The Center for Women in Government & Civil Society
Rockefeller College, University at Albany
Mission: Founded in 1978, the Center for Women in Government & Civil Society is part of the Nelson A. Rockefeller College of Public Affairs and Policy, University at Albany, State University of New York. Through research, teaching, networking, and public education the Center works to:
- strengthen women’s public policy leadership;
- advance equity for women in the workplace;
- enhance access of women and youth to policy knowledge, skills, and influence;
- promote collaboration across sectors to strengthen nonprofit management and leadership;
- inform policy makers and policy activists on issues related to women, children and families.
History: CWGCS is a university-based research center with a social change agenda. By conducting and applying first-rate research, CWGCS illuminates and works toward eliminating often hidden, structural inequities in society, and making public policy more responsive to the needs of women, children, and families without regard to race, ethnicity, religion, sexual orientation, age, ability status, region or country of origin.
Center programs cultivate and nurture values of democratic life, provide a training ground for future civic and political leaders, promote access to policy knowledge, strengthen civil society, and hold political leaders accountable for persistent gender and racial gaps in public policy leadership appointments.