Beyond the classroom: Using Title IX to measure the return to high school sports
2010 paper by the University of Michigan for the National Bureau of Economic Research examining the effect in later life of girls’ participation in sports.
Race & Gender
Research roundups, tip sheets, articles and explainers related to the topics of race and gender
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Women in the Labor Force: A Databook
2012 publication by the U.S. Department of Labor and the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics on women in the workplace, 1979-2010.
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Gender gap in executive compensation: The role of female directors and CEOs
2012 study from the University of Illinois on the relationship between female representation in compensation committees, the presence of female CEOs, and the reduction of gender wage disparities.
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Men’s and women’s pathways through four-year colleges: Disruption and sex stratification
2010 study from the University of Washington published in the American Educational Research Journal on nontraditional college participation and gender.
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Impact of low-skilled immigration on the youth labor market
2012 study in the Journal of Labor Economics at the University of Chicago on the relationship between youth unemployment and immigration.
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Women see value and benefits of college, while men lag on both fronts
2011 report by the Pew Research Center on attitudes behind the gender gap in undergraduate enrollment and degree attainment.
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Cause of death affects racial classification on death certificates
2011 study conducted by University of California, Irvine, on the discrepancies between individuals’ reported race at birth and death and the possible role of the cause of death.
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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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What can we learn from historical data on Social Security entitlements?
2011 U.S. government report on the ages of Social Security and Disability Insurance applicants over time.
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Divorce and women’s loss of health insurance
2011 report from the University of Michigan’s Population Studies Center on how divorce effects women’s health insurance coverage.
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