Does supervisor gender matter? Examining teacher turnover
2012 study from Vanderbilt University and the University of Missouri on the influence of gender on job satisfaction and turnover in the education public sector.
Race & Gender
Research roundups, tip sheets, articles and explainers related to the topics of race and gender
Expert Commentary
Female victims of sexual violence, 1994-2010
2013 report from the U.S. Department of Justice’s Bureau of Justice Statistics on the demographics of both victims and offenders of sexual violence over time.
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U.S. rates of unintended pregnancy at the state level
2011 study in Perspectives on Sexual and Reproductive Health on the rates of unintended pregnancies for all 50 U.S. states.
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Improving low-income and minority access to mortgage credit after the housing bust
2012 report from Harvard on the impact of government housing policies on home-ownership rates of minority individuals and disadvantaged communities.
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Pew Internet: Teens and technology 2013
2013 report from the Pew Internet & American Life Project and Harvard’s Berkman Society for Internet & Society on levels of teen mobile and Internet use.
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Preschool, Head Start and early education policies: Research review
2013 examination of relevant studies, reports and articles relating to policy proposals to expand federally funded preschool programs.
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Civic values in college: Student-level and institutional-level effects
2013 study in Journal of College Student Development that shows how various factors help explain the development of civic values through college.
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Latino adolescents’ experiences of discrimination in high school
2011 study in Child Development on perceived discrimination among young Latinos in high school and its outcomes in educational settings.
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Labor markets, politics and the historical basis of black economic fortunes
2011 paper from the University of Chicago consolidating previous scholarship that explores ongoing employment and earnings disparities for African-Americans.
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Effect of negative school climate on academic outcomes for LGBT youth
2012 NYU study on how LGBT victimization leads to decreased self-esteem and worse educational outcomes, including lower GPA and more absences.
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