented at AIR, May 18, 2006, Louise August
 
A Commitment to Volunteerism. Louise August, Carol Hollenshead and Sally Schmall
 

The Gender Impact of the Proposed Michigan Civil Rights Initiative: Research Brief. 
Susan Kaufmann

 

It Isn't Over: The Continuing Under-Representation of Female Faculty, paper presented at AIR, 
May 18, 2006, Louise August.

 
Non Tenure Track Faculty: The Landscape at U.S. Institutions of Higher Education: Full Report. Includes the Executive Summary as well as tables and charts reporting analyses of the survey data.
 
 
 
 
 
 
2005
 
 
 
 

Tenure Clock, Modified Duties, and Sick Leave Policies: Creating 'A Network of Support and Understanding' for University of Michigan Faculty Women During Pregnancy and Childbirth, 
Jean Waltman and Louise August

"Gender, Family, and Flexibility in Academia" Jeanne E. Miller and Carol Hollenshead in ChangeNovember/December 2005, pp.58-62
 
2004
 
"Developing and Implementing Work – Family Policies for Faculty," Beth Sullivan, Carol Hollenshead and Gilia Smith in Academe: Bulletin of the American Association of University Professors. November-December 2004.
 
2003
 
The 2003 Michigan Women's Leadership Index: Executive Summary, produced jointly by CEW and the Detroit Women's Economic Club.
 
Women at the University of Michigan: A Statistical Report on the Status of Women Students, Staff and Faculty on the Ann Arbor Campus, compiled by staff from CEW, Human Resource Records and Information Services, and the Office of Budget and Planning. (Replaced by 2010 Report)
 
2002
 
 
Sexing the Single Girl. Deborah Siegel, CEW Visiting Scholar
 
“Work/family policies in higher education: Survey data and case studies of policy implementation" by Carol S. Hollenshead, Beth Sullivan, Gilia C. Smith, Louise August, and Susan Hamilton is a chapter of The Challenge of Balancing Faculty Careers and Family Work, New Directions in Higher Education no. 130, 2005, 41-65.
 
2001
 
 
2000
 
 
Women and Higher Education 2000: Michigan: a "Smart State" for Women? Susan Kaufmann, Sally Sharp, Jeanne E. Miller, and Jean Waltman

Women and the MBA: Gateway to Opportunity­ (Findings) A joint report from CEW, Catalyst, and the University of Michigan Business School 
Women and the MBA. The full report is available through Catalyst.

Before 2000
 
Former Women Faculty: Reasons for Leaving One Research University. Stacy A. Wenzel and Carol Hollenshead 1998

The Michigan Faculty Work-Life Study 1999. Executive SummaryComplete Report
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Opportunities, Grants & Fellowships

Visiting Scholar Program

The Visiting Scholar Program is an opportunity for scholars to pursue research projects relevant to women using the vast resources available through the Center for the Education of Women (CEW) and the University of Michigan. Scholars must hold a Ph.D. or equivalent degree. A scholar's stay at the Center can range from one to twelve months, as appropriate to the scholar's research needs. Visiting Scholars prepare a working paper based upon their research, which is published as part of the Center's series of occasional papers.

Robin Wright Graduate Fellowship

The Center for the Education of Women announces the Robin Wright Graduate Fellowship with a grant of up to $3,200. The fund will support research by a graduate student from the Islamic World or Africa matriculating in the Rackham Graduate School.


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Center for Gender in Organizations

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300 The Fenway
Boston, MA 02115
Ph. 617-521-3824
Fx. 617-521-3878
http://www.simmons.edu/som/centers/cgo/index.php
cgo@simmons.edu


The work of the Center for Gender in Organizations (CGO), an academic research institute, serves as a fundamental call to action. Our research and experience repeatedly demonstrate that gender equity and diversity greatly improve work practice and overall organizational effectiveness.
 
Gender is an organizational issue. Our research emphatically shows that businesses benefit when they view gender equity as a strategic imperative and a source of competitive advantage.

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Patricia Deyton, Director
Specialization: Nonprofit and general management, gender and diversity
E-mail: patricia.deyton@simmons.edu

Stacy Blake-Beard, Senior Faculty Affiliate
Specialization: Organization behavior, mentoring, diversity
E-mail: stacy.blakebeard@simmons.edu

Bonita Betters-Reed, Faculty Affiliate
Specialization: Organization behavior, diversity, leadership, entrepreneurship
E-mail: bonita.betters-reed@simmons.edu

Joyce Fletcher, Faculty Affiliate
Specialization: Organization behavior, leadership, gender
E-mail: joyce.fletcher@simmons.edu

Cynthia Ingols, Faculty Affiliate
Specialization: Organization behavior, change management, careers
E-mail: cynthia.ingols@simmons.edu

Deborah Kolb, Faculty Affiliate
Specialization: Negotiation, gender
E-mail: deborah.kolb@simmons.edu

Sylvia Maxfield, Faculty Affiliate
Specialization: Global economics, corporate social responsibility
E-mail: sylvia.maxfield@simmons.edu

Dean Deborah Merrill-Sands, Faculty Affiliate
Specialization: Organization behavior, leadership, gender
E-mail: deborah.merrill-sands@simmons.edu

Lynda Moore, Faculty Affiliate
Specialization: Organization behavior, diversity, leadership, gender
E-mail: lynda.moore@simmons.edu

Mary Shapiro, Faculty Affiliate
Specialization: Communication Strategies, Career Strategies, Public Speaking
E-mail: mary.shapiro@simmons.edu

Areas of Expertise:

Awareness & Education, Barriers & Opportunities, Discrimination, Diversity & Inclusion, Inclusion, Women's, Gender & Feminist Studies, Equality, Diversity & Inclusion, Women's & Girls' Leadership

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Events:

Spring 2010 Speaker Series Lineup:

February 23rd

Stacey Blake-Beard, PhD., Oscar Holmes, IV, Todd Jenkins, and Crystal Daugherty 

“Insights from the Intersection of National Culture and Gender: Exploring the Mentoring Experiences of Indian Women”   

Time and Place: 4:30pm – 5:50pm, with a reception following. Room M222, Simmons School of Management Building *Validated parking is available on site for $9

April 29th

Elisabeth Kelan PhD., King's College London  

“The Binary Logic and Performing Gender at Work”  

Time and Place: 4:30pm – 5:50pm, with a reception following. Room M222, Simmons School of Management Building *Validated parking is available on site for $9  

May 18th

Laura Morgan Roberts, Ph.D., Faculty Affiliate, Center for Gender in Organizations Visiting Assistant Professor, Department of Managerial Sciences, Georgia State University 

"Race, Gender and the Construction of Positive Identities at Work."   

Time and Place: 4:30pm – 5:50pm, with a reception following. Room M222, Simmons School of Management Building *Validated parking is available on site for $9

 

Projects:

To learn about specific projects on any of the following themes, please visit the CGO website at http://www.simmons.edu/som/centers/cgo/index.php.

Leadership

CGO is unpacking the topic of leadership to illuminate under-researched and under-recognized aspects of leadership and to give voice to the experiences and knowledge of women leaders of varied racial, class, ethnic, national, and sexual identities, largely marginalized until now. In particular, several projects on Latina leaders are underway or being developed.


