The effects of contraception on female poverty
2014 study in the Journal of Policy Analysis and Management explores whether having legal access to contraception can improve the prospects of lower-income women.
Race & Gender
Research roundups, tip sheets, articles and explainers related to the topics of race and gender
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A “majority-minority” America, and perceived status threat by white citizens
2014 study in Psychological Science on the potential social and political responses of white Americans to future demographic shifts.
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Jim Crow and premature mortality among African-Americans
2014 study in Epidemiology examining the effects of the state- and county-level racial segregation laws known as Jim Crow on the overall health in the U.S. black population.
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Changing work and work-family conflict: A randomized control trial
2014 study in the American Sociological Review looks at the effects of a program that shifts control over the work schedule from managers to employees.
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Gender, education and conflict in Sub-Saharan Africa: Research roundup
2014 roundup of academic and governmental research and statistics on girls’ education in Nigeria and other nations in Sub-Saharan Africa.
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How “overwork” helps explain the gender pay gap: Data analysis
2014 study in the American Sociological Review that demonstrates how a culture of overwork has perpetuated the U.S. gender wage gap.
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School resegregation, race and America’s future: Recent research
2013 review of studies that shed light on school segregation and demographic change more than a half-century after Brown vs. the Board of Education.
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Estimating the incidence of rape and sexual assault: The problem of under-reporting
2013 report from the Bureau of Justice Statistics and the National Research Council on ways to improve the accuracy of surveys on the incidence of rape and sexual assault.
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The struggle to restore voting rights for former prisoners: Research brief
2014 research brief on efforts to restore voting rights to former felons, by Michael Leo Owens of Emory University and the Scholars Strategy Network.
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First-time juvenile offenders, probation and recidivism: Evidence from Los Angeles
2014 study in Social Work Research on the varying rates of re-offending based on the punishment given to youths for criminal behavior.
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