Our Mission

Our mission is to promote women's leadership by providing quality education, conducting research that makes a difference in women's lives, and serving as a resource for the empowerment of women from diverse communities across the Commonwealth of Massachusetts, New England and the nation.

Political Progress for Women?

NEW! Check out the latest statistics, analysis, and commentary on the status of women in elective office in New England.

Facts: women in politics in new england

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Now accepting applications for the Sept. 2010 class of our unique-in-the-nation Graduate Certificate Program for Women in Politics & Public Policy.

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Accepting Applications for Sept. 2011



Apply now to our award-winning Graduate Certificate Program for Women in Politics & Public Policy. Contact Donna Stewartson, Associate Program Director, at 617.287.6785 or donna.stewartson@umb.edu.

Find out how to apply.


Women's Health Disparities and Midwifery Care


This September the Center will convene 2 New England region roundtable sessions to address the healthcare needs of vulnerable and underserved groups of women and the role of midwives in caring for disparate populations of women.


Study ONLINE!


We now offer a new online Graduate Certificate Program in Women's Leadership in a Global Perspective.

Study from anywhere -- with women from around the world. Apply now for September 2010. For more information, email us at cwppp@umb.edu.

Watch Prof. Fatemeh Haghighatjoo on YouTube talking about her course.






Publication Opportunities

Center Director Carol Hardy-Fanta is Co-Editor of the Journal of Women, Politics & Policy (formerly Women & Politics). The JWPP invites scholars and activists in politics and public policy fields to submit manuscripts -- and all are welcome to subscribe to the journal.

 

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Dr. Fatemeh Haghighatjoo, Visiting Scholar at the Center for Women in Politics and Public Policy, was quoted in a New York Times article, “Foe of Iran Government Calls for Referendum.”


Carol Hardy-Fanta, Director, was quoted in a Dec. 9, 2009, Boston Globe column: "Pride -- and Trepidation."


Carol Hardy-Fanta, Director, was quoted in the Boston Globe: "Minorities, Women Win Big on Ballot."


Paige Ransford, Senior Research Associate, quoted in Ms Magazine article on "Parenting from Prison" research report.

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WATCH!

Carol Hardy-Fanta's speech and panel discussion on Latina women in the 2008 presidential election, which aired on C-SPAN on Oct. 28th.



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PARENTING FROM PRISON Family Relationships of Incarcerated Women in Massachusetts Report and

PARENTING FROM PRISON Executive Summary

 

CALL TO ACTION: A Pay Equity Resource Guide (2008 Women, Wages and Work Conference)

 

Women in Municipal Office in Massachusetts

 

Women of Talent: Gender and Government
Appointments in Massachusetts, 2002–2007

 

Results of the Gender & Multicultural Leadership Survey

Watch a webcast from the national release of the study in Washington, D.C., Nov. 7, 2007. Read the executive summary and other reports – and check out our interactive map.

 

Professional Development Meetings for PWPPP Class of 2011