Research & Action Annual Report 2024 - �ǿ��

Celebrating 50 Years of Social Change for Women

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During the 2024-2025 academic year, the �ǿ�� is celebrating its 50th anniversary. As we look back on 50 years of advancing gender equality, social justice, and human wellbeing, we are proud of the way we’ve shaped a better world through research and action.

Landmark Achievements

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From a study of how schools shortchange girls to our work on white privilege, these are some highlights from the past 50 years.

Then and Now: Tackling the Most Critical Global Issues

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In 1976, we hosted a groundbreaking international conference on Women and Development. Today, Layli Maparyan, Ph.D., is involving women, youth, and others in efforts to combat climate change in Liberia.

Then and Now: Leading the Way in Out-of-School Time

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When the School-Age Childcare Project was founded in 1978, it brought national attention to the importance of out-of-school time (OST). Today, NIOST is helping OST programs embed literacy into everyday practices.

Then and Now: Insights into Early Childhood Care and Education

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Beginning in 1991, we participated in a massive national study of whether child care harms children (it does not). Today, Wendy Wagner Robeson, Ed.D., is studying how to get home-based child care providers into the field and keep them there.

Learn more about where our research initiatives started, and where they are today

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