Erika Kates

Erika Kates

Senior Scholar

  • Ph.D., Brandeis University
  • ekates@wellesley[dot]edu

Utilized participatory research and case-study methods to research policies affecting low-income single mothers; research focus included access to higher education for welfare recipients and the family connections of female offenders and prisoners

Erika Kates, Ph.D., was a senior scholar at the Wellesley Centers for Women. She has extensive experience in policy analysis and research, focusing mainly on low-income women, women of color, and immigrants. Kates had worked in two major research areas at the Wellesley Centers for Women (WCW) -- gender and justice with a focus on women and low-income women’s access to education.


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