Institutional Transformation/Gender Equity and Organizational Effectiveness

Rather than seeing gender as a problem that individual women confront at work, we see gender as embedded in an organization's culture. CGO helps organizations deal with these subtle gender dynamics by identifying the work practices that contribute to the bias and inequities that hinder organizational effectiveness. Recently CGO faculty edited the Reader in Gender, Work and Organization (Blackwell Publishers, forthcoming) that presents an alternative conceptual approach to gender in the workplace. by considering classic and newer topics in management education - leadership, negotiation, human resource management, organizational change, diversity, and globalization - from fresh perspectives.

Virtual Work

Given the speed and scope of technological change in workplaces, CGO is exploring the implications for gender equity and whether the embedded gender dynamics observed in more traditional organizations are replicated as organizations move into virtual work or are founded as virtual organizations.


Working with Differences

Building on the theme of addressing the intersection of race, class, sexual identity, and gender, CGO has been exploring the possibilities and challenges of building alliances among different social identity groups in order to support and sustain organizational change.


Globalization

CGO is developing both conceptual and applied work in the area of global diversity. We are also conducting focused research on the impact of globalization on the dynamics of gender, race, class, sexual identity, and ethnicity within domestic work organizations.

Reports & Resources

Kolb, Deborah M., Judith Williams, and Carol Frohlinger. 2004. Her Place at the Table: A Woman’s Guide to Negotiating Five Key Challenges to Leadership Success. Jossey-Bass.

Ely, Robin J., Erica Gabrielle Foldy, Maureen Scully, and The Center for Gender in Organizations, Simmons School of Management, eds. 2003. Reader in Gender, Work, and Organization. Blackwell Publishing.

Kolb, Deborah M., and Judith Williams. 2003. Everyday Negotiation: Navigating the Hidden Agendas in Bargaining. Jossey-  Bass.

Working Paper Series. Designed to disseminate recent developments in research, theorizing, and practice related to gender and organizational effectiveness.

CGO Insights. Written for both practitioners and scholars, these short, briefing notes are on topics relevant to promoting organizational effectiveness through strengthening gender equity.

CGO Speakers Bureau. Faculty give talks regularly on the themes of gender, leadership, power, negotiation, organizational change, and organizational effectiveness to diverse academic and organizational audiences.

CGO in the Media. Faculty are frequently asked by the popular press for insights and analysis on issues of women, leadership, and management. This is an important mechanism for influencing public discourse on gender, work, and organizations. CGO Consulting Services. CGO engages in consultations and action research projects with organizations interested in examining the ways in which their work norms, values, and practices are gendered and introducing changes that will foster greater equity for both men and women as well as improve organization performance.
Customized Educational Programs. CGO faculty work with the Simmons School of Management to design and deliver programs that help women understand the systemic nature of gender issues, increase their knowledge and skill in navigating their organizations with confidence, and help them to develop more successful careers. Customized programs include Executive Education courses held at Simmons School of Management and courses conducted onsite at the organizations for which they were developed.

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Institute for Research on Women

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160 Ryders Lane
New Brunswick, NJ 08901-8555
Ph. (732) 932-9072
Fx. (732) 932-0861
http://irw.rutgers.edu/
irw@rci.rutgers.edu


At the forefront of feminist research for over thirty years, the Institute for Research on Women (IRW) advances cutting-edge, interdisciplinary scholarship on gender and women. Affiliates include 900 faculty, graduate students, and advanced undergraduates drawn from a wide range of disciplines on all three Rutgers University campuses. Each year, the IRW holds a thematically-based Distinguished Lecture Series featuring feminist scholars and activists from Rutgers and other universities, convenes a weekly interdisciplinary research seminar for select faculty and graduate students, and hosts top visiting scholars from the US and abroad as part of its Global Scholars Program. Since 2007, the IRW has also created an Undergraduate Learning Community to introduce undergraduates to the work of leading feminist scholars, enabling participants to work with faculty mentors to create their own feminist research projects.

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Yolanda Martínez-San Miguel, Ph.D., Director

Sarah Tobias, Ph.D., Associate Director
E-mail: stobias@rci.rutgers.edu

Marlene Importico, Office Manager
E-mail: importic@rci.rutgers.edu


Areas of Expertise:

Culture & Identity, Sexuality & Gender, Women's Movements, Women's, Gender & Feminist Studies, Equality, Diversity & Inclusion, Women's & Girls' Leadership

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The IRW’s programs include its:
 
·         Interdisciplinary faculty/graduate seminar
·         Distinguished Lecture Series
·         Global Scholars Program
·         Undergraduate Learning Community
 
The seminar, lecture series and learning community all revolve around a common theme. Recent and upcoming themes include:
 
·         The Art & Science of Happiness (2010-11)
·         Gendered Agency (2009-10)
·         The Culture of Rights/The Rights of Culture (2008-9)
·         Communities: Research and Action (2007-8)
·         Thinking About Gender: Health and Bodies (2006-7)

Reports & Resources

 

IRW Books:
  • No Permanent Waves: Recasting Histories of U.S. Feminism (ed.Nancy A. Hewitt, 2010)
  • The Sex of Class: Women Transforming American Labor (ed. Dorothy Sue Cobble, 2007)
  • Working-Class Subjectivities and Sexualities (Special issue of International Labor and Working-Class History, No. 69 (Spring 2006), ed. Dorothy Sue Cobble and Victoria Hattam)
  • Gendering Disability (ed. Bonnie G. Smith and Beth Hutchison, 2004)
  • Feminist Locations: Local and Global, Theory and Practice (ed. Marianne DeKoven, 2001)
  • Transitions, Environments, Translations: Feminisms in International Politics (ed. Joan W. Scott, Cora Kaplan and Debra Keates, 1997)
  • Reproductive Laws for the 1990s (ed. Sherrill Cohen and Nadine Taub, 1989)
  • Women, Households, and the Economy (ed. Lourdes Beneria and Catharine R. Stimpson, 1987)
  • Changing Our Own Words: Essays on Criticism, Theory and Writing By Black Women(ed. Cheryl Wall, 1989)
IRW Working Papers:
·         Reconfiguring Class and Gender: Working Papers from the 2002-2003 Seminar, edited by Dorothy Sue Cobble, Amanda B. Chaloupka, and Beth Hutchison
·         Modes of Knowledge and Action: Working Papers from the Women in the Public Sphere Seminar 1998-1999, edited by Beth Hutchison
·         Power, Practice, Agency: Working Papers from the Women in the Public Sphere Seminar 1997-1998, edited by Marianne DeKoven

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Fellows at IRW

Visiting Scholars:

Since the IRW interdisciplinary research seminar began in the 1996-1997 academic year, the IRW has hosted more than 45 visiting scholars and Rockefeller Resident Fellows in the Humanities. Take a moment to discover who's been at the IRW and find out about their subsequent publications, as well as their IRW projects during their terms at Rutgers. We welcome updates to this growing database.

Rutgers Faculty Fellows:

IRW seminar Rutgers faculty fellows since 1997 have included participants from across the social sciences and humanities as well as practicing artists, medical researchers and members of the faculties of the Edward J. Bloustein School of Public Policy and Planning and the Schools of Social Work, Business-Newark and Law (Camden and Newark).
List of Seminar Faculty Fellows, 1997-present.
 
