The impact of race and interpersonal dominance on perceptions of female leaders
2012 study from Northwestern University and Duke University on gender, race and perceptions of assertive behaviors in the workplace.
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U.S. refugee admissions and resettlement policy
2012 Congressional Research Service report summaries the admissions figures, details and history related to U.S. refugee policy.
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A negativity gap? Gender, attack politics and voting in U.S. elections
2010 study from Dartmouth College published in Politics & Genderon the different effects negative campaigns have on men and women.
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Foreign aid, democratization and civil conflict: What are the effects of democracy aid?
2011 study in the American Journal of Political Science on the relationship between democratizing aid, transitioning countries and civil conflict.
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Percentage of named offenders on the registry at the time of the assault: Reports from sexual assault survivors
2012 study published in Violence Against Women journal on the effectiveness of sexual-registry laws on preventing sexual assaults and aiding investigations.
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Effects of college educational debt on graduate school attendance and early career and lifestyle choices
2010 study in Education Economics on student debt and post-graduation choices.
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Kindergarten children’s friendships: Child adjustment in the early school years
2010 study from the University of Illinois in Infant and Child Development on the impact of friendship quality on future social skills and behaviors.
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Voting problems, polling places and the private act of voting
2011 study from the CalTech and MIT Voting Technology Project in Public Opinion Quarterly on security and privacy in polling places.
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Perceptions of national economic performance during unequal growth
2011 study from Georgetown University on shared economic perceptions of low and high income earners in America.
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Sexism and gender inequality across 57 societies
2011 study from DePaul University published in Psychological Science linking societal-level sexism and increased gender inequality.
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