Women in the federal government: Ambitions and achievements
2011 report by the U.S. government on progress of women in federal hiring and attainment of higher-level positions.
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Comparative perspective on poverty reduction in Brazil, China and India
2011 report by the World Bank on how three of the fastest-growing economies in the developing world are approaching poverty reduction.
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Maternity leave and children’s cognitive and behavioral development
2011 study for the National Bureau of Economic Research on the link between child development outcomes and the length of a mother’s maternity leave.
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Equal opportunity objectification? The sexualization of men and women on the cover of Rolling Stone
2011 study by SUNY-Buffalo published in Sexuality and Culture on depictions of women over time in a prominent, trend-setting media space in popular culture.
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The frequency of wars
2011 study by the University of Warwick and Humboldt University on the rate of global conflict over the past 130 years
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Unauthorized immigrant population: National and state trends, 2011
2011 report by the Pew Hispanic Center on demographic trends relating to undocumented immigrants in the United States.
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Connection between social welfare participation, gender and obesity
2010 study from Duke University on links between poverty, government assistance and health problems in the United States.
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Foreign aid shocks as a cause of violent armed conflict
2011 study in the American Journal of Political Science on the effects of foreign aid on conflict in developing countries.
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Social networking sites: Levels of trust, engagement
2011 study by the Pew Research Center on levels of trust, tolerance and engagement among social networking users.
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Domestic violence, exploitation in marriage and the foreign-bride industry
2011 report published in the Virginia Journal of International Law on the commonalities behind two major “bride markets.”
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