 
 
 
The IRW is an ideal place to situate individual projects within a community of scholars who meet at a weekly seminar to discuss their work-in-progress as it addresses a common theme. IRW Global Scholars typically hold academic appointments elsewhere but wish to be in residence at the Institute for a semester or a year.

 

 


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Ms. Foundation for Women

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12 MetroTech Center
Brooklyn, NY 11201
Ph. 212/742-2300
Fx. 212/742-1653
http://www.ms.foundation.org
info@ms.foundation.org


The Ms. Foundation for Women is the leading national social justice foundation committed to building women’s power to ignite change. Every day, it helps over 150 grassroots organizations across the US fight for changes like good paying jobs, reproductive health, ending violence against women and girls, and the inclusion of women at decision-making tables.

 

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Executive Office:

Anika Rahman, President and Chief Executive Officer

Susan Wefald, Executive Vice President and Chief Operating Officer

Beatrice Abreu, Executive Assistant to President and CEO, Sara K. Gould

Lulu Roller, Human Relations Generalist

Wendell Snipes, Operations Assistant


Development:

Ina Clark, Vice President, Development

Sandra Perez, Senior Development Officer

Adriana Londono, Director of Major Gifts

Leslie Mackrell, Senior Corporate and Foundation Relations Officer

Sunny Daly, Corporate and Foundation Relations Manager

Walid Haddad, Development Database Administrator

Irene Xanthoudakis, Writer/Researcher

Makeba Barrett, Development Assistant


Communications:

Barbara Becker, Interim Vice President, Communications

Irene Schneeweis, Senior Communications Manager

Rob Johnston, Manager of Online Communications and Marketing

Kasia Gladki, Communications Associate


Program:

Patricia Eng, Vice President, Program

Monique Hoeflinger, Senior Program Officer

Sangeeta Budhiraja, Program Officer

A. Caroline Hotaling, Program Officer

Ellen Liu, Program Officer

Mitsuko Ogawa, Grants Administrator

Natalie Sullivan, Program Associate

Elaine Hin, Program Associate

Brenna Lynch, Program Associate


Finance:

Michelle Holder, Director of Finance

Marlene Martinez, Accounting Manager

Areas of Expertise:

Advancing Women's Leadership, Domestic and Workplace Violence, Awareness & Education, Employment & Unemployment, Leadership in Civil Society, HIV/AIDS, Diversity & Inclusion, Inclusion, Entrepreneurship & Small Business Development, Legal Issues, Population & Reproductive Rights, Reproductive Health, Sexuality & Gender, Philanthropy and Social Entrepreneurship, Women's Movements, Equality, Diversity & Inclusion, Women's & Girls' Leadership

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Projects & Campaigns

The Ms. Foundation for Women is dedicated to building women's collective power to ignite change. We seek opportunities to both proactively and reactively inform public policy, and obtain policy wins at the local, state, tribal and national level, with the ultimate goal of transforming the systems that govern women's lives.

We also aim to change the language, beliefs and behaviors that continue to hold women's oppression in place-particularly at the intersection of race, class and gender-and to shift public debate on key issues so that the perspectives of, and impact on, low income women and women of color are visible and addressed.

We support both cross-issue organizing and organizing within four broad areas of impact:

Women's Health

Reproductive Justice organizing and advocacy
Sexuality education organizing and advocacy
Women and HIV/AIDS policy advocacy and organizational capacity building
Access to health care coverage

Ending Violence

Community-based strategies to prevent child sexual abuse and violence against women and LGBTQ people
Strategies to engage men and boys in ending violence
Public education and media literacy
Youth-driven strategies

Economic Security

Organizing for better wages and working conditions, especially in female dominated sectors
Paid leave (including paid sick days and paid family leave)
Affordable, accessible quality child care
Access to health care coverage

Building Democracy

Building the infrastructure of organizations working for a progressive vision of democracy
Amplifying the voices of women of color, with a special emphasis on the Gulf South
Voter/civic engagement
Just immigration and refugee policies
Criminal Justice reform
Media Justice

Examples of funding initiatives across these broad and interconnected issue areas include:

Katrina Women's Response Fund: The Ms. Foundation responded immediately to the destruction and massive displacement caused by Hurricane Katrina by creating the Katrina Women's Response Fund. The Fund provides strategic support to meet the immediate needs of women of color and low-income women in the Gulf Coast region and ensure that their leadership and priorities are central in both short and long-term recovery and rebuilding efforts. By making grants to organizations throughout the region, the Katrina Women's Response Fund invests in the crucial infrastructure that promotes the health, safety, and economic well-being of women, their families and communities.

The Women and AIDS Fund: The Ms. Foundation for Women created the Women and AIDS Fund (WAF)to support organizations that advocate for policies and services that meet the needs of women with HIV/AIDS. WAF remains the only national fund that supports advocacy and self-determination by and for women living with this disease. By providing grants, technical assistance and networking opportunities to community-based organizations led by and for women who are HIV-positive, we contribute to the development of model approaches for women's HIV/AIDS advocacy that can be shared across the country. Our work has also helped create a national network of HIV-positive infected and affected women, called the National Women and AIDS Collective (NWAC), who strive to influence the ways in which policies are determined at the federal level.

The Reproductive Rights Coalition and Organizing Fund: The Ms. Foundation for Women's Reproductive Rights Coalition and Organizing Fund (RRCOF) has been a strong, responsive resource for state reproductive rights organizations across the United States since 1989. RRCOF provides grantmaking, technical assistance, and networking activities to strengthen state-level infrastructures and build critical, broad-based support for reproductive rights. RRCOF aims to increase the capacity of state and local reproductive rights organizations so that they can: 1) expand and mobilize their base of support; 2) reach a broader and more diverse audience; 3) frame reproductive rights and health in a broader health and social justice context; and 4) more effectively advocate for positive - and avert restrictive - reproductive health policies and programs.

Join our movement for social justice and help to bring the experience and solutions of women and girls to the challenging issues that impact women and their communities most. Learn more about how you can show your support. 

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Reports & Resources

Stir It UP: Lessons in Community Organizing and Advocacy. Written by activist and trainer Rinku Sen, this publication examines the work of economic justice organizations funded by the Ms. Foundation and applies the lessons they learned to other community organizations. Sen also provides models and tools that any organization can use to successfully create social change and influence public policy.

Raise the Floor: Wages and Policies that Work for All of Us . Most Americans believe a job should keep you out of poverty, not keep you in it. Raise The Floor shows us how we can translate that belief into reality by raising the minimum wage. In addition to telling workers' stories, presenting original data, and proposing comprehensive policies, Raise The Floor spotlights businesses large and small that demonstrate how good wages are good business-in good economic times and bad.

Kitchen Table Entrepreneurs: How Eleven Women Escaped Poverty and Became Their Own Bosses. This publication tells the inspirational stories of eleven low-income women who have marshaled the creative energy, confidence, and capital necessary to start their own small businesses. These women, who have used their entrepreneurial skills as a route out of poverty, give an American face to an economic empowerment tool that has enjoyed great success in developing countries.

