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Newest R&A Report Highlights WCW's Current Work
 The spring/summer 2010 issue of Research & Action Report is now available in print and online. Included is a great cover interview, "Healthy Living in Out-of-School Time," featuring Georgia Hall, Ph.D. senior research scientist with the National Institute on Out-of-School Time (NIOST) at the Wellesley Centers for Women (WCW). Hall describes current initiatives underway at NIOST that will inform the field of afterschool on standards and practices that encourage healthy activity and eating for children.
Also featured are a commentary by Jean Hardisty, Ph.D., WCW senior scholar, looking at affordable, quality child care as key to supporting women's success; perspectives from Amy Banks, M.D., director of advanced training at the Jean Baker Miller Training Institute (JBMTI), on web-based learning through JBMTI; a transcript from Rangita de Silva-de Alwis' testimony to the Congressional Executive Commission on China; and other program updates from scholars across the Centers.
Want to receive a printed copy of the Report? Contact us at News-WCW@wellesley.edu.
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FAIRGAMENEWS.com Goes Global
Bloggers report from international conference in Sydney
 Laura Pappano, WCW writer-in-residence, Allison Tracy, Ph.D., WCW senior research scientist, and Sarah O'Dell and Lindsay Rico, Wellesley College students, traveled to Sydney, Australia last month for the
World Conference on Women and Sport. In addition to presenting a paper with Tracy at the symposium, Pappano joined Rico and O'Dell in blogging on FAIRGAMENEWS.com on the breadth of information shared at the dynamic conference. They also interviewed participants on the implications and complications of girls and women participating in sports in various countries across the world; recent posts offer perspectives from Australia, India, Afghanistan, Qatar, and at the United Nations.
Check out FAIRGAMENEWS.com!
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Preview Newest Issue of Women's Review of Books!
 Peruse the table of contents and preview select articles from the newest issue of Women's Review of Books, including a review by Dalia Habib Linssen of Dorothea Lange: A Life Beyond Limits by Linda Gordon.
Also featured are reviews of:
The Genius & the Goddess: Arthur Miller and Marilyn Monroe by Jeffrey Meyers; Marilyn Revealed: The Ambitious Life of an American Idol by Ted Schwartz; and The Secret Life of Marilyn Monroe by J. Randy Taraborrelli; review by Lois Banner;
Unspeakable: Father-Daughter Incest in American History by Lynn Sacco; review by Mary Hamer;
Foreign Objects, photographs by Shadi Ghadirian; commentary by Ellen Feldman; and
Living with History/Making Social Change by Gerda Lerner; review by Joanne M. Braxton.
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Upcoming Programs featuring WCW Scholars and Programs
 TOMORROW: Wednesday, June 16
Webinar--If it feels good, do it...right? (1 CEU offered)
Online; 12:30 p.m. Eastern Standard Time--Presented by Amy Banks, M.D.; learn more.
June 24 -27
JBMTI Summer Advanced Training Institute: Empowering Relationships, Enacting Change
Wellesley College-Stone Center, Wellesley, MA; Presented by JBMTI Faculty and guest  scholars. Last days to register.
July 8-15
SEED 2010 New Leaders' Workshop
San Domenico School, San Anselmo, California--Presented by SEED Faculty; learn more.
July 12-15
NIOST Summer Seminars 2010
John Hancock Conference Center, Boston, MA--Presented by NIOST Scholars & Trainers. Register Today!
SAVE THE DATES
October 27
Women and Sports: Get in the Game
New York Athletic Club, New York, NY--3rd Annual "Women and ..." Luncheon featuring Susan Choi, Gail Marquis, Donna Orender, Laura Pappano, and Jill Smoller; learn more.
November 13
Celebrating WCW Milestones
Afternoon Symposium: Reflections, Conversations, New Directions--Wellesley College, Wellesley, MA, and
Gala Dinner & Celebration: 35 Years of Research and Action | 25 Years of Visionary Leadership--John F. Kennedy Presidential Library & Museum, Boston, MA; more details to come!
See the full schedule of upcoming programs at: www.wcwonline.org/calendar.
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HELP US REACH OUR GOALS.
PLEASE GIVE TODAY!
The end of our fiscal year is fast approaching on June 30th. Please make a meaningful investment in WCW and help us reach our goals!
There are three important ways to support our work:
35th Anniversary Fund--direct-use funding that supports new, cutting-edge research and programming initiatives in the areas of educational equity, women's economic status, and human rights and women's leadership around the world.
Susan McGee Bailey Women's Perspectives Fund--an endowment providing long-term support for research undertaken in honor of Susan McGee Bailey's 25 years of visionary leadership. Income generated by this fund will establish the position of a Susan McGee Bailey Research Scholar at WCW.
The 2010 Annual Fund--ongoing, unrestricted support necessary to fund the core operations of WCW.
Choose one...or all, but please give today. Thank you!
Make your tax-deductible gift online or call 781 283 2484.
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Thank you for reading eNews Update.
If you'd like more information about the Wellesley Centers for Women, I invite you to visit our website at www.wcwonline.org.
Susan McGee Bailey, Ph.D.
Executive Director
Wellesley Centers for Women
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