Women & Politics Institute

Women & Politics Institute
Abbreviation WPI
Formation January 1, 2000 (2000-01-01)
Founder Karen O'Connor
Purpose Research institute
Headquarters American University School of Public Affairs
Location
Director
 Jennifer L. Lawless
Parent organization
 American University School of Public Affairs
Website www.american.edu/spa/wpi/

The Women & Politics Institute (WPI) is a research institute located in the School of Public Affairs at American University, in Washington, D.C. Their mission is to close the gender gap in political leadership. The institute provides young women with academic and practical training that encourages them to become involved in the political process. It facilitates research to enhance the understanding of the challenges women face in the political arena.[1]

Description

Founded in 2000 by Karen O'Connor, the institute offers graduate, undergraduate and non-degree certificates in "Women, Policy, and Political Leadership"[2] Currently this is the only certificate program of its kind in the nation.[3] Undergraduate students are able to apply to the program as early as their second year of college. Certificates are awarded on the completion of 15 course credits. Six of these credits must be earned in WPI core classes, and students must also take at least two one-credit special topic weekend courses.

WPI also offers one training program: WeLead. The bipartisan WeLead program is a nine-month-long intensive series of workshops and seminars. It prepares women to seek, obtain, and succeed in political positions in the White House, administrative agencies, congressional offices, campaign consulting firms, and lobbying firms.[4] WPI's special events bring together well-known politicians, media personalities, policy experts, diplomats, authors, and academics to discuss the status of women in politics and how to increase women’s political involvement.

Jennifer L. Lawless serves as the current director of the Women & Politics Institute, as well as a Professor of Government at American University.[5] Lawless was a congressional candidate in Rhode Island's second district in 2006.[6]

Lawless and the Institute are regularly contacted to discuss views on women candidates in the political arena and the realities that women face when running for office.[7][8] Lawless recently published her second book, "It Still Takes A Candidate: Why Women Don't Run for Office",[9] and has also published policy reports and numerous articles in political science journals.[10][11]

Lawless is the editor of Politics & Gender, a political science journal that will be housed at the Women & Politics Institute.[12]

References

  1. ↑ Sources:
    • "Women & Politics Institute". ncrw.org. National Council for Research on Women. Archived from the original on March 8, 2013. Retrieved February 28, 2017.
    • "Open World Grantee Organizations - Women & Politics Institute - American University". openworld.gov. Open World Leadership Center. Archived from the original on September 16, 2008. Retrieved February 28, 2017.
    • See also: Open World Leadership Center (2007), "2007 National Host Organizations", in Open World Leadership Center, 2007 Annual Report (pdf), Open World Program, p. 20
    • "APSA Links". apsanet.org. Women and Politics Research Section, American Political Science Association. Archived from the original on August 8, 2014. Retrieved February 28, 2017.
    • "Links of interest". memphis.edu. Centre for Research on Women (CROW), University of Memphis. Archived from the original on April 2, 2015. Retrieved February 28, 2017.
  2. ↑ "Certificate Programs, Women & Politics Institute | American University, Washington, D.C". American.edu. Retrieved January 15, 2012.
  3. ↑ "Academics | Majors | Sexuality, Women's & Gender Studies | Resources & Five College Opportunities | Graduate Programs and Certificates". amherst.edu. Amherst College. Retrieved February 28, 2017.
  4. ↑ "Education & Training - Resources for Women". cawp.rutgers.edu. Center for American Women and Politics. Retrieved January 15, 2012.
  5. ↑ Jennifer Lawless. "Profile Jennifer Lawless". American.edu. Retrieved January 15, 2012.
  6. ↑ "Czech Publisher Wins Paradise Poker Tour Prague". Lawless For Congress. March 29, 2011. Retrieved January 15, 2012.
  7. ↑ Lawless, Jennifer L. (June 9, 2010). "No new dawn for women in politics". CNN News. CNN. Retrieved January 15, 2012. Also available through Cambridge University Press (blog).
  8. ↑ Reinsel Cotter, Pamela (August 24, 2010). "90 years of voting, and we're still not all the way there". The Providence Journal. Providence, Rhode Island. Retrieved January 15, 2012.
  9. ↑ Lawless, Jennifer L.; Fox, Richard L. (2010). It still takes a candidate: why women don't run for office. New York: Cambridge University Press. ISBN 9780521762526. Details.
  10. ↑ Lawless, Jennifer L.; Fox, Richard L. (May 19, 2008). "Why are women still not running for public office?". brookings.edu. Brookings Institution.
  11. ↑ "Faculty Publications". american.edu/spa/wpi. Women & Politics Institute. Retrieved January 15, 2012.
  12. ↑ "Politics & Gender". journals.cambridge.org. Cambridge Journals Online. Retrieved January 15, 2012.
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