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Women's Center was established in September 2006 as a division of the Office of Student Life. The mission of the HCWC is ''to promote gender equity by raising awareness of women’s and gender issues, developing women’s leadership, and celebrating women who challenge, motivate, and inspire. In alignment with these goals, it centralizes resources and offers student-focused programming to strengthen individuals and student organizations. The Women’s Center is committed to creating a welcoming and inclusive environment for all genders that encourages dialogue and diversity.'' It is located in

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Yard's Canaday Hall, B basement and is open to all Harvard undergraduates, regardless of gender.

Programming

The HCWC is run by two full-time staff members and a cohort of undergraduate and graduate interns. Interns work together to produce diverse events that uphold the center's mission and serve the undergraduate student body. Some of these events have included: * “Fair Game? Media Portrayals of Women in Politics” a discussion led by political journalist Susan Milligan *“How to Run for the Undergraduate Council” an election workshop designed to get more women candidates to run for Harvard's student undergraduate council *“Pixel Perfect? (Re)Drawing the Lines of Beauty” an interactive discussion on the alternation of women's images in the media *“Teach Me How To…” a dance workshop focusing on gender dynamics at parties The Women's Center also serves the undergraduate body through its support of the Radcliffe Mentor Program, * The Radcliffe Mentor Program was established in 1985, largely thanks to the work of Cynthia Piltch ’74 as well as the work of other Radcliffe classes. The Program matches current undergraduates (regardless of gender) to Harvard/Radcliffe alumnae for career development, personal growth, and support. Students and alumnae are matched in the fall through an application process. * The WISTEM Mentor Program connects undergraduate women in science, technology, engineering, and mathematics community with similarly interested graduate students. WISTEM's goal is to help retain women in STEM fields and increase the number of women STEM concentrators at Harvard. *Ann Radcliffe Trust/Women's Center Community Fund is one of the major ways that the Women's Center supports undergraduate students who wish to implement independent programming that upholds the Women's Center mission. Previous grants have been awarded to the inaugural Sex Week at Harvard, the 2011 Division II National Champions Radcliffe Rugby team, and the annual Women's Leadership Conference.

Women's Leadership Award

The

Women's Leadership Award honors a senior (of any gender) who demonstrated exceptional leadership and who has made a meaningful impact on fellow students, the campus, and/or the community. Along with honoring a senior at Harvard College, the ceremony also presents a professional who has benefited women with the

Women's Professional Achievement Award. It is given to a woman who has demonstrated exceptional leadership and distinguished herself in her profession, in public service, or in the arts. The Harvard College Women's Center directs the application process, although a separate selection committee makes the final decision. The Women's Leadership Award is made possible by an endowment given by Terrie Fried Bloom ’75.

Women's Leadership Award Winners

* 2012: Naseemah Mohamed *2011: Madeleine Ballard *2010: Eva Lam *2009: Sarah Lockridge-Steckel *2008: Katherine Beck *2007: Tracey Nowski *2006: Lauren Scuker *2005: Lia Larson *2004:

Lindsay Hyde Lindsay Hyde (born 1982) is the founder and President of Strong Women, Strong Girls, Inc. (SWSG), a Massachusetts-based not-for-profit organization that helps at-risk girls in grades 3-5 build positive self-esteem and skills. Hyde is a 2004 gra ...

*2003: Braxton Brooks *2002: Laura Clancy, '02-'03 *2001: Peggy Lim *2000:

Sameera Fazili Sameera Fazili is an American attorney and public official who served as a deputy director of the National Economic Council in the Biden administration. A noted community development finance expert, Fazili previously served as Director of En ...

*1999: Sarah Russell

Women's Professional Achievement Award

*2012:

Rebecca Eaton Rebecca Eaton (born November 7, 1947) is an American television producer and film producer best known for introducing American audiences to British costume and countryside dramas as executive producer of the PBS ''Masterpiece'' series. In 2011 ...

*2011:

Tina Tchen Christina M. "Tina" Tchen (born January 25, 1956) is an American lawyer and a former official in the President Barack Obama Administration. She was CEO of Time's Up from 2019 to 2021. Early life and education Tchen was born in Columbus, Ohio, ...

'78 *2010: Anne Garrels, '72 *2009:

Stephanie Wilson Stephanie Diana Wilson (born September 27, 1966)Laura Woodmansee, ed. ''Women Astronauts.'' (2002). Burlington, Ont.: Apogee Books. . p. 131. is an American engineer and a NASA astronaut. She flew to space onboard three Space Shuttle missions a ...

*2008:

Diane Paulus Diane Marie Paulus (born 1966) is an American theater and opera director who is currently the Terrie and Bradley Bloom Artistic Director of the American Repertory Theater at Harvard University.Colleen Walsh"Paulus reaches beyond boards" ''Harvar ...

*2007:

Drew Gilpin Faust Catharine Drew Gilpin Faust (born September 18, 1947) is an American historian who served as the 28th president of Harvard University, the first woman in that role. She was Harvard's first president since 1672 without an undergraduate or graduat ...

*2006:

Joann Manson Jo-Ann Stores, LLC, (stylized JOANN) was an American specialty retail chain that specialized in fabrics and arts and crafts supplies. The chain was based in Hudson, Ohio, and had operated over 800 stores across 49 U.S. states until the beginni ...

*2005: Carla Harris, '84 *2004:

Hanna Gray Hanna Holborn Gray (born October 25, 1930) is an American historian of Renaissance and Reformation political thought and Professor of History ''Emerita'' at the University of Chicago. She served as 10th president of the University of Chicago fro ...

, '57 *2003:

Jane Swift Jane Maria Swift (born February 24, 1965) is an American politician and nonprofit executive who served as the 69th lieutenant governor of Massachusetts from 1999 to 2003 and, concurrently, as acting governor from April 2001 to January 2003. She w ...

*2002:

Ellen Goodman Ellen Goodman (born April 11, 1941) is an American journalist and syndicated columnist. She won a Pulitzer Prize in 1980. She is also a speaker and commentator. Career Goodman's career began as a researcher and reporter for ''Newsweek'' magazi ...

, '63 *2001:

Doris Kearns Goodwin Doris Helen Kearns Goodwin (born January 4, 1943) is an American biographer, historian, former sports journalism, sports journalist, and political commentator. She has written biographies of numerous U.S. presidents. Goodwin's book ''No Ordinary ...

*2000:

Carole Simpson Carole Simpson (born December 7, 1940) is an American retired broadcast journalist, news anchor, and author. She is the first African-American woman to anchor a major United States network newscast. Education and career Simpson, a graduate o ...

*1999:

Pat Schroeder Patricia Nell Scott Schroeder (July 30, 1940 – March 13, 2023) was an American politician who represented Colorado's 1st congressional district in the United States House of Representatives from 1973 to 1997. A member of the Democratic Party, ...

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