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Editorial Calendar

Wellesley Centers for Women research and program staff are available to share their expertise and ideas on issues related to our main topics as well as to current events, anniversaries, and designated recognition awareness efforts. To arrange an interview with a scholar who can speak to one of the issues below, please call 781.283.2552 or 781.283.2483.

January

    National Mentoring Month

February

    Teen Dating Violence Prevention Month
    National Girls and Women in Sports Day (February 4)
    Women's Heart Week (February 1-7)
    International Boost Self-Esteem Month
    National Parent Leadership Month
    National Engineer's Week - Introduce a Girl to Engineering Day (February 23)
    National Eating Disorders Awareness Week (February 26-March 3)

March

    National Women's History Month
    Feminine Empowerment Month
    National Social Worker's Month
    National Talk with Your Teen about Sex Month
    Middle School Month

April

    National Mathematics Education Month
    Celebrate Diversity Month
    Teen Self Esteem Month
    Counseling Awareness Month
    Child Abuse Prevention Month
    Sexual Assault Awareness and Prevention Month
    Equal Pay Day (April 17)
    Take our Daughters and Sons to Work Day (April 26, 2012)

May

    National Mental Health Month
    Teen Self Esteem Month
    Prepare Tomorrow's Parents Month (Mother’s Day through Father’s Day)
    National Teen Pregnancy Prevention Month
    National Physical Education and Sport Week
    Children's Mental Health Awareness Week (First Full Week - May 6-12)
    Teacher Appreciation Week (May 7-11)
    Child Care Provider Appreciation Day (May 11)
    Freedom Month

June

    Gay and Lesbian Pride Month
    National Family Month
    International Day of Innocent Children Victims of Aggression (June 4)
    World Refugee Day (June 20)

July

    National Make a Difference to Children Month
    Parents Day (July 24, 2011; July 22, 2012)

August

    Time to prepare for Out-of-School Time Care programming
    National Women's Month
    International Youth Day (August 12)
    Women’s Equality Day, anniversary of Right to Vote in U.S. (August 26)

September

    Back to School
    Women of Achievement Month
    School Success Month
    Healthy Aging Month
    International Literacy Month
    National Suicide Prevention Week (September 4-10, 2011)
    National Suicide Prevention Day (September 10, 2011)

October

    LGBT History Month
    Domestic Violence Awareness Month
    National Family Sexuality Education Month
    Women's Small Business Month
    National Diversity Awareness Month (First Friday - October 7)
    UNICEF Month
    World Mental Health Day (October 10)
    United Nations Day (October 24)
    Bullying Prevention Awareness Week

November

    National Family Caregivers Month
    International Day for Tolerance (November 16)
    Universal Children's Day (November 20)
    International Day for the Elimination of Violence against Women (November 25)

December

    Universal Human Rights Month
    Human Rights Day (December 10)