WREI Congressional Fellowships on Women & Public Policy

03/17/2013

2014 WREI Fellowship application:
http://www.wrei.org/2014_Fellow_application_net.pdf

03/17/2013

Applications Now Open
for WREI 2014 WREI
Congressional Fellowships
on Women and Public Policy

Applications are now open for the 2014 WREI Congressional Fellowships on Women and Public Policy.

The WREI Fellowships are designed to train women as potential leaders in public policy formation and to examine issues from the perspective and experiences and needs of women. This unique legislative program is administered by WREI, a nonprofit, nonpartisan organization located in Washington, DC, and is the only fellowship program directed by, for, and about women.

Fellows to come to Washington, DC, for eight months. Following a mandatory two-week orientation to Capitol Hill in January, Fellows meet once a week at issue seminars with women’s advocates, activists, Congressional staff, researchers, and lobbyists. Fellows work a minimum of 40 hours per week from January through August as legislative assistants on policy issues.

Students who are currently enrolled in a master's or doctoral program at an accredited institution in the United States or who have completed such a program within the past 18 months are eligible. WREI strongly recommends that applicants complete at least nine hours of graduate coursework before applying and have a demonstrated interest in research or political activity related to women's social and political status.


Fellows are selected on the basis of academic competence as well as their demonstrated interest in the public policy process. They must be articulate and adaptable and have strong writing skills. WREI Fellows come from a wide range of academic fields, e.g., medicine, law, nursing, art, science, history, women's studies, and business administration.

WREI seeks diversity in its fellowship program and welcomes qualified applicants of all ages, races, religions, sexual orientation, experience, and academic fields.

http://www.wrei.org/2014_Fellows_Brochure.pdf

08/27/2012

Emerita WREI Fellows Earn Media, Professional Recognition

Three former WREI Congressional Fellows on Women and Public Policy have been featured in national publications and a fourth has earned a coveted fellowship.

Patricia Rojas-Ungar (Class of 2001), U.S. Travel Association vice president of government relations, was named a top lobbyist of the year by CEO Update and was featured in The National Journal Influence Alley blog. CEO Update here: http://influencealley.nationaljournal.com/2012/05/ceo-updates-top-lobbyists.php
Influence Alley Bloh here: http://www.wrei.org/Influence_Alley.htm

Chris Frates, National Journal’s lobbying and congressional correspondent, is Influence Alley’s editor and chief contributor. Email: [email protected]

08/27/2012

Emerita WREI Fellows Earn Media, Professional Recognition

Three former WREI Congressional Fellows on Women and Public Policy have been featured in national publications and a fourth has earned a coveted fellowship.

Pamela O’Leary (Class of 2008), executive director at the Public Leadership Education Network was interviewed about her role in the fight for gender equality in Washington, D.C. Read the article:
http://www.nationaljournal.com/magazine/washington-s-women-we-still-face-discrimination-20120712?mrefid=site_search&page=1

Washington is a tough town, and it’s even tougher for women. A National Journal survey of female professionals shows that almost three-fourths of women say that men have more opportunities to get ahead than women.

08/27/2012

Emerita WREI Fellows Earn Media, Professional Recognition

Three former WREI Congressional Fellows on Women and Public Policy have been featured in national publications and a fourth has earned a coveted fellowship.

Suzan Harkness (Class of 2002) has been named an ACE Fellow for academic year 2012-13.

Suzan Harkness is Assistant Dean and Director of the Center for Academic Technology in the Learning Resources Division at The University of the District of Columbia. The ACE Fellows Program combines retreats, interactive learning opportunities, campus visits and placement at another higher education institution to condense years of on-the-job experience and skills development into a single semester or year. The Fellows are included in the highest level of decision making while participating in administrative activities and learning about an issue to benefit the University of the District of Columbia. See the announcement of the award:http://www.wrei.org/Harkness_ACE_Fellow.pdf

08/27/2012

Emerita WREI Fellows Earn Media, Professional Recognition

Three former WREI Congressional Fellows on Women and Public Policy have been featured in national publications and a fourth has earned a coveted fellowship.

Jo Deutsch (Class of 1985-86), Federal Director for Freedom to Marry, was ranked Number 24 in Go Magazine's annual list of 100 Women We Love, a diverse group of out entertainers, artists, athletes, activists, business principals and elected officials. Read her profile here: http://www.gomag.com/article/100_women_we_love3/24

07/04/2012

Fellow Meredith Beers holds an MPH from Tulane University, where she is pursuing her doctorate in disaster management. Last summer, she helped develop an emergency plan for the National Zoo; this year, she researches chemical facilities security for Senator Frank Lautenberg of New Jersey.

07/04/2012

2012 Fellow Monica Barrera with her boss, Rep. Lucille Roybal-Allard of California.
A former Peace Corps Volunteer in the Dominican Republic with an MSW from Columbia, Monica was supervised by Deb Jessup, Class of 2008.

07/04/2012

Fellow Elina Alterman poses with her mother, Dr. Marina Alterman, and her boss,
Rep. Lois Capps of California. Elina holds an MSW/MPH from the University of North Carolina as does her supervisor in the Capps office, Adriane Casalotti (Class of 2010).

07/04/2012

2012 Fellow Meenal Khajuria with her boss , Rep. Carolyn Maloney of New York.
Meenal holds an MSW from North Carolina State University and a master’s in political management from George Washington University.
Before coming to Capitol Hill, she headed the only organization serving South Asian victims of domestic violence in North Carolina..

07/04/2012

2012 Fellow Karla Dhungana and her boss, Rep. Debbie Wasserman-Schultz of Florida. Karla successfully defended her dissertation a week later and will receive her Ph.D. in criminology from Florida State University later this year.