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Center for Women in Politics & Public Policy

Recognizing the talent and potential of women from every community, and guided by the urban mission of an intellectually vibrant and diverse university in the heart of Boston, the Center for Women in Politics and Public Policy seeks to expand the involvement of women in politics and policies that affect them, their families, and their communities.

Support Our Work

Honor Betty's vision of diverse women's political leadership through a gift to support CWPPP's intersectional and empowering work or the Betty Taymor Scholarship Fund that enables students with limited financial means to attend the Gender, Leadership, and Public Policy graduate certificate program. Click here to make a gift!

Center for Women in Politics and Public Policy

McCormack Graduate School of Policy and Global Studies
University of Massachusetts Boston
100 Morrissey Blvd.
Boston, Massachusetts 02125-3393 
Location: Healey Library, 10th Floor

Phone: 617.287.5541
Fax: 617.287.5566
Email: cwppp@umb.edu

Certificate Program in Gender, Leadership, and Public Policy

Phone: 617.287.6785
Fax: 617.287.5566
Email: glpp@umb.edu


The center is affiliated with the McCormack School of Policy and Global Studies.