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Mentoring: Taking on the Upgrade Problem

Despite the fact that women make up the increasing majority of undergraduate college graduates the executive level glass ceiling remains firmly in place in many corporations.  In the video featured on WIPA’s coverage of the Harvard Kennedy WAPPP program it … Continue reading

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Can M.I.T. Imagine a World Without Gender Quotas?

Twelve years ago M.I.T. acknowledged that it had discriminated against women in ways that stymied equality between female and male colleagues on campus.  Since that time M.I.T. has worked hard to reverse this pattern. They have accomplished this through a series of steps and measures designed to promote … Continue reading

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WIPA: Women & Public Policy Winning Essay [FULL]

The following essay was submitted by Rebecca Tisdale for the 2011 Women & Public Policy Essay Contest.  Gayle Lemmon, author of The Dressmaker of Khair Khana judged this contest and awarded Rebeeca Tisdale the title of winner. Q: What strategies … Continue reading

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Rebecca Tisdale – Winner of the WIPA: Women and Public Policy Essay Contest

It is our pleasure to announce that Rebecca Tisdale is this year’s winner of the WIPA: Women & Public Policy Essay Contest.  Rebecca’s essay focused on raising the status and worth of girls through policies that increase the health and education levels … Continue reading

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