Internships with Peace and Justice Studies

Gender

Boston Consortium on Gender, Security and Human Rights
http://genderandsecurity.umb.edu/intern.htm
The Consortium on Gender, Security and Human Rights was founded in 2002 with the goal of integrating the study of gender and of women into work on human rights, security, and armed conflict. Scholars from five leading academic centers and programs in the Boston area came together with the purpose of "changing the political and academic understanding of the security field so that the dynamics of gender become salient at all points in the conflict process, from prevention through post-conflict reconstruction."
(Other categories: Human Rights, Peace)

Boston National Organization of Women (NOW)
http://www.bostonnow.org/
NOW takes action to bring women into the mainstream of American society in truly equal partnership with men by working to ensure equality for all women in all areas of life. This includes ending discrimination, violence, and other harmful actions aimed toward women, promoting access to birth control and abortion and securing other reproductive rights for women, and combating racism, sexism and homophobia.

Boston Women's Fund
http://bostonwomensfund.org/events/volunteer-with-bwf
The Boston Women's Fund supports community-based organizations run by women and girls in the Greater Boston Area. We work with low-income women; women of color; women with disabilities; lgbtq community; immigrant women; elder women; and girls who are working to create a society based on racial, economic, and social justice. The Boston Women's Fund raises money from a broad base of donors across economic backgrounds to provide grants and develop programs that strengthen the grassroots initiatives and leadership of women and girls.

Harvard Kennedy School Women and Public Policy Program
http://www.hks.harvard.edu/centers/wappp/for-students/summer-fellowship-program/fellowship-support
The Women and Public Policy Program of Harvard Kennedy School closes gender gaps in economic opportunity, political participation, health and education by creating knowledge, training leaders and informing public policy and organizational practices.

NARAL Pro-Choice Massachusetts
http://www.prochoicemass.org/about-us/jobs-and-internships.shtml
Since 1972, NARAL Pro-Choice Massachusetts has led the way in advancing reproductive freedom for women and families in the Commonwealth. Our mission is to develop and sustain a grassroots constituency that uses the political process to guarantee every woman the right to make personal decisions regarding the full range of reproductive choices, including preventing unintended pregnancy; bearing healthy children; and choosing safe, legal, accessible abortion.

Planned Parenthood of Massachusetts
http://www.plannedparenthood.org/ma/volunteer-internship-opportunities-11207.htm
The mission of PPLM is to protect and promote sexual and reproductive health and freedom of choice by providing clinical services, education and advocacy. Our vision is that sexual health is essential to every person's well-being.
(Other categories: Health)

Somerville Commission for Women
http://www.somervillema.gov/departments/health/somerville-commissions/women
The Somerville Commission for Women was created in March 1988 by City ordinance. The SCW's bylaws state that the Commission's purpose is "to act as a centralizing force in the City of Somerville to ensure the equal status of women in educational, economic, political, health, legal, and social spheres including the provision of information, referrals and guidance… [and] to take any action considered appropriate by the SCW to ensure the equal status of women of every race, religion, ethnicity, socioeconomic status, national origin, ability, age and sexual orientation." The committees are the heart of the Commission. Currently: Stopping the Violence, Public Relations, Employment and Empowerment. Commissioners serve on at least one committee.

Teen Voices Magazine (Women Express, Inc.)
http://www.teenvoices.com/about-us/get-involved/internship-and-volunteer-opportunities/
The mission of Teen Voices is to support and educate teen girls to amplify their voices and create social change through media. Teen Voices was founded in 1988 by two young women in Cambridge, Massachusetts who believed in the power of girls and young women to create social change through writing and art. Their vehicle of choice was the production and publication of Teen Voices, a four-color, glossy magazine by, for, and about teen girls.
(Other categories: Arts & Media)

Women's Action for a New Direction (WAND Education Fund)
http://www.wand.org/about/wand-education-fund-staff/positions-available/
Mission: to empower women to act politically to reduce violence and militarism and redirect excessive military resources toward unmet human and environmental needs.
(Other categories: Peace, Environment)