Ms. Foundation. 2009. Creating Connections, Igniting Change: Annual Report 2007-2008.

Ms. Foundation. 2009. Building Momentum to Sustain Social Change: Evaluation of the Katrina Women's Response Fund.  

 

 

 

 

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Grants

The Ms. Foundation for Women invests in grassroots, Tribal, state and national organizations that are transforming policies and cultural beliefs across the U.S. Informed by decades of work in the field, we identify and support emerging and established groups poised to act when and where change is needed. Our grants -- paired with skills-building, networking and other strategic opportunties -- enable organizations to advance women's grassroots solutions across race and class and to build social movements within and across four areas: Building Democracy, Economic Justice, Ending Violence and Women's Health
 
Learn more about Our Approach, Our Work and Our Impacts
Learn more about Creating Connections: Strategies for Stronger Movements
 
If you are considering applying for a grant from Ms. Foundation for Women, you may find the answers to these commonly asked questions helpful.
 
Frequently Asked Questions for Grantseekers
  • How do I find out about the foundation's grantmaking cycles?
    From time to time, the Ms. Foundation will issue an open Request for Proposals inviting all those interested and eligible to submit proposals. There are other times when we request proposals by invitation only, in order to more specifically focus our grantmaking. All open invitations will be posted on our website for public access.  We will also announce open invitations by email. Sign up for email updates. ¶ The Foundation only processes solicited proposals and we are unable to respond to unsolicited proposals that are submitted.
  • Who is eligible to apply?
    The Ms. Foundation makes grants to nonprofit organizations (IRS determination of 501(c)(3) status) based in and working in the U.S., Puerto Rico, and U.S. territories. The foundation does not fund individuals, scholarships, capital or endowment requests, fundraising events, university-based research, or government agencies.
  • How do I apply?
    When responding to either an open request for proposal or a closed invitation, we will provide detailed instructions for completing the application process. The Ms. Foundation processes all grants through an online application system which typically consists of filling out our online application form and uploading a single PDF document that contains the actual proposal.
  • Can we apply for funding in more than one area?
    Organizations may submit only one application for each Request for Proposal (RFP) issued. In the event that multiple areas are covered under one RFP, we welcome proposals that make connections across issues, but groups are still limited to one application.  ¶ Current grantee groups are limited to one grant per year from the Foundation. Groups that already receive funding are not eligible to apply under an open RFP process until their grant cycle has ended.
  • What portion of grants are awarded to first-time applicants?
    There is no specific percentage of grants that we award to first time applicants, but we are always interested in strong proposals from new organizations, particularly from geographic areas that have more limited access to resources. That being said, only a small percentage of proposals are typically funded under an open RFP process due to the high volume of applications and the limited amount of funds available.
  • What are the requirements my organization must meet if our proposal is accepted for funding?
    Once an organization is selected for funding, the terms of the grant agreement include meeting the stated objectives in your original proposal, completing an interim and year end report, and participating with an external evaluator to learn about the impact of the grant. Grant checks are mailed upon receipt of an original countersigned grant agreement letter.
  • Does the Ms. Foundation provide general support grants? How should we choose between general support and project support? What is preferable for Ms. and most likely to be successful? What does the Ms. Foundation look for in "General Support" applications?
    The Ms. Foundation typically provides two types of grants: project specific or general support. Organizations can apply for a specific project or can instead apply for a grant that supports the organization's total efforts across all areas of that organization's work. While the Ms. Foundation is looking for concrete outcomes across all its grants, we do not prioritize one type over the other, but rather this is a decision that your organization needs to make based on its own situation and needs. If your organization applies for general support, you will need to provide clear information about the overall work of the organization and how it relates to the focus area you are applying to.
  • What if I can't submit my application by the stated deadline? Can I get an extension?
    The Ms. Foundation has tight timeframes because our goal is to distribute grant funds as quickly and efficiently as possible. To do this, we must strictly enforce our application deadlines. It is imperative that applicants follow all instructions in submitting a proposal and a contact person be available during the review period to answer any questions regarding their application.  ¶ With open requests for proposals, we expect large numbers of online applications. In order to avoid bottlenecks with the on-line system, we strongly encourage applicants to submit application materials well in advance of the deadline date. Please do not wait until the last minute to submit your application. The online application system automatically shuts down at a designated time, so this may mean that your application may not come through if you have not completely uploaded all documents by that time. We cannot accept applications that are delayed as a result of technical complications or other unforeseen complications. We strongly advise you to observe the application deadlines.  ¶ For those submitting renewal applications, it is your responsibility to take note of and adhere to submission deadlines. Renewal proposals are generally due on or soon after the deadline for submitting progress reports (that date is generally found in your grant agreement letter).
  • What is the Ms. Foundation's process for reviewing proposals?
    The proposal will be evaluated by a team of Ms. Foundation staff. Please bear in mind that we receive hundreds of proposals from eligible organizations, each doing very important work and bringing unique perspectives. We appreciate the time and effort that goes into putting a proposal together, and we always wish that we had more money to fund more groups. But, inevitably, we need to make hard choices, and so we want you to know that if your group is not selected, it is not because your group doesn't fit the guidelines or because it is not worthy. We evaluate the proposals as a pool, providing us with a docket or set of organizations whose work compliments one another across a variety of factors such as geography and scope of work.
  • How quickly will my full application be evaluated?
    All open RFP processes typically provide a date by which grants are announced. The full application review process usually takes about two months (but the Foundation reserves the right to change this as needed for any program).
  • Does the foundation provide feedback on proposals that are not selected for funding?
    Due to the high volume of grant proposals we receive, it is not possible for us to respond to requests for feedback from individual applicants. However, under certain circumstances, we may reach out to groups to provide specific feedback if we feel it would be useful for future applications.
 
We hope we have answered your questions and we look forward to receiving your proposal. Thank you.

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Chicago, IL 60660
Ph. 773-508-8430
Fx. 773-508-8492
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The Gannon Center for Women and Leadership within Loyola University Chicago is dedicated to the development of women as scholars and leaders. The center aims to provide outstanding role models and mentors and to offer resources and research data that enable women to expand upon their workplace, community, and academic contributions. The four areas of activity of the center are: Women and Leadership Archives, Women Studies Program, Institute for Women and Leadership, and a Heritage Room representing Mundelein College.

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Dawn A. Harris, Ph.D., Director
E-mail: gannoncenter@luc.edu

Areas of Expertise:

Advancing Women's Leadership, Higher Education, Women in History, Women's, Gender & Feminist Studies, Women's & Girls' Leadership

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Archives

Mapping Women's Achives Project Directory. Begun in 2001 with initial funding provided by Professor Emerita Irene Tinker, this directory represents an ongoing effort to identify archival repositories in the United States with significant collections relating to women. Its purpose is to aid potential donors in more easily identifying archival repositories to which their papers could be donated. An equally important benefit is to aid researchers in locating primary source materials of relevance to women's studies. The database is searchable by organization name, city, state, or keyword. A form is available for electronic submission of new or updated repository information. The Directory is available on the Women and Leadership Archives website: http://www.luc.edu/orgs/gannon/archives/

Summer Research Grants to support and encourage research on women and their contributions to society. Up to three research grants are awarded to Loyola University Chicago graduate students each summer for research utilizing the holdings of the Women and Leadership Archives.

