PODCAST
Journeys in Youth Development Podcast, Episode 3
February 2023
NIOST director Georgia Hall, Ph.D., talks with Brittany Jacobs, Library Director at the Burlington Public Library in Iowa and Edward Franklin, President and CEO of Voice of Hope Ministries in Texas.
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NEWS
WCW Collaborates on $5 Million Project to Promote Sustainability in Liberia
February 2023
WCW will lead the design of a social inclusion strategy to empower women and young people in the Liberian forestry sector.
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VIDEO
Having 'The Talk' with Teens
February 2023
Jennifer Grossman, Ph.D., shares findings from interviews with fathers about how they try to make conversations with their teens about sex and dating less awkward.
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NEWS
The Wage Gap: The Motherhood Penalty and the Fatherhood Premium
December 2022
Sari Pekkala Kerr, Ph.D., discusses how the pay gap changes for parents throughout their careers.
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NEWS
Q&A: Learning at Wellesley, While Helping Girls Learn in Afghanistan
December 2022
Visiting Fellow Pashtana Durrani discusses her work to make education accessible to girls in Afghanistan.
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2017

Details: Published: 30 October 2017; Last Updated: 22 September 2020

Linda Williams, Ph.D.

October 30, 2017

Linda Williams, Ph.D., offered a written testimony for a public hearing on domestic violence as a public health issue hosted by the Joint Committee on Public Health and Massachusetts Caucus of Women Legislators.