Layli Maparyan News
- Leadership Change at the 妻友社区
After more than 12 years as the Katherine Stone Kaufmann 鈥�67 Executive Director of the 妻友社区 (WCW), Layli Maparyan, Ph.D., will leave at the end of February to serve as president of the University of Liberia. - Then and Now: Tackling the Most Critical Global Issues
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. - Celebrating 50 Years of Social Change for Women
During the 2024-2025 academic year, the 妻友社区 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鈥檝e shaped a better world through research and action. - Peggy McIntosh to be Inducted into National Women鈥檚 Hall of Fame
In a Q&A, Layli Maparyan, Ph.D., and Peggy McIntosh, Ph.D., discuss McIntosh鈥檚 life鈥檚 work for which she is being honored. - WCW Collaborates on $5 Million Project to Promote Sustainability in Liberia
February 21, 2023WCW will lead the design of a social inclusion strategy to empower women and young people in the Liberian forestry sector.
WCW partnered with UGA to advance gender equality in Liberia鈥檚 forestry industry.
Layli Maparyan, Ph.D., discusses her upbringing as a biracial Black child, her work on womanism, and the genius of everyday women.- Workshops in Liberia Provide Training to Recognize Human Trafficking
WCW Executive Director Layli Maparyan, Ph.D., (back right) with attendees, presenters, and organizers of the 鈥淲hen You See It, TALK It!鈥� workshop in Monrovia, Liberia, during March 2022. Photo courtesy of Layli Maparyan. WCW recently hosted two workshops aimed at countering human trafficking in Liberia.
Layli Maparyan, Ph.D., shares how WCW's workshop helped tackle human trafficking in Liberia.- International Partnership Aims to Prevent Human Trafficking in Liberia
Hon. Cynthia Lynn Blandford, Founder and President of the UCL, (left) and WCW Executive Director Layli Maparyan (right) partnered to address human trafficking in Liberia.With funding from the U.S. Embassy in Monrovia, WCW and partners are addressing human trafficking in Liberia. - International Partnership to Host Workshops to Prevent Human Trafficking in Liberia
September 8, 2021Together with academic, NGO, and private sector partners, WCW will hold two workshops to address human trafficking in Liberia.
WCW Executive Director, Layli Maparyan was featured on the All in the Mind podcast to discuss Kenneth and Mamie Clark's 1940s doll experiments, and how they contributed to desegregation.
This article references research done by our Executive Director Layli Maparyan, Ph.D., on womanism to break down why Storm is an ideal leader of Wakanda.- WCW Community Celebrates New Book by Peggy McIntosh
December 6, 2019Members of the WCW community gathered at the 妻友社区 College Club in November 2019 to celebrate the publication of a new book by activist and changemaker Peggy McIntosh, Ph.D.
- Event Recap: Women Still Searching for Elusive Work-Life Balance
November 26, 2019The 妻友社区, 妻友社区 Club of Atlanta, and The Lola, a women-focused coworking space, joined together in Atlanta, GA, in November 2019 to discuss women's entrepreneurship, the gender pay gap, and work-life balance.
- Presentations & Convenings: Inaugural Women of Color Conference
The 妻友社区 (WCW) partnered with The Home for Little Wanderers for the inaugural Women of Color Conference held at 妻友社区 College in June 2018. This program鈥攇eared toward providers who work with at-risk youth and families across the Commonwealth of Massachusetts鈥� highlighted the importance of self-care; offered opportunities for relaxation, renewal, and inspiration; and provided a context in which to view the critical work done on behalf of young women and girls of color. The conference was spearheaded by Joan Wallace- Benjamin, Ph.D., the recently retired president and CEO of The Home, one of the largest service providers in New England dedicated to ensuring the healthy behavioral, emotional, social, and educational development, and physical wellbeing of children and families living in at-risk circumstances.
An interview with Dr. Layli Maparyan.
Former Wellelsey College president Barbara Newell discusses the impact of WCW over the years.
- 妻友社区 Partners with The Home for Little Wanderers to Host Inaugural Women of Color Conference
August 6, 2018Self care, rejuvenation, creativity, and empowerment were promoted throughout the Women of Color Conference held in partnership by WCW and The Home for Little Wanderers in June 2018 at 妻友社区 College.
- New Findings, Publications, Presentations: Society and Leadership
WCW scholars research and discuss issues around society and leadership, like supports for working women, social justice, and womanism.
Layli Maparyan of WCW is quoted in this article discussing Womanism.
WCW participated in organizing and symposium on gender, social justice, and women's empowerment.
Layli Maparyan of WCW is interviewed in this article for the University of Cape Verde.
WCW is mentioned in this article for being a part of a panel related to the inauguration of president Johnson.
This article discusses an exchange program between 妻友社区 College and Ashoka University of New Delhi.- Black History Month in Germany
Layli Maparyan, Ph.D., Katherine Stone Kaufmann 鈥�67 Executive Director of the 妻友社区 (WCW) and Professor of Africana Studies at 妻友社区 College, engaged with diverse youth groups in Berlin, Germany in January 2015 to discuss the meaning of Black History Month and how it can cultivate social change leadership, not only in the U.S. but also around the world. Sponsored by the U.S. Embassy Berlin, the week-long tour offered Maparyan the opportunity to deliver a lecture, 鈥淏uilding Cultures of Inclusion Across Race, Ethnicity, and Religion: Comparing Notes Across the U.S. and Germany and Cultivating Social Change Leadership,鈥� and engage in discussions with students and faculty of the John F. Kennedy Institute at the Free University; at University of Stuttgart; and at Freiburg University. Within the framework of the 鈥渨omanism鈥� praxis, Maparyan outlined non-oppositional problem-solving tools and illustrated how simple, personal acts can create amity and inclusion from the personal all the way up to the institutional level. In Bonn, Maparyan presented 鈥淎 Womanist Perspective on Development鈥� at the University of Bonn/ZEF, and 鈥淏uilding Cultures of Inclusion across Race, Ethnicity, and Religion: Comparing Notes across the U.S. and Germany and Cultivating Social Change Leadership鈥� at Bonn University. Her trip concluded with Black History Month: A Storytelling Evening at Jugendkirche and a community meeting at the Anne Frank Educational Centre.
