U.S. incarceration and correctional population levels: U.S. Justice Department
2011 reports from the U.S. Department of Justice with census of imprisoned and paroled persons.
Race & Gender
Research roundups, tip sheets, articles and explainers related to the topics of race and gender
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Abortion incidence and access to services in the United States
2011 study from the Guttmacher Institute analyzes data from a survey of U.S. providers to give a snapshot of abortion rates in the United States and related trends.
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Sex trafficking: Trends, challenges and limitations of international law
2011 paper in Human Rights Review on international efforts to address the problem of human trafficking.
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End of the segregated century: Racial separation in America’s neighborhoods, 1890-2010
2012 report by the Manhattan Institute on the historical evolution in the racial segregation of neighborhoods in the United States.
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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.
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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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