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.
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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
Join a dynamic and diverse group of women in an exciting learning environment. Earn a graduate certificate in just nine months.
The center is affiliated with the McCormack School of Policy and Global Studies.