Center for Women and Work – RVCC Mentor Program

Housed at Rutgers University's School of Management and Labor Relations, the Center for Women and Work is a leader in research, education, and programs that promote economic and social equity for women workers, their families, and their communities.

As part of our multi-faceted research and policy work, we:

Address women's advancement in the workplace
Conduct cutting-edge research on successful public and workplace policies
Provide technical assistance and programs to educators, industry, and governments
Engage in issues that directly affect the living standards of New Jersey's and the nation's working familiesWe provide the following services:
Research & Evaluation
Policy Analysis & Community Engagement
Professional Development & TrainingThe following includes our primary focus areas:

Equity and Diversity Education – Our expertise in equity and diversity education focuses on the foundations that lead to women’s advancement in the workforce, including the development and implementation of policy in education and workforce systems. Our work with secondary and post-secondary institutions ensures all learners’ access and success in high quality education and career programs, with professional development and institutional transformation models leading to greater equity outcomes.

Working Families – Our expertise includes research and policy analysis of the structural barriers to women workers' full and equal participation in the workforce and to their ability to provide for and invest in the health and well-being of their families and communities. Our community engagement and technical assistance efforts focus on work with local, state and national policy makers and community based, union, advocacy, and research organizations to inform discussions of public policies and programs that help build an economy that works for all women workers, their families, and their communities.

Women's Leadership & Advancement – Our focus on women’s leadership and advancement addresses the needs of students and professional working women by studying workplace culture and women’s leadership, conducting research, sponsoring educational programs for women of all ages, and providing programs that develop women leaders in the public and private sectors.

Women & STEM – Our work on women in science, technology, engineering, and math (STEM) includes a research and practice agenda. Utilizing an intersectional perspective, we research and evaluate policies and practices that aim to address the growing concern over gender disparities in the STEM workforce. We research and develop innovative educational models to increase women’s and girls’ participation in STEM programs, conduct research on the attrition and retention of undergraduate women in STEM, and seek to help women maximize their ability to thrive in both academic and nonacademic careers.

Meet Our CWW Team Members

Glenda Gracia-Rivera

Glenda Gracia-Rivera Bio

Glenda Gracia-Rivera is the Director of Professional Development and Training at the Center for Women & Work, Rutgers University. Glenda’s work focuses on issues of equity and diversity in education and corporate industries through professional development, leadership training, curriculum development, student programming, and provision of technical assistance. In addition to this, she also has an extensive background in program development and management.

Prior to coming to the Center for Women & Work, Glenda was with the New Jersey Department of Children and Families in their Office of Education. She has also worked for the Children’s Home Society of New Jersey in Trenton, and FOCUS Hispanic Community Center in Newark, where she was responsible for implementing various human service and youth development programs. She holds both a Bachelor of Arts in sociology, and a Master of Public Administration in nonprofit management from Seton Hall University.

Ludine Daux

Ludine Daux Bio

Ludine Daux is a program coordinator for the Center for Women and Work (CWW). Ludine provides support to CWW programing and coordinates the WINGS Mentoring Program co-sponsored by the Institute for Women's Leadership. Her work focuses on program and project coordination and administration, planning and implementation of events, and grant support.

Ludine is a graduate of Rutgers University’s School of Arts and Sciences and Bloustein School of Planning and Public Policy. She holds a Bachelor of Science degree in Public Health with a certificate in Public Health Education. Ludine is a WINGS Mentoring Program alumna and a member of Chi Alpha Epsilon National Honor Society.