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WCW Contributes to Health Advisory on AI and Adolescent Wellbeing
June 2025
Senior Research Scientist Linda Charmaraman, Ph.D., director of the Youth, Media & Wellbeing Research Lab, contributed to the American Psychological Association's health advisory calling for guardrails and education to protect adolescent AI users.
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WCW Hosts Early Childhood Policy Research Summit
April 2025
On April 2, 2025, WCW hosted the first Massachusetts Early Childhood Policy Research Summit, a gathering of those who produce and support research and design projects related to the early childhood field in Massachusetts.
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Research Points the Way Toward Innovations in Women's Education
March 2025
WCW hosted a virtual parallel event of the 2025 UN Commission on the Status of Women, highlighting the importance of both research and innovation in the education of women and girls around the world.
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New Study on the State of Women and Girls in Massachusetts
January 2025
WCW is pleased to announce that it is partnering with the Women’s Foundation of Boston to conduct an in-depth analysis of the state of women and girls across Massachusetts, with a particular emphasis on their economic empowerment.
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New Research & Action Report: Celebrating 50 Years of Social Change
December 2024
This special 50th anniversary edition of the Research & Action Report looks back at some of our most significant accomplishments of the last 50 years—and looks ahead to how our research scientists and project directors are taking that work into the future.
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Q&A: Learning at Wellesley, While Helping Girls Learn in Afghanistan

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Avaaz Campaign Director Sarah Morrison (L) and Pashtana Durrani (R) urge world leaders at the UN “Transforming Education Summit” to back a new global treaty to expand children’s right to free education on Sept. 16, 2022. (Avaaz/Andrew Kelly for AP Images)In a Q&A, Visiting Fellow Pashtana Durrani discusses her work to make education accessible to girls in Afghanistan.