 

Business -- Business Leadership and Leadership Development

Annual Women in Business Conference. The topic for the annual conference to be held on October 4, 2002, is "Connecting and Connections: What Has Changed for Women in Business Today?" (See Women in Business Conference archives at www.luc.edu/orgs/gannon)

 

Leadership and Leadership Development -- International Development

Women and Leadership Archives. The WLA collects, preserves, organizes, describes, and makes available materials that advance original research on women and their roles and contributions to society, with a particular emphasis on women as leaders. Among the collected materials are records and papers in the areas of educational, civic, religious, and business life, primarily in Chicago and the Midwest.

Institute of Women and Leadership. With a mixture of practical and visionary opportunities, the institute initiates creative programming that supports, strengthens, and enhances women's leadership. From developing leadership skills to interacting with acknowledged leaders, offerings are structured for university students, faculty, and staff, as well as outreach to off-campus women. The Institute also provides for two Gannon Faculty Fellows each Spring Semester.

Gannon Scholars Leadership Program. The Gannon Scholars Leadership Program is a four-year women's leadership program administered by the Gannon Center for Women and Leadership.

Visiting Scholar Program. The Visiting Scholar Program brings researchers from around the world to Loyola for periods ranging from one month to a year to study issues of concern to women. The primary purpose of the program is to provide research support for scholars conducting research on women's issues.


Science and Technology

The Women in Science Enabling Research (WISER) program offers freshman and sophomore women an introduction to laboratory research and creates an environment for them to communicate with fellow women scientists, as well as to learn about and be encouraged toward scientific careers.

 

Women's Studies

Women's Studies Program. The Women's Studies Program offers a wide range of degree options: an undergraduate minor, an undergraduate major, a Graduate School certificate or concentration, and an M.A. Degree. (See www.luc.edu/depts/women-stu)

Annual Women's Conference. This event, to be held March 22 in the year 2003, is organized around Life and Arts: Women's Experience. The conference will continue to establish the practice of presenting a stimulating topic of interest to women that encourages the process of raising consciousness, educating, and working for social change.

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Institute of Women and Leadership

The Institute of Women and Leadership is the programming arm of the Gannon Center, responsible for coordinating and for initiating creative programming which supports, strengthens and enhances women's leadership.

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International Center for Research on Women

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1120 20th St. N.W.
Washington, DC 20036
Ph. (202) 797-0007
Fx. (202) 797-0020
http://www.icrw.org
info@icrw.org


The International Center for Research on Women (ICRW) is a private, nonprofit organization that focuses primarily on women in developing and transition countries. The organization is committed to economic and social development with women's full participation. ICRW's policy-relevant research provides information for development planning and policy to ensure that development interventions enhance women's earning power; strengthen their already significant participation in agriculture, industry, and commerce; expand their contribution to economic development, management of the environment and leadership in society; and to improve their health and social status. The center operates through three main program areas: policy-oriented research; program support and analysis; and a communications program in the United States.

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Sarah Degnan Kambou, President

Lyric Thompson, Special Assistant to the President/Policy Advocate

Kristin Fack, Administrative Assistant

Areas of Expertise:

Economic Development & Microfinance, Violence Against Women, Global, Entrepreneurship & Small Business Development, Economic Development & Security, Environment, Sustainability & Energy, Globalization, Human Rights & Security, Health, Reproductive Rights & Sexuality, Violence, Women's & Girls' Leadership

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Health and Healthcare

Linking Agriculture and Nutrition: Institutional Lessons Learned. ICRW recently completed studies on ways to improve nutrition through the strengthening of women's roles and contributions to household food security in Ethiopia, Kenya, and Tanzania. Findings indicate that collaboration among institutions is critical in maintaining proper nutrition and national food security, and that although these collaborations may already exist, they need to be operationalized in a more efficient manner. Thus, ICRW is launching an initiative to support the USAID's Greater Horn of Africa Initiative Linking Food Security and Nutrition. ICRW aims to demonstrate how agriculture and nutrition linkages can reinforce institutional capacities to incorporate gender and strengthen women's roles in achieving food security.

HIV and AIDS. ICRW was one of the first organizations to focus on the rapid spread of HIV and AIDS among women in developing countries. Our first research program on women and AIDS in the early 1990s examined the social, economic and gender factors fueling the spread of HIV and AIDS among women. Today we continue to push the AIDS agenda forward.


International Development

Promoting Women in Development. ICRW and the Centre for Development and Population Activities (CEDPA) are working in partnership on a grants program, Promoting Women in Development (PROWID). Funded by the Office of Women in Development at the United States Agency for International Development (USAID), PROWID is a four-year program currently in its third year. The program supports innovative interventions, research, and advocacy activities that help reach women and enhance their full participation in the development process. PROWID aims to improve the lives of women in developing countries and economies in transition by promoting development that is based on practical insights gained from field-tested interventions.

Women in Development Technical Assistance Project (WIDTECH). WIDTECH is funded by the USAID and consists of a consortium of five development organizations. The program provided technical assistance and training services complementary to those being provided by USAID's Office of Women in Development (G/WID); the WIDTECH team works to support those efforts made by G/WID to identify and develop innovative approaches to enhance the effectiveness of the USAID development efforts by addressing women's roles and contributions to the development process.


Reproductive Rights

Adolescent Reproductive Health in Nepal. In a recent project, ICRW is implementing and testing the effectiveness of a community-based, client-centered participatory approach to improving adolescent health in Nepal. The study is being conducted in a project and control site on the outskirts of urban Katmandu and the rural district of Newalparasi and will include quantitative and qualitative data. This project is funded by the Mellon Foundation and in joint collaboration with AVSC International and Nepali partner organizations, New ERA and BP Memorial Health Foundation.

Factors Affecting the Safe Provision of IUDs in Resource-Poor Settings. In 1995, with funding from the Andrew W. Mellon Foundation, ICRW and AVSC International, the Population Council and the Pacific Institute for Women's Health initiated a set of closely linked projects to research what is needed to provide IUD devices in a safer manner. Targeted areas for research are Asia, Latin America, sub-Saharan Africa and the Middle East. In June of 1999, ICRW held an event to disseminate the information gathered from these studies and to highlight the need for increased information and availability of IUDs in these parts of the world.

Population and Reproductive Health Policy Communications. In preparation for the 1999 UN Conference, ICRW received funding to accomplish the following: promote International Conference on Population and Development (ICPD) dialogue and consensus among the public through educational forums that address population and reproductive care issues; produce an ICPD position paper aimed at policymakers that provides issue background, reviews progress on ICPD objectives thus far, and provides guidelines for what still needs to be accomplished.                                                       

 Violence Against Women

Violence against women is a global epidemic with serious health and development impacts on women and girls, their families and their societies. It takes many forms including domestic violence, femicide, harmful traditional practices, rape and sexual coercion, and trafficking. ICRW works to end violence against women by addressing its root cause: gender inequalities.

Adolescence

ICRW has studied how best to improve the life options of adolescents for more than two decades, beginning with research on factors that affect young girls' school attendance. Our research today focuses on areas such as child marriage, son preference and adolescent reproductive health.

