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Wellesley Centers for Women @wcwonline.bsky.social · Jan 17
Our annual report is available to read! The 2024 Research & Action Report reflects on and appreciates all we've accomplished over 50 years of shaping a better world through research & action.
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Research / Action Celebrating 50 Years of Social Change Read the 2024 annual Research & Action report: bit.ly/researchaction2024 Wellesley Centers for Women
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Associate Research Scientist Kate Price's memoir, "This Happened To Me: A Reckoning", is featured in an Oprah Daily article about books published in 2025 that have "met the moment—and carried us through to the next one". [1/2]
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IN THE NEWS The Books That Got Us Through 2025
November 14, 2025 at 9:43 PM
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[Content warning: This book discusses human trafficking and sexual exploitation of a child.]
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This Happened To Me is available for purchase from Gallery Books here: www.simonandschuster.com/books/This-H...
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IN THE NEWS “For years, the only evidence Price had of being sexually exploited as a child was snippets of memory: needles pricking her in her sleep, strange men, little girls in lingerie. Through therapy and a decade-long journalistic investigation, she uncovered the extent of her father’s abuse. Through education, she transformed personal trauma into collective change, becoming a world-renowned researcher of child sex trafficking. Told with unflappable candor and explosive insight, this once-in-a-generation memoir is a beacon for survivors and a testament to human resiliency.”
November 14, 2025 at 9:43 PM
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WCW hosted a conversation featuring Int'l Scholar-in-Residence @pashtanadurrani.bsky.social, her organization @learnafghan.bsky.social, and LEARN board member Courtenay Cabot Venton. Watch a recording & read about LEARN's work educating Afghan girls here: www.wcwonline.org/Media-Librar...
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November 21, 2025 at 11:06 PM
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Through her words, Malaika reveals the hidden courage of Afghan journalists who report in secret. A powerful voice from the LEARN Journalism Club.

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What I’ve learned from Afghan journalists who report in secret
14-year-old Malaika from the Afghanistan Newsroom shares who her role models are and the challenges they face
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November 14, 2025 at 10:06 AM
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Honored to receive the Ginetta Sagan Award from @amnestyusa.
This belongs to every Afghan girl who still dreams of learning and every woman who refuses to give up her rights.
To the brave LEARN Afghan teachers moving mountains in silence — this is yours. We’re not done fighting.
November 13, 2025 at 5:25 AM
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Associate Research Scientist Kate Price's memoir, "This Happened To Me: A Reckoning", is featured in an Oprah Daily article about books published in 2025 that have "met the moment—and carried us through to the next one". [1/2]
#PsycSci #GenderSky #BookSky #Nonfiction
IN THE NEWS The Books That Got Us Through 2025
November 14, 2025 at 9:43 PM
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Last month, 120 leading scholars, practitioners, change-makers, and world leaders came together to attend "Mothers Without Borders", a 3-day colloquium hosted by Senior International Scholar-in-Residence Hauwa Ibrahim.
Photo credit: Giovanni Crisanti.
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IN THE NEWS Award-Winning Human Rights Lawyer Brings Global Lessons in Peace to Wellesley The Wellesley News
November 7, 2025 at 8:26 PM
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The colloquium explored how women can mobilize their homes and communities, diffuse tensions, build trust, and strengthen participation in decision-making processes, while tackling gender-based violence, stereotypes, and threats.
Read the article: thewellesleynews.com/21703/
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November 7, 2025 at 8:26 PM
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Last month, 120 leading scholars, practitioners, change-makers, and world leaders came together to attend "Mothers Without Borders", a 3-day colloquium hosted by Senior International Scholar-in-Residence Hauwa Ibrahim.
Photo credit: Giovanni Crisanti.
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IN THE NEWS Award-Winning Human Rights Lawyer Brings Global Lessons in Peace to Wellesley The Wellesley News
November 7, 2025 at 8:26 PM
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Senior Research Scientist Wendy Wagner Robeson was quoted in @bostonglobe.com's new article about the high cost of parenthood in Massachusetts and its impact on families, communities, and the labor force.
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IN THE NEWS Is a $100,000 salary enough to raise a family in Massachusetts? For some local parents, it isn’t.
October 31, 2025 at 10:36 PM
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Research Scientist Kate Price's experience uncovering repressed memories of childhood abuse was featured in Bessel van der Kolk's 2014 book, "The Body Keeps The Score". With @wbur.org, she discusses her experience in her own words, detailed in her new memoir "This Happened to Me". #booksky #psycsci
IN THE NEWS 'The Body Keeps the Score' patient Kate Price tells her story in memoir 'This Happened to Me'
October 24, 2025 at 8:43 PM
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[Content warning: This podcast discusses human trafficking and the commercial sexual exploitation of a child.]
Follow the link to listen or to read an excerpt from "This Happened to Me".
www.wbur.org/hereandnow/2...
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October 24, 2025 at 8:43 PM
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Research Scientist Kate Price's experience uncovering repressed memories of childhood abuse was featured in Bessel van der Kolk's 2014 book, "The Body Keeps The Score". With @wbur.org, she discusses her experience in her own words, detailed in her new memoir "This Happened to Me". #booksky #psycsci
IN THE NEWS 'The Body Keeps the Score' patient Kate Price tells her story in memoir 'This Happened to Me'
October 24, 2025 at 8:43 PM
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Join us for a conversation with human rights activist and International Scholar-in-Residence @pashtanadurrani.bsky.social about her org @learnafghan.bsky.social! Durrani will be joined in conversation by int'l development economist Courtenay Cabot Venton.
