Women of Color Leadership Project

Women of Color Leadership Project (WoCLP)

The NWSA Women of Color Caucus (WoCC), Program Administration and Development Committee (PAD), and the Women’s Centers Committee (WCC) jointly sponsor the Women of Color Leadership Project (WoCLP) in conjunction with the PAD and WCC Pre-Conferences. The WoCLP is an annual (one day) pre-conference initiative designed to increase the number of women of color students, staff, and faculty members within the field of women’s studies and women’s centers and, consequently, to have an impact on the levels of participation and power by women of color in the field of women’s studies and women’s centers, in NWSA, and in PAD and WCC.

Women of color in women’s studies, ethnic studies, or related fields may apply if they aspire to leadership within women’s studies or NWSA. Applicants may include advanced graduate students, faculty, and current program administrators who wish to be more involved in program or Association leadership.

Participants of the 2023 cohort of the Women of Color Leadership Project

Participants of the 2023 cohort of the Women of Color Leadership Project (Baltimore, MD USA); Photographed by Enrique Muchacho

Program Benefits

  • Valuable networking and professional development opportunities at the pre-conference, the NWSA general conference, and via the Women of Color Caucus.
  • One-year complimentary individual membership and general conference registration during the first year of participation.
  • Complimentary PAD or WCC pre-conference registration the following year. (To participate in the second year, participants email the registration form after registration opens for the year. Individual membership is not included in the second year).
  • Opportunities to meet and interact with other women of color who possess a similar interest in program or center administration, as well as women of color who already have administrative experience.
  • The support, companionship, and advocacy of the Women of Color Caucus.
  • An opportunity to shape the future of the NWSA and women’s studies as a field by participating and exchanging ideas.
  • Serving as a conduit for other women of color to become more involved in women’s studies.

If a person is accepted into a WoCLP Cohort and is unable attend, they will not be able to defer, but can apply the following year.

Applications for the 2024 WoCLP Cycle closed on May 15th

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