- Commentary with Layli Maparyan, Ph.D., on the 20th Anniversary of the Beijing Declaration
Research & Action Report,Spring/Summer 2015
Remembering Beijing: Reflections on the 20th Anniversary of the Beijing Declaration / Platform for Action and CSW59
This year we commemorate the 20th anniversary of an important milestone in the history of the global women鈥檚 movement: The Beijing Declaration and Platform for Action (BPfA). The BPfA was the outcome document of the U.N. Fourth World Conference on Women, which took place in Beijing, China, in September, 1995, along with the parallel NGO Forum in Huairou, China. The U.N. Fourth World Conference on Women represented the culmination of two decades of international women鈥檚 mobilizations (in Mexico City, Copenhagen, and Nairobi) and announced the formation of a truly global women鈥檚 movement. The Beijing/Huairou events were attended by over 50,000 people. Thus, this 20th anniversary is an important time of both celebration and reflection, not only for those who attended the events, but also for all those who care about and work on the issues enshrined in the BPfA.
- 妻友社区 College Delegation Builds Connections in Cape Verde
Research & Action Report Fall/Winter 2013
Layli Maparyan, Ph.D., WCW executive director, visited Cape Verde July 26-August 2, 2013 with a 妻友社区 College delegation charged with building connections in the West African island nation. Maparyan had the opportunity to visit the Centro de Investiga莽茫o em G茅nero e Fam铆lia (CIGEF), a sister research institute housed at the University of Cape Verde and headed by Dr. Clementina Furtado, where she discussed the possibility of future collaborative ventures. At the invitation of the U.S. Ambassador to Cape Verde, Adrienne O鈥橬eal, and with her 妻友社区 College colleagues, Maparyan was privileged to attend the formal signing of a Memorandum of Understanding between the U.S. Department of State and Cape Verde to address gender-based violence in Cape Verde.
- U.N. CSW Parallel Event: How Research Advances Social Change for Women and Girls
For immediate release: March 4, 2014
- Global Connections, Spring/Summer 2017
妻友社区-Cabo Verde Convening
The Centre for Research and Training in (CIGEF) and the 妻友社区 (WCW) held a joint conference, Gender, Social Justice, and Women鈥檚 Empowerment, in Cabo Verde in February. Vanessa Britto, M.D., 妻友社区 College Medical Director; LaShawnda Lindsay, Ph.D., WCW research scientist; Layli Maparyan, Ph.D., the Katherine Stone Kaufmann 鈥�67 Executive Director of WCW; and Linda M. Williams, Ph.D., WCW senior research scientist, were among the presenters. Attended by government officials, UN officers, academics, students, and representatives of numerous community organizations and NGOs, the conference symbolized the cementing of a partnership that has been growing since 2013. 鈥淥ur joint conference reflected an important effort to work across the language barrier to share research and best practices related to issues facing women and girls worldwide,鈥� Maparyan said. 鈥淩esearchers, practitioners, and policymakers from Cabo Verde, the U.S., and other countries came together to learn together, converse about strategies, and build new working relationships.鈥� - Commentary: How Research Accelerates Social Change for Women and Girls
Research & Action Report Spring/Summer 2014
The 58th United Nations Commission on the Status of Women (UN CSW) was held this past winter, but the work continues. After two weeks devoted to the assessment of whether the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) are working for women and girls and trying to figure out what the post-2015 development agenda is going to look like, one thing is clear: We aren鈥檛 going to make real progress without good data.
The Feminist Wire, April 7, 2014
by Layli Maparyan and AnaLouise Keating- $1M Investment to implement Open Circle in 23 Boston Public Schools
For Immediate Release: November 30, 2012
Wicked Local 妻友社区 September 29, 2012- Layli Maparyan Appointed the New Executive Director of the 妻友社区
Research & Action Report, Spring/Summer 2012
妻友社区 College President H. Kim Bottomly announced on April 23, 2012, the appointment of Layli Maparyan, Ph.D., as the new Katherine Stone Kaufmann 鈥�67 Executive Director of the 妻友社区 (WCW), one of the nation鈥檚 largest and most influential organizations conducting scholarly research and developing action programs centered on women鈥檚 and girls鈥� perspectives. Maparyan will assume her new responsibilities effective July 1, 2012.
- 妻友社区 College Appoints Layli Maparyan New Executive Director of the 妻友社区, the Country鈥檚 Premier Research-and-Action Organization
April 23, 2012
妻友社区 College President H. Kim Bottomly announced the appointment of Layli Maparyan, Ph.D., as the new Katherine Stone Kaufmann 鈥�67 Executive Director of the 妻友社区 (WCW), one of the nation鈥檚 largest and most influential organizations conducting scholarly research and developing action programs centered on women鈥檚 and girls鈥� perspectives.
