Research & Action Report hot off the presses
Spring/Summer issue available in hard copy and onlineThe Research & Action Report (Spring/Summer 2008 issue) features articles on several projects and programs at the Wellesley Centers for Women (WCW) including:
A review of what researchers have learned about "Generation Y" youths' experiences through sixth grade, from the NICHD Study of Early Child Care and Youth Development;
The executive report on the Asian Regional Conference, "Women and Children: The Human Rights Relationship" held in Bangkok, Thailand in December; and
A Q&A with Erika Kates, new senior research scientist working on women's economic status and gender and justice.
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 Training for Practitioners, Educators, & Youth Workers
The Wellesley Centers for Women (WCW) drives social change through both its social science research and its dynamic training. Several programs are currently accepting registrations for professional development opportunities beginning this summer.
The Jean Baker Miller Training Institute (JBMTI) is holding its annual advanced training institute at the Wellesley College Club, Wellesley, MA, June 19-21. This year's topic is "Practicing Responsiveness: The Transformative Power of Presence." In this three-day intensive workshop, participants will explore ways in which the therapist's responsiveness impacts the movement of therapy. Participants will also look at Relational-Cultural Mindfulness and the brain, working with grief, the ethics of possibility, and the impact of social trauma on people's lives. Peggy McIntosh, Ph.D., WCW associate director and senior research scientist, will present the second Jean Baker Miller memorial lecture on Friday, June 20. Link to more information from: www.wcwonline.org/jbmti.The National Institute on Out-of-School Time (NIOST) will host its annual Summer Seminars for Afterschool Program Professionals at the John Hancock Conference Center in Boston, MA, July 14-17. Seminar topics include: Advancing School, Afterschool and Community Partnerships; Quality Advisor Training; Seminar for System Builders; and Afterschool Program Assessment System (APAS). Link to more information from: www.wcwonline.org/niost.
Open Circle, the social-emotional learning program at WCW, will offer comprehensive training programs in social and emotional learning for elementary school staff beginning on July 16 for the 2008-2009 academic season. Offerings continue throughout the school year. Trainings include: Core Program for Grade-Level Teachers; Specialist Workshop; Administrator Workshop; and the Parent Program Leader Training. Training locations include Brockton, MA; Wellesley, MA; and Newark, NJ. Link to more information from: www.wcwonline.org/opencircle.
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 Featured Publications Explore Women & Leadership
Critical Mass on Corporate Boards: Why Three or More Women Enhance Governance (2006) by Vicki W. Kramer, Ph.D.; Alison M. Konrad, Ph.D.; and Sumru Erkut, Ph.D., WCW associate director and senior research scientist, is the report based on the Critical Mass project, the first research study to examine multiple perspectives on the impact of the number of women on corporate boards of directors. To study the effect on boardroom dynamics of increasing women's presence, the researchers interviewed 50 women directors, 12 CEOs, and seven corporate secretaries at Fortune 1000 companies. The results showed that the benefits of having women on a corporate board are more likely to be realized when three or more women serve on a board.
The paper, Leadership: What's Motherhood Got to Do with It? (2006), is based on interviews conducted with 60 prominent women leaders featured in Inside Women's Power (Erkut & Winds of Change Foundation, 2001). It is an elaboration of two unexpected themes that emerged in the interviews: (1) motherhood and other family roles as training ground for leadership and (2) motherhood as a metaphor for leadership.
There is greater gender and racial/ethnic diversity in top corporate leadership in the new millennium than existed even three decades earlier. Nevertheless, visible leadership remains primarily white and male. The goal of Why So Few Women at the Top? A Review of Women's Corporate Leadership Literature (2005) was to examine critically the commonly debated explanations of why women's progress to upper levels of corporate leadership has been so slow.
Inside Women's Power: Learning from Leaders (2001), a special report by Erkut and the Winds of Change Foundation, is based on an analysis of 60 interviews with prominent U.S. women regarding their leadership practices. Using a life course developmental perspective, the study places the leadership experiences of these prominent Caucasian leaders and leaders of color in a socio-historical context. The results show the progress to date, and what remains to be accomplished to achieve gender equity in leadership.
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WCW Scholars Share Their Expertise Professional seminars feature WCW speakers
Wellesley Centers for Women (WCW) researchers and program staff often serve as speakers or trainers for programs sponsored by professional associations. Below are some of the upcoming events, most of which are open to the public. A full list of presentations can be found at www.wcwonline.org/calendar. Please refer to the sponsoring organization for complete details.
Envisioning the Future: Cultural Identity in the Global Age
Date: May 28-June 1, 2008
Location: Washington, DC
Plenary panel with Peggy McIntosh
National Conference on Race and Ethnicity (NCORE)
Date: May 27-31, 2008
Location: Orlando, FL
''Cracking the Codes of Internalized Oppression and Dominance'' by Peggy McIntosh, Victor Lewis, Hugh Vasquez, and Michael Benitez
Annual Conference of the American Society for Engineering Education
Date: June 22-25, 2008
Location: Pittsburgh, PA
"Key Factors Related to High School Girls' Interest and Aspirations in Engineering, Science, and Math" by Michelle Porche, Anne Noonan, Jennifer Grossman, and Peter Wong
2008 Association for Gender Equity Leadership in Education (AGELE) National Conference
Date: July 27-30, 2008
Location: Peabody, MA "Sexual Harassment in Schools: The Gendered Dimensions of School Violence and
Precursors to Teen Dating Violence" by Nan Stein
2008 American Psychological Association (APA) Annual Convention
Date: August 14-17, 2008
Location: Boston, MA
"Putting 'Peer' Back into School-based Bullying/Victimization Prevention Efforts" by Dorothy Espelage, Jody Lieske, Milissa Holt, and Nan Stein
"Mixed-Ancestry Adolescents' Challenges and Strengths: A Contextual Approach" by the Adolescent Mixed-Ancestory Identity Team
Eminent Psychologist Presentation with Judith Jordan
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Wellesley Centers for Women Staff
Wellesley Centers for Women research, program, and administrative staff gathered during the annual Spring Retreat at the Massachusetts Horticultural Society's Elm Bank reservation in Wellesley, MA.
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Susan McGee Bailey
Executive Director
Wellesley Centers for Women
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