'We are all good woman!': A womanist critique of the current feminist conflicts. (1996)
Publications / Publications by author
‘I am just so glad you are alive’: New perspectives on non-traditional, non-conforming, and transgressive expressions of gender, sexuality, and race among African Americans (2008)
$1M Investment to implement Open Circle in 23 Boston Public Schools
Recent coverage / 2012
Advancing Racial Justice Through Research and Action: “It starts with the self”
Media Library / Videos by WCW Scholars and Trainers
Africanity, Womanism, and Constructive Resilience: Some Reflections (2020)
Publications / Journal Publications
Ain't I a Womanist, Too?: Third Wave Womanist Religious Thought (2013)
All In The Mind: What dolls reveal about race
Recent Coverage / 2021
Black History Month in Germany
Research & Action Report / Research & Action Report Spring/Summer 2015
The Promise of Post-Oppositional Politics: A Preliminary Conversation
Recent Coverage / 2014
Bringing the Power of Data to the United Nations
Research & Action Report / Research & Action Midyear Brief 2018
Celebrating and Reflecting on Martin Luther King Jr. Day
Changing Policy to Achieve Equity for Infants and Toddlers (2015)
Commentary with Layli Maparyan, Ph.D., on the 20th Anniversary of the Beijing Declaration
Commentary: How Research Accelerates Social Change for Women and Girls
Research & Action Report / Research & Action Report Spring/Summer 2014
COVID-19 and Gender Equality: “This is not about returning to normal”
Crisis and Opportunity: Building a Better Childcare System
Decentering gender: Bisexual identity as an expression of a non-dichotomous worldview. (2007)
Deconstructing “down low” discourse: The politics of sexuality, gender, race, AIDS, and anxiety (2005)
Ethnic related variations from the Cass model of homosexual identity formation: The experiences of two-spirit, lesbian and gay Native Americans (2009)
Event Recap: Women Still Searching for Elusive Work-Life Balance
For the media / 2019
Evolutions of Womanism: From West African Roots to Emerging Ideas in the Caribbean
Examining African American female adolescent sexuality within mainstream Hip Hop cultures using a womanist-ecological model of human development. (2009)
Fighting in he(r) heels: Sylvia Rivera, Stonewall, civil rights, and liberation (2006)
Fitting in and feeling good: Patterns of self-evaluation and psychological stress among biracial adolescent girls (2004)
Freaks, gold diggers, divas, and dykes: The socio-historical development of African American adolescent females’ sexual scripts. (2003)
From 40 to 50: A Roadmap to WCW's Half Century Mark
Audio / Audio 2014
Front Page Africa: Wellesley Centers for Women, Partners Train Marketers to Tackle Human Trafficking
Recent Coverage / 2022
Global Connections, Spring/Summer 2017
Research & Action Report / Research & Action Report Spring/Summer 2017
Heterosexism and homophobia (2007)
Highlights and Panels from #PersistToPower Research Forum
Improving Two-Generation Approaches for Children and Family
All Projects / Archived Projects
Integrating Black feminist thought into conceptual frameworks of African American adolescent women's sexual scripting processes (2005)
International Partnership Aims to Prevent Human Trafficking in Liberia
Research & Action Report / Research & Action Annual Report 2021
International Partnership to Host Workshops to Prevent Human Trafficking in Liberia
For the media / 2021
Into the kpanguima: Questing for the roots of womanism in West African women’s social and spiritual formations (2021)
Layli Maparyan Appointed the New Executive Director of the Wellesley Centers for Women
Research & Action Report / Research & Action Report Spring/Summer 2012
Layli Maparyan Discusses WCW
For the media / Media Library
Layli Maparyan, Ph.D.
Scholars & Trainers / Active Researchers
Layli Maparyan, Ph.D.: Womanism, Feminism, and the Business of Moving Social/Ecological Change Forward
Audio / Audio 2013
Letting All Voices Be Heard: New Directions for K-12 Education
Mamie Phipps Clark (2005)
New Findings, Publications, Presentations: Society and Leadership
News Voir: Ashoka University, Wellesley College Partnership Commences
Recent Coverage / 2016
Nontraditional, Nonconforming, and Transgressive Gender Expression and Relationship Modalities in Black Communities (2010)
Oppositional consciousness within an oppositional realm: The case of feminism and womanism in rap and Hip Hop, 1976-2004 (2005)
Overcoming the She-cession: Supporting Women in the Workforce
Presentations & Convenings: Inaugural Women of Color Conference
Research & Action Report / Research & Action Annual Report 2018
Recontextualizing Kenneth B. Clark: An Afrocentric perspective on the paradoxical legacy of a model psychologist-activist (2000)
Redefining Race in the Workplace: Insights from Ethnic Identity Theory (1998)
Sharing Our Stories: A Discussion With Authors Who Started Their Journeys as Student Parents
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