The Research & Action Report, published twice a year, is a window into our latest activities and initiatives. The report features commentaries on social justice issues, interviews with our research scientists and project directors, and news about our research findings.
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- Celebrating 50 Years of Social Change for Women
- Landmark Achievements
- Then and Now: Tackling the Most Critical Global Issues
- Then and Now: Leading the Way in Out-of-School Time
- Then and Now: Insights into Early Childhood Care and Education
- Learn more about where our research initiatives started, and where they are today
Past Years

- Peggy McIntosh to be Inducted into National Women’s Hall of Fame
- WCW Enters the Environmental Arena with Project in Liberia
- Researcher Will Evaluate Planned Parenthood’s Sex Ed Program for High Schoolers
- Transforming Research into Action to Protect Teens on Social Media
- New Study Focuses on What Home-Based Child Care Providers Need to Survive
- How a WCW Research Scientist and a Wellesley Student Co-Authored a Book Chapter
- New Book “School Moms” Delves Into Battle for Public Schools
- NIOST Studies Youth Fields Workforce
- WCW Research Scientist Contributes to Work Recognized by Nobel Prize
- Leadership Transition at SEED
- “Afghanistan Is a Country of Rebels. We Will Never Stop Fighting.”

- Q&A: Learning at Wellesley, While Helping Girls Learn in Afghanistan
- STEAM Camps Continue in Nigeria
- The Challenges of Accessing Child Care While Working Non-Standard Hours
- The Motherhood Penalty and the Fatherhood Premium: The Gender Wage Gap Across the Family Life Cycle
- Q&A: Kate Price Remembers Something Terrible—But She's Still Moving Forward
- New Article Documents Decades of Activism to Address Sexual Harassment in K-12 Schools
- Research Scientist Collaborates with Instagram to Promote Supportive Spaces Online
- Q&A: How a WCW Research Scientist and a Wellesley Student Collaborate
- New Book Tells the Stories of Youth Development Professionals
- Virtual SEED Training Expands Accessibility and Affordability for Participants
- WCW Celebrates Two Groundbreaking Careers

- New Project Will Transform Data into Action for Single Mother College Students
- Prosecution of Child Sexual Abuse: Overcoming Challenges to Achieving Justice
- Workshops in Liberia Provide Training to Recognize Human Trafficking
- New Study Will Investigate How Discrimination Affects the Mental Health of Asian American Adolescents
- Fathers Want Guidance on How to Talk to Their Kids About Sex and Relationships

- Q&A: Humanizing Survivors of Human Trafficking
- International Partnership Aims to Prevent Human Trafficking in Liberia
- Research Scientist Testifies at Hearing on Title IX Changes
- Diverse Data Samples Drive Social Change
- Q&A: Education in a Multicultural Democracy
- New Grant to Prevent and Treat Depression in Teens with Disabilities
- Research Scientist Studies "New Normal" in Child Care
- Black Girls Create Seeks to Transform How Black Girls Think About STEM
- Tips to Boost Youth Engagement in Learning
- Open Circle's Legacy of School Transformation