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International Development
Adolescents and Girls

Vulnerability and Opportunity: Adolescents and HIV/AIDS in the Developing World: Findings from the Women and AIDS Research Program, Ellen Weiss, Daniel Whelan, and Geeta Rao Gupta. Argues that the factors that influence sexual risk among youth, such as the lack of information and services, are social, cultural, and economic forces that result in gender differences in sexual experiences, expectations, and the ability to adopt HIV/STD preventive behaviors.

The Costs of Adolescent Childbearing in Latin America and the Caribbean, Mayra Buvinic. A working paper exploring the social and economic impacts of adolescent childbearing on mothers and children and the degree to which adolescent childbearing contributes to the perpetuation of poverty in the Latin America and Caribbean region.

The Nutrition and Lives of Adolescents in Developing Countries: Findings from the Nutrition of Adolescent Girls Research Program, Kathleen M. Kurz and Charlott Johnson-Welch. A synthesis report summarizing findings from ICRW's Nutrition of Adolescent Girls Research Program, which supported 11 research projects in Africa, Asia, Latin America, and the Caribbean.

Adolescent Sexual and Reproductive Behavior: A Review of the Evidence from India, Shireen J. Jejeebhoy. Documents the existing research on sexual and reproductive behavior, and explores sexual knowledge and attitudes among adolescents in India.


Employment Issues

Research Reveals Gender Divides of Globalization: Impact on Women's Employment. Examines globalization and the transition to market economies that has triggered dramatic changes in patterns of women's employment and earnings that are occurring worldwide.

Women Workers in a Globalizing Economy. Six papers presented at a series of ICRW policy forums held in Washington, New York, and The Hague that demonstrate the positive and negative effects of globalization and underscore the importance of gender-based research in order to understand the differential impact of global economic policies on women and men.


Environment

New Directions for the Study of Women and Environmental Degradation, Michael Paolisso. Reviews the available literature on the costs to women of environmental degradation and recommends more multi-disciplinary, gender-desegregated research that integrates concerns about the effects of environmental degradation on women into a wider range of environment and development initiatives.

Women's Responses to Environmental Degradation: Poverty and Demographic Constraints, Case Studies from Latin America, Michael Paolisso and Sarah Gammage. Case study research with partners in Chile, Ecuador, and Honduras on the environmental contributions of women to managing the negative effects of natural resource decline and environmental pollution on family welfare.


Family

Women's Roles in Household Decision Making: A Case Study in Nigeria, Sarah Gammage. Report presenting findings from a study carried out with a sampling of households in three states in Nigeria to examine women's role in household decision making and the factors associated with their level of participation and influence in this process. The study also explored the hypothesis that where women are able to influence the decision making process, they are able to achieve welfare improvements for themselves and their children.


Health and Health Care

Working Paper. Modelling the Impact of Stigma on HIV/AIDS Programmes: Preliminary Projections for Mother-to-Child TransmissionCharlotte Watts, Cathy Zimmerman, Traci Eckhaus and Laura Nyblade. 2010.   

Knowledge of HIV status, sexual risk behaviors and contraceptive need among people living with HIV in Kenya and Malawi.  Aberle-Grasse, John M; Diaz, Theresa; Anand, Abhijeet; Shiraishi, Ray W; Bunnell, Rebecca E; Jacobs, Krista; Solehdin, Nadia; Abdul-Quader, Abu S; Marum, Lawrence H; Muttunga, James N; Kamoto, Kelita. 2009.  

Gender Differences Among Children 0-5 Years: An Opportunity for Child Survival Interventions, Kathleen Kurz and Charlotte Johnson-Welch. In an examination of mortality, health, and nutritional status, and psycho-social development, this report describes how bias against girls was shown consistently for health care utilization, feeding patterns, and attention from health care providers.

Health Consequences of Adolescent Childbearing in Developing Countries, Kathleen Kurz. A working paper focusing on indicators that include maternal morality and morbidity, physical growth during pregnancy, and birthweight and prematurity in infants. A discussion of programmatic efforts to reduce poor health consequences of childbearing by adolescents is also included.


Human Rights

Innovation for Women's Empowerment and Gender Equality. Anju Malhotra, Jennifer Schulte, Payal Patel, Patti Petesch. 2009.

Recasting WID: A Human Rights Approach, Daniel Whelan (1998). A working paper discussing the premise that economic and social development is the realization of all human rights.


Leadership and Leadership Development

From Beneficiaries to Change Agents: The Rise of Women's Leadernship in International Development. Gill, Kirrin; Warner, Ann; Weiss, Ellen; Rao Gupta, Geeta. 2009.  

Global Women's Leadership: Lessons From Advancing Women, Jill Merrick with Virginia Clarke-Laskin (1998). Summarizes the discussion at a four-day session organized by the ICRW and the Salzburg Seminar to study progress made worldwide in advancing women's leadership, and highlights the observations made by the participants.

Increasing Women's Involvement in Community Decision Making: A Means to Improve Iron Status. This report summarizes the findings from the intervention research project implemented by the Center for the Study and Promotion of Nutrition (CEPREN) in Peru, which explored the use of participatory methodologies to engage women members of community kitchens in peri-urban Lima in the design, implementation, and evaluation of a trial intervention to reduce iron deficiency among women of reproductive age.


Poverty

Household Response to Soil Degradation: Gender, Poverty, and Demographic Dynamics in Honduras, Linda Casey and Michael Paolisso. Discusses how rural families in Honduras, most of whom are poor with few resources, are affected by and respond daily to increased resource degradation and changing economic conditions.


Socioeconomic Status of Women
Statistics on Women

ICRW's Global Fact Sheet Series includes fact sheets on women and credit and on women's health.

Women . . . A World Survey (2nd ed.), Ruth L. Sivard. Discusses indicators of women's progress in the last 10 years in the areas of education, the economy, health services, political participation, and legal rights, as well as data on historical trends in the global gender gap.


Quality of Life
Socioeconomic Status of Women

Communiqué to the Second Summit of the Americas. The Women's Leadership Conference of the Americas' recommendations for action to enhance opportunities for women in the Americas.

Improving the Quality of Life of Girls, Kathleen M. Kurz and Cynthia Prather. Explores the constraints limiting the quality of life of girl children, especially related to their health, education, and social well-being.

Investing in Women: Progress and Prospects for the World Bank, Mayra Buvinic, Catherine Gwin, and Lisa M. Bates. A review of World Bank projects that included measures to address the needs of women.

Taking Women Into Account: Lessons Learned from NGO Project Experiences, edited by Rekha Mehra, with Mayra Buvinic, Charlotte Johnson-Welch, Michael Paolisso, Ellen Weiss, and Daniel Whelan. A series of four case studies of the field-based projects of U.S. NGOs that offer replicable lessons learned on working with women, the Regional Oils Project of Appropriate Technology International (ATI) in Tanzania and Zimbabwe; the Warmi and Women-Child Impact (WCI) Projects of Save the Children (SC/B) in Bolivia; WID Initiatives in Agroforestry of CARE in Guatemala; and the Northwest Thailand AIDS Awareness Project and Women's Empowerment Project of the Chiangmai Provincial Centre for Non-Formal Education (CNE) and Laubach Literacy International in Thailand.

