Research roundups, tip sheets, articles and explainers related to the topics of race and gender
2013 study in American Political Science Review on the reasons behind the difficulties big cities face in getting their legislation passed in state assemblies. Includes 120 years of data.
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A 2013 study in World Development investigating the effect of legalized prostitution on human trafficking.
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2013 study from the University of Kansas on the law enforcement practices of “new economy” cities that promote “creative class” pursuits and cultural tourism.
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2011 study from the United States Census Bureau and New York University’s Furman Center for Real Estate and Urban Policy on gentrification and displacement.
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Bureau of Labor 2013 report on women’s earnings in the United States, based on data from the U.S. Census Bureau’s Current Population Survey.
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2013 study by Claremont Graduate University and University of California-Riverside on the role of language in framing immigration policy.
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2013 review of academic scholarship and government research on women, work and work/life balance.
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2013 paper from U.T. Austin and Cornell University in Social Forces comparing the retention of women working in STEM-related fields to those in non-STEM work.
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2013 working paper for the National Bureau of Economic Research on the relationship between family planning access and long-term economic outcomes.
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2012 study published in the journal Sociology on the relationship between occupational segregation by gender and the extent of gender inequality.
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