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Her Right to Learn: Educating Girls in Afghanistan Pashtana Durrani Courtenay Cabot Venton Wed, Nov 5, 6 - 7:30 p.m. ET | Tishman Commons, Lulu Chow Wang Campus Center Register at wcwonline.org/HerRightToLearn
October 16, 2025 at 9:12 PM
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Learn more and RSVP here: www.wcwonline.org/Seminars-Tra...
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Her Right to Learn: Educating Girls in Afghanistan - Wellesley Centers for Women
The Wellesley Centers for Women is a premier women- and gender-focused, social-change oriented research-and-action institute at Wellesley College. Our mission i
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October 16, 2025 at 9:13 PM
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Join us for a conversation with human rights activist and International Scholar-in-Residence @pashtanadurrani.bsky.social about her org @learnafghan.bsky.social! Durrani will be joined in conversation by int'l development economist Courtenay Cabot Venton.
#EduSky #GenderSky #WomenInSTEM
Her Right to Learn: Educating Girls in Afghanistan Pashtana Durrani Courtenay Cabot Venton Wed, Nov 5, 6 - 7:30 p.m. ET | Tishman Commons, Lulu Chow Wang Campus Center Register at wcwonline.org/HerRightToLearn
October 16, 2025 at 9:12 PM
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In recent years, the Taliban banned women from working in national and international NGOs, including the UN. Int'l Scholar-in-Residence @pashtanadurrani.bsky.social was quoted in an Al Jazeera article about the impact this ban [1/2]
IN THE NEWS Did restrictions on women workers hamper Afghanistan’s earthquake response?
October 14, 2025 at 7:41 PM
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Senior Research Scientist Wendy Robeson was quoted in an Eye on Early Childhood article about the outcomes of The Massachusetts Early Childhood Policy Research Summit, hosted at WCW & organized by herself, Kimberly Lucas, and Kyle DeMeo Cook.
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IN THE NEWS The Early Childhood Policy Research Summit: next steps
October 8, 2025 at 9:55 PM
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In a new @washingtonpost.com article by @shiraovide.bsky.social, Senior Research Scientist Linda Charmaraman discusses ways parents and policy-makers can improve the safety & quality of children's online experiences.
Read here! www.washingtonpost.com/technology/2...
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IN THE NEWS 10 ways to keep children safer and happier online The Washington Post Wellesley Centers for Women IN THE NEWS "To guide parents and citizens, I posed these questions to 10 people from this diverse movement -parents, mental health researchers, advocates for children, public officials, industry insiders and policy specialists: What's one thing that families can do to improve their children's safety and experiences online? What's one policy measure that can meaningfully improve children's safety and experiences online?"
October 6, 2025 at 9:35 PM
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In a new @washingtonpost.com article by @shiraovide.bsky.social, Senior Research Scientist Linda Charmaraman discusses ways parents and policy-makers can improve the safety & quality of children's online experiences.
Read here! www.washingtonpost.com/technology/2...
#sts #devpsy #socsky #womeninstem
IN THE NEWS 10 ways to keep children safer and happier online The Washington Post Wellesley Centers for Women IN THE NEWS "To guide parents and citizens, I posed these questions to 10 people from this diverse movement -parents, mental health researchers, advocates for children, public officials, industry insiders and policy specialists: What's one thing that families can do to improve their children's safety and experiences online? What's one policy measure that can meaningfully improve children's safety and experiences online?"
October 6, 2025 at 9:35 PM
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As WCW’s 50th anniversary comes to a close, we want to thank you for being a part of this special celebration. Whether you joined us for an evening under the stars last September, read our R&A Report, or made a donation—we are grateful to you for helping us mark 50 years of groundbreaking research!
October 2, 2025 at 4:02 PM
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Thank you for your commitment to our shared vision: a world of justice, peace, and wellbeing for women and girls, families & communities. Over WCW’s next half-century, we look forward to working toward this vision—together.
Learn more about our half-century of social change here: wcwonline.org/50th
A Half-Century of Social Change 50 Years of Wellesley Centers for Women Watch a video celebrating WCW's history and impact! This retrospective offers a look back at where WCW started, some important milestones along the way, and a look ahead to what's next. Celebrating 50 Years of Social Change Read the special anniversary edition of our Research & Action Report! The report reflects on all that we have accomplished over 50 years of shaping a better world through research and action. Landmark Achievements From a study of how schools shortchange girls to our work on white privilege, we share highlights from the past 50 years. Read about significant projects, events, and moments in WCW history. wcwonline.org/50th
October 2, 2025 at 4:02 PM
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As WCW’s 50th anniversary comes to a close, we want to thank you for being a part of this special celebration. Whether you joined us for an evening under the stars last September, read our R&A Report, or made a donation—we are grateful to you for helping us mark 50 years of groundbreaking research!
October 2, 2025 at 4:02 PM
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Senior Research Scientist Linda Charmaraman advised Common Sense Media on its updated Digital Literacy & Well-Being Curriculum! It prepares students for the possibilities and pitfalls of today's world, with online lessons covering AI literacy, cyberbullying, and more.
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September 26, 2025 at 10:00 PM
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Senior Research Scientist Linda Charmaraman advised Common Sense Media on its updated Digital Literacy & Well-Being Curriculum! It prepares students for the possibilities and pitfalls of today's world, with online lessons covering AI literacy, cyberbullying, and more.
👩🏻‍🔬 #EdTech #EduSky #WomeninSTEM
September 26, 2025 at 10:00 PM