Women, Land and Sustainable Development, Rekha Mehra. Examines the linkages between women's land rights, development, and sustainability; demonstrates how restrictions to land rights undermine women's productivity and earnings, and their incentives and ability to sustain land and other natural resources; and suggests ways to strengthen women's land rights.


Reproductive Rights

Determinants of Contraceptive Acceptance Among Cambodian Abortion Patients. McDougall J, Fetters T, Clark KA, and Rathavy T. 2009.

Unmet Need for Family Planning: Reflecting Women's Perspective, Nancy V. Yinger (1998). Discusses the results from a three-year research program in three countries, Guatemala, India, and Zambia, that used a combination of quantitative and qualitative research methodologies to examine unmet family planning needs.                                                                                                                                                                                                             

Violence Against Women

Do Changes in Spousal Employment Status Lead to Domestic Violence? Insights from a Prospective Study in Bangalore, India. Krishnan, Suneeta; Rocca, Corinne; Hubbard, Alan E.; Subbiah, Kalyani; Edmeades, Jeffrey; Padian, Nancy.
 
Neuroendocrine Response to Violence During Pregnancy: Impact on Duration of Pregnancy and Fetal Growth. Valladeres E, Penda R, Ellsberg M, Persson LA, and Hogberg U. 2009.    
                                                                                                                                                                                                              
Technology
ICRW. 2010. Bridging the Gender Divide: How Technology Can Advance Women Economically.

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Girl Scouts of the USA

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420 Fifth Avenue
New York, NY 10018-2798
Ph. (212) 852-8000 / 1 800 478-7248
Fx. (212) 852-6509/6510
http://www.girlscouts.org



Founded in 1912, the Girl Scouts of the USA (GSUSA), has long been preparing girls for leadership roles. As the largest voluntary organization for girls in the world, the Girl Scouts are committed to peaking the interest and listening to the voices of millions of girls, as well as the women and men who serve them. The purpose of Girl Scouting is to inspire girls with the highest ideals of character and conduct, so that they may become capable and inspired citizens. Girl Scouting seeks to accomplish this goal through innovative programs that provide girls with opportunities to explore the world's possibilities while having fun with their peers in supportive, all-girl settings.

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Kathy Cloninger, CEO
E-mail: kcloninger@girlscouts.org

Florence Corsello, Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer, Business Services

Delphia York Duckens, Senior Vice President, Fund Development

Jaclyn E. Libowitz, Chief of Staff

Deborah Long, Senior Vice President, Governance and Corporate Administration

Laurel J. Richie, Senior Vice President and Chief Marketing Officer

Michael Watson, Senior Vice President, Human Resources

Laurie A. Westley, Senior Vice President, Public Policy, Advocacy & the Research Institute

Kelvin Lynn Cothren, Director of Administration, Office of the Chair & CEO
Ph. (212) 852-8624
E-mail: LCothren@girlscouts.org

Sheriza Mohammed, Administrative Assistant
Ph. (212) 852-5004
E-mail: Smohammed@girlscouts.org

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Awareness & Education, K-12, Education & Education Reform, Equality, Diversity & Inclusion, Science, Technology, Engineering & Math (STEM), Women's & Girls' Leadership

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The Girl Scouts have a program with age appropriate and progressive resources based on four program goals for girls. Every girl who particpates in Girl Scouting benefits from the following four program goals:

Developing to her full potential.


Relating to others with increasing understanding, skill and respect.


Developing values to guide her actions and to provide the foundation for sound decision-making.


Contributing to the improvement of society through the use of her abilities and leadership skills, working in cooperation with others.


Below is a sampling of the kinds of newer initiatives that are adjuncts to the core program:

Community Service

All Girl Scouts are encouraged to perform community service projects. Once girls reach the age of nine, and through the age of 17, they can take on projects of increasing complexity and can receive nationally-recognized awards for their achievements.

Cultural, Racial, and Ethnic Diversity

Thinking Day. Held annually on February 22, the Girl Scouts celebrates girls and the diverse cultures in which they live by learning more about sister Girl Scouts and Girl Guides from neighboring countries. Girls at every Girl Scout age level engage in many activities that foster respect for others and respect for themselves.

Environment

The Elliot Wildlife Values project is the environmental education unit of the organization. Under its umbrella, a variety of projects take place. Some examples are:

Linking Girls to the Land. In cooperation with various environmental agencies, Girl Scout Councils plan outdoor recreational activities and environmental education programs, including service projects in natural areas for local Girl Scouts groups.

EarthPACT (plant and animal conservation team) supports partnerships between Girl Scout councils and local environmental education, nature, or science-related institutions to involve girls in field conservation activities and provide career exporation activities.

From Sidewalks to Treetops- Neighborhood Environmental Exploration workshops in Spanish and English teach council staff and administrative volunteers how to use the streets of their own communities as outdoor learning centers for girls. The workshop is also available as a training video in English and Spanish for leaders.
As part of a collaboration with the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, young adults are provided with ongoing ocean science and exploration experience, including working in the field with scientists, designing projects to continue at home, and an e-mentoring project between girls and NOAA ocean scientists.

Financial Literacy


A curriculum that promotes financial iteracy, an e-learning web site, and grants for locally-administered projects have been launched to teach girls the skills they need to become fiscally responsible.

Girls and Adolescents

The Girl Scout Research Institute (GSRI) is a center for research and public policy information on the healthy development of girls as they mature toward adulthood. The GSRI, through synthesis of original research and existing material, is building a body of knowledge on girls and key issues affecting them and encourages practical use of the information by policy makers, educators, youth-serving organizations, volunteers, parents, and girls. Girl Scouts has completed a national research study focused on girls ages 11-17 and, based on this research, has designed new ways for girls in this age range to participate in Girl Scout activities. With a new line of resources and new opportunities to connect with other girls and adults, this project gives girls the benefits of belonging to a larger youth organization while individualizing the program to suit specific needs and interests.


Health -- Sports and Fitness

GirlSports 2000. Initiated to encourage healthy living, GirlSports creates opportunities for girls to engage in various sporting events and to cooperate with others to develop leadership and healthy living habits. National participating organizations include the Ladies Professional Golf Association, American Youth Soccer Organization, Amateur Softball Association/USA Softball, US Swimming, United States Tennis Association, USA Volleyball, Women's National Basketball Association, Women's Sports Foundation, and the President's Council on Physical Fitness and Sport.

Literacy

Follow the Reader, a Girl Scout/White House Family Reading Project, is a series of activity books in Spanish and English that girls and families use together to explore the world of reading. Local community projects based on the activity books extend the scope of this initiative.

Mentoring


The Mentoring Girls Project, made possible by the Metropolitan Life Foundation, is specially designed to link adults with girls between 11 and 17 years of age.

Science and Technology

The Intel Fair Play Camp Initiative provides project mentoring, career exploration, and assistance with science fair projects to girls at sites across the country.

The Lockheed Martin Science Career Exploration Fund gives girls and young adults experiences in science, ranging from space journey simulations to paleontologist digs.

