Center for Women and Work

What We Do

As part of its multi-faceted research and policy work, The School of Management and Labor Relations' Center for Women and Work (CWW):

  • Addresses women’s advancement in the workplace
  • Conducts cutting-edge research on successful public and workplace policies
  • Provides technical assistance and programs to educators, industry, and governments
  • Engages issues that directly affect the living standards of New Jersey’s and the nation’s working families

Our Focus Areas

Our areas of concentration include:

Recent Announcements

Watch as CWW's Karen White discusses the benefits of Paid Family Leave Insurance on The NJ Foundation for Aging's TV Show, Aging Insights. Karen White comes in at 12:15. White recently coauthored CWW’s study on New Jersey’s Family Leave Insurance Program At Age Three.

Policy in Action: New Jersey's Family Leave Insurance Program at Age Three
Employing data from New Jersey’s Department of Labor and Workforce Development, researchers assessed public awareness of New Jersey’s family leave insurance program and the law’s implementation and usage. Study authors include Karen White, director, CWW’s Working Families Program, Rutgers University; Linda Houser, CWW affiliate fellow and assistant professor, Widener University; and Elizabeth Nisbet, CWW post-doctoral associate.

CWW Welcomes New Director
Dr. Dana Britton, who began her appointment on July 1, 2012, is an esteemed scholar of gender and work, who has focused her professional career on women's advancement in the workplace. Her leadership and experience complements CWW’s mission as an innovative leader in research and programs that promote gender equity, a high-skill economy, and reconciliation of work and well-being for all.

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Contact Us

Call the Center for Women and Work at 848-932-4614.