Role of microfinance in promoting women’s social capital
2009 study from Wesleyan University in the American Sociological Review on how small loan programs help women in India to gain skills and power.
Research roundups, tip sheets, articles and explainers related to the topics of race and gender
2009 study from Wesleyan University in the American Sociological Review on how small loan programs help women in India to gain skills and power.
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2011 study on gay teens and greater risk of emotional problems and negative educational outcomes.
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2011 meta-study from Notre Dame on how diversity on college campuses promotes civic engagement.
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2011 study from Columbia, U.C. Berkeley, and the Social Security Administration in Quarterly Journal of Economics on U.S. mobility and inequality over time.
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2011 report by the American Association of University Women on sexual harassment in U.S. schools, including digital harassment on Facebook or through text or email.
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2011 paper in the Annals of the American Academy of Political and Social Science on the broad changes to work/life balance in the American family.
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2011 study by University of Oxford on global online dating practices, focusing on how the couples met, how they communicate, and the role of the Internet in their daily lives.
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2009 metastudy from the University of Barcelona published in Clinical Psychology Review analyzing 65 research studies across 22 countries to estimate an “overall international figure” for such abuse.
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2010 study in Political Behavior examines public opinion survey data on immigration rhetoric and policy preferences among Iowa caucus-goers.
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2011 study from the University of Michigan and University of Wisconsin-Madison on the link between disadvantaged neighborhoods and high school graduation rate.
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