GirlFACTS (Girls, Families, and Communities Together in Science) encourages girls' interest in science by involving their families as well.

Violence Against Girls

Project Anti-Violence Education (PAVE the WAY). A major federally funded project for Girl Scouts to work with local communities on prevention and intervention to stem the tide of violence in children's lives on both a personal and community level. The project was started in Missouri, and extensive national development is planned to end the current trend of the violent victimization of youth.

 

 

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The Girl Scout Research Institute produces original research studies, research reviews,and outcome measurement guides focused on issues for girls ages 5-17. For the latest information on these publications, see the GSRI (www.girlscouts.org/about/ResearchInstitute/GSRIMain.htm).

Other publications of interest include:

Girl Power! With the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, the Girl Scouts offer constructive resource guides for 9-14 year olds and the adults who most influence them. These guides promote creative problem-solving techniques and practical communication strategies in order to influence positive and healthy decision-making (1998).

Just for Girls Web Pages (jfg.girlscouts.org). Receiving awards for excellence of content, these pages include the extremely popular "Ask Doctor M" column, in which girls can ask questions about their concerns and hear from both a developmental psychologist and her daughter. The web site also contains information on Girl Scouting, updated activities for girls, links to the Girl Scout Virtual Museum, badge work, and profiles of high-achieving contemporary career women.

Videos:

Valientes y Fuertes (Courageous and Strong). Produced in Spanish, the video is an effort to urge adults to support girl-adult interactive partnerships in Spanish-speaking communities (1998).

 

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The Juliette Low World Friendship Fund (JLWFF). Named in honor of the founder of the Girl Scouts, this fund fosters foreign exchange programs, special projects to fight illiteracy, hunger, and disease (often in cooperation with the United Nations), and provides aid for any Girl Scouts or Girl Guides worldwide abated by natural disaster.

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Center for Entrepreneurial Women’s Leadership

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231 Forest Street
Babson Park, MA 02457-0310
Ph. (781) 239-5001/(781) 235-1200
Fx. (781) 239-5702
http://www.babson.edu/cwl
cwl@babson.edu


The Center for Entrepreneurial Women's Leadership at Babson College is dedicated to advancing enterprising women at all stages of their professional development and helping the organizations they work in achieve a competitive advantage through leveraging the talents of an increasingly gender diverse work force.

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Susan Duffy, Executive Director

Majorie Feld, Faculty Director

Joan Whalen, Coordinator

Areas of Expertise:

Advancing Women's Leadership, Business & Entrepreneurship, Diversity & Leadership, Awareness & Education, Entrepreneurship & Small Business Development, Women's & Girls' Leadership

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* Employment

"Navigating a Consumer Marketing Career" panel discussion: A panel featuring consumer marketing careers, which attracted over 180 male and female students to hear four alumnae panelists discuss strategies and tactics on how to break into the consumer marketing field.

"Decisions in My Corporate Career": An event featuring four highly-successful corporate women and the choices they made throughout their careers.

"Career Strategies: A Woman's Perspective": A half-day student event focused on a variety of career-related panel presentations including; The Interviewer's Point of View, Executive Presence: The "It" in "She's Got It". Creative Strategies for Success in a Tough Market, Job Transition Success Stories and " How Do You Do It?" Work-Life Balance.

* Entrepreneurship

"Women in Family-Owned Businesses" (August 2003) : This ground-breaking first look at what makes woman-owned family businesses different was led by CWL and sponsored by MassMutual Life Insurance Company. The study compares and contrasts the businesses owned by women versus men. Highlights of the study show that woman-owned family businesses: h ave increased by 37% in the last five years, to 15.6% across the U.S; tend toward higher rates of productivity as well as philanthropy ; a nticipate a positive future for their companies (by a two-to-one ratio among respondents), despite a continued poor economy.

Gatekeepers of Venture Growth: The Role and Participation of Women in the Venture Capital Industry: Office Depot Women represent less than 10 percent of high-level venture capitalists, and they have been leaving the industry at twice the rate of men, according to a first-ever study released by the Kauffman Foundation at the Small Business Administration's entrepreneurship conference in Washington , DC . The study, Gatekeepers of Venture Growth , is the latest report of the Diana Project, a multi-year, multi-university study of women business owners and business growth opportunities. The research, coauthored by Undergraduate Dean Patricia Greene, ultimately seeks to determine whether having more women in decision-making roles in the venture capital industry would provide greater access to women entrepreneurs who seek funding.

The Top Woman-Led Businesses in Massachusetts : 2002 Results (November 2003): Research on over 225 woman-led businesses shows these firms leading the economic recovery:

* Revenues among the Top 100 woman-led businesses in the state exceeded $6.5 billion in 2002, with permanent employment of over 32,300 people.
* Woman-led businesses continue to thrive in professional services, high technology, and construction, industries that drive economic development.

* Growth at woman-led businesses has outpaced the general economy

"Women Building Businesses": a co-sponsored event with the Babson Entrepreneurial Exchange that brought dynamic female entrepreneurs to campus who discussed their journey and growing ventures.

* * Institutional Change

"Women Leading Change" Conference: A full-day conference focused on providing attendees with the tools they need to drive change, shape change, and lead change in their personal and business worlds.

* Work and Family

"Both Sides of Work and Family": A panel discussion with dual career couples on how they have achieved work/life balance.

 

New Research
 

Leveraging Women’s Networks for Strategic Value

Nan S. Langowitz, Professor and Founding Director of The Center for Women’s Leadership, and Anne Donnellon, Associate Professor and co-founder of The Center for Women’s Leadership, Babson College

The journal of Strategy and Leadership recently published (May/June 2009 Vol. 37, No. 3) findings by Babson professors Anne Donnellon and Nan Langowitz on corporate women’s networks. “Corporate women’s networks have existed for more than 25 years, with varying results. This study aims to provide new ways to assess and enhance the strategic value of women’s networks in terms of both talent and business development.”  more>>>

For more on current research>> 

Reports & Resources

Married Professional Women’s Career Exit: Integrating Identity and Social Networks

CWL Newsletter: This monthly newsletter is available for online subscription at http://www.babson.edu/cwl/newsletter. It includes information about upcoming events, research, and Center news.

CWL and The Commonwealth Institute. The Top Woman-Led Businesses in Massachusetts: 2008 Critical Issues Survey.

Allen, I. Elaine, PhD, Nan Langowitz DBA, and Maria Minniti, PhD. The Global Entrepreneurship Monitor (GEM) 2006 Report on Women and Entrepreneurship. 

Center News

Opportunities, Grants & Fellowships

Grants and Scholarships

The Center sponsors the Women's Leadership Program for high-potential women in Babson's top-ranked undergraduate and MBA programs. Women's Leadership students receive enriched mentoring and learning opportunities designed to enhance their leadership skills and career readiness. Women accepted into the program at the point of admission to Babson College are also supported through a scholarship award.
 
 
There are plenty of opportunities to help with the Center for Women's Leadership at Babson College. The personal touch of involvement directly impacts the education experience for Babson and its students. Volunteers are needed to help with interviewing candidates for Women's Leadership scholarships, mentoring students in the Women's Leadership program, and assisting these students in their career development. Providing internships and employment opportunities is another way to help with this important initiative.

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