The "Research & Action Report," published twice a year, is a window on the activities and initiatives at the Wellesley Centers for Women. The report typically features news about the Centers, interviews with researchers, commentary on recent events or social trends affecting women and girls, announcements of new publications, and much more. Articles featured in this issue include: (1) An Update on the Battered Mothers' Testimony Project: Q&A with Research Scientist Monica Diggers; (2) Relational-Cultural Research in the Real World; (3) Quality Programming for Kids: Three Studies Identify Key Workforce and Environment Factors; (4) Marriage as a Bogus Cure for Poverty: Keeping Low-Income Women Safe (Commentary by Jean Hardisty); and (5) Wellesley Centers for Women (WCW) Postdoctoral Fellowship Opportunity Anticipated. [This publication was produced by the Wellesley Centers for Women